Trade Nation is building a world-class Design Studio, and we're looking for a talented Product Designer to be at the heart of it.
In this role, you will serve as a high-output delivery partner to our product and marketing teams — translating well-scoped briefs into polished, production-ready UI with speed, precision and consistency.
You will be the guardian of quality within our design system, ensuring alignment across the Studio and working in close partnership with front-end developers to bring our component libraries to life.
If you are a designer who takes pride in craft, thrives on clarity, and finds deep satisfaction in shipping great work reliably — this role was built for you.
The role can be based in Lisbon, in the Marquês de Pombal area, or in our South African offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
Responsibilities Own the brief-to-delivery pipeline: receive briefs from business stakeholders, resolve ambiguity proactively, and confirm deliverables, format and success criteria before a single pixel is placed Deliver high-quality UI to specification and on agreed timelines, communicating schedule risks immediately and transparently Work with fastidious attention to detail within our Figma design system, adhering to strict tokens & variables, design rules and naming conventions Create, maintain and extend reusable components using atomic design principles, keeping the system clean, consistent and scalable Partner closely with front-end developers to produce developer-ready handoffs — covering interaction states, edge cases and responsive behaviour — and participate in QA to ensure implementation matches design intent Proactively identify gaps and inconsistencies in the design system and propose well-considered resolutions Self-review all work rigorously against brief requirements before submission, and iterate with pace and a positive attitude Qualifications Proven experience delivering production-ready UI reliably, to brief and on time Deep proficiency in Figma, including design systems, components, variants, auto-layout, prototyping and developer handoff Strong working knowledge of atomic design methodology Experience designing and launching app and web-based financial products Experience working with remote development teams and producing spec-quality handoffs A track record of embedding customer feedback, analytics (HotJar, Amplitude) and competitor insight into design thinking Experience validating and refining through A/B testing and prototyping A genuine love of designing simplicity — no matter how complex or regulated the product Preferred Requirements Experience designing trading platforms or other tightly regulated financial products Working knowledge of HTML/CSS sufficient to communicate accurately with developers Experience with Storybook or similar component documentation tools Exposure to AI-assisted design tooling, such as Figma Make or Claude Benefits Competitive salary and discretionary annual bonus.
Private healthcare.
Active lifestyle allowance.
Annual leave above minimum entitlement.
Up to 3 weeks allowance to work in any location.
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