THE COMPANY

MPOWERs borderless loans & scholarships enable students from around the world to realize their full academic & career potential by attending top universities in the U.S & Canada. 

As a mission-orientedfintech/edtech company, we move extremely quickly & leverage the latest technologies, global best practices, & heavy analytics to tackle one of the biggest challenges in financial inclusion. Were backed by over $150 million in equity capital from top global investors, which enables fast growth & provides our company with financial stability & a clear path to an IPO over the coming years.

Our global team is composed of former management consultants, financial service & technology professionals, & other experts in their respective fields. We work hard, have fun, & believe strongly in our cause. For us, MPOWERs mission is personal.

As a member of our team, youll be challenged to think quickly, act autonomously, & constantly grow creatively in an environment where fast change & exponential growth are the norm. Ideation & implementation happen very quickly. We value feedback & emphasize personal & professional development by providing the resources you need to further your skills & grow with the company. MPOWER is committed to cultivating your strengths & curiosity & helping you make an immediate impact.

MPOWER has been named one of the best fintechs to work for by American Banker for the past 5 years in a row.. We pride ourselves on being a growth company for grown-ups, where there are no pool tables but rather great health, education, & maternity/paternity benefits instead. Our team diversity has been recognized as well; were one of the most diverse workforces in the world in terms of nationality, gender, religion, age, sexual orientation, & educational background.

THIS IS A FULL-TIME POSITION BASED IN BANGALORE, INDIA 

THE ROLE

As a UI UX lead on our Product team, you will be responsible for identifying new opportunities to create a first-class user experience across our products. The ideal candidate will be able to create aesthetically pleasing branding strategies that effectively reach our global customers & ensure that the end-to-end journey with our products meets desired outcomes. Your responsibilities will include, but are not limited to:

• Gathering & evaluating user requirements in collaboration with product managers, stakeholders, & engineers to create user-centric UI/UX designs & illustrating those design ideas using storyboards, process flows, & sitemaps
• Collaborating with product owners & other stakeholders across the company for conceptualization & storyboarding, as well as planning & implementation while also coordinating with the teams at various project stages, ensuring seamless integration of design elements
• Overseeing all visual design phases from conceptualization to implementation & developing UI mockups & prototypes
• Creating original graphic designs, including images, sketches, & tables in alignment with the brand standards

THE QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in the related field or higher
• 5+ years of relevant experience in the design industry & demonstrable UI design skills with a strong portfolio
• Prior experience in financial services is preferred
• Strong experience in creating wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows & sitemaps 
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum development process
• Proficiency in Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, XD, After effects visual design & wire-framing tools
• Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction
• Ability to identify & troubleshoot problems creatively & effectively
• Adhere to style standards on fonts, colors, & images, ensuring a cohesive brand image.

A passion for financial inclusion & access to higher education is a must, as well as comfort working with a global team across multiple time zones & locations!

In addition, you should be comfortable working in a fast growth environment, meaning a small agile team, fast-evolving roles & responsibilities, variable workload, tight deadlines, a high degree of autonomy, & 80-20 everything.