Company Description

Are you ready to trade your job for a journey? Become a FlyMate!

Passion, excitement & global collaboration are all core to what it means to be a FlyMate. At Flywire, we’re on a mission to deliver the world’s most important and complex payments. We use our Flywire Advantage - the combination of our next-gen payments platform, proprietary payment network and vertical specific software, to help our clients get paid, and help their customers pay with ease - no matter where they are in the world.

What more do we need to truly be unstoppable? Perhaps, that is you!

Who we are:
Flywire is a global payments enablement and software company, founded more than a decade ago to solve high-stakes, high-value payments in higher education. We’ve since scaled into new regions and industry verticals and expanded our product offerings to deliver meaningful value to our clients around the world.

Today we support more than 4,800 clients across the global education, healthcare, travel & B2B industries, with diverse payment methods across 240 countries & territories and more than 140 currencies.

With over 1,200 global FlyMates, representing more than 40 nationalities, and in 12 offices world-wide, we’re looking for FlyMates to join the next stage of our journey as we continue to grow.

Job Description

The Opportunity:

We are looking for a Product Designer II to take ownership of the end-to-end design process for key product initiatives and drive impact through elegant, user-centered solutions. You’ll be responsible for transforming complex problems into intuitive experiences through thoughtful research, data-driven insights, and strong design execution.

You’ll join a multidisciplinary team focused on defining what a winning product looks like and why it matters. In this role, you will work closely with an established design leader, product managers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to shape meaningful product experiences, with the following responsibilities:

What You’ll Do

• Lead the design process for medium to high-impact features and product initiatives, from discovery to final delivery.
• Conduct in-depth user research, including interviews, usability testing, and data analysis to uncover insights and guide design decisions.
• Translate research and product requirements into high-fidelity wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes that bring ideas to life.
• Ensure a seamless and intuitive user experience, advocating for user needs while balancing technical and business constraints.
• Collaborate closely with product managers and developers, influencing decisions through thoughtful design rationale and clear communication.
• Facilitate design workshops and brainstorming sessions, helping teams align on the problem space and explore creative solutions.
• Provide mentorship to junior designers, sharing best practices and encouraging design excellence across the team.
• Continuously improve design processes and methodologies, helping the team work smarter and more efficiently.
• Communicate design decisions effectively to a wide range of audiences, driving alignment through strong storytelling and design thinking.
• Drive innovation, pushing boundaries in interaction patterns, visual design, and product usability.
• Use AI for brainstorming and build for own prototypes with Figma Make or Cursor

Qualifications

Here’s What We’re Looking For:

• 3–5 years of experience in Product Design, UX/UI, or a related field, with a strong portfolio demonstrating the full design lifecycle.
• Proven experience leading design work on key features or projects, from user research through to polished UI.
• Solid skills in user research methodologies, data interpretation, and turning insights into actionable design outcomes.
• Advanced proficiency in design tools, especially Figma, and experience building prototypes for usability testing with the help of AI
• Strong understanding of UX principles, accessibility best practices, and modern design systems.
• Ability to communicate design decisions clearly, backed up with user data and strategic reasoning.
• Experience collaborating in agile environments, working closely with product and engineering teams.
• Experience mentoring junior designers and contributing to a positive design culture is a plus.
• A mindset of continuous improvement, always looking for ways to evolve processes, raise quality, and innovate.

Additional Information

What We Offer:

• Competitive compensation, including Restricted Stock Units
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)
• Flying Start - Our immersive Global Induction Program
• Work with brilliant people that will keep you on your toes, learn more about their journeys by checking out #InsideFlywire on social media
• Dynamic & Global Team (we have been collaborating virtually for years!)
• Wellbeing Programs (Mental Health, Wellness) with Global FlyMates
• Be a meaningful part in our success - every FlyMate makes an impact
• Competitive time off including FlyBetter Days to volunteer in a cause you believe in and Digital Disconnect Days!
• Great Talent & Development Programs

Submit today and get started!

We are excited to get to know you! Throughout our process you can expect to meet with different FlyMates including the Hiring Manager, Peers on the team, the VP of the department, and a skills assessment. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will walk you through the steps and be your “go-to” person for any questions.

Flywire is an equal opportunity employer. With over 30 nationalities across 12 different offices, and diversity and inclusion at the core of our people agenda, we believe our FlyMates are our greatest asset, and we’re excited to watch our unique culture evolve with each new hire.

Flywire is an equal opportunity employer.

The US base salary range for this full-time position is $XX,XXX-$XXX,XXX plus commission, restricted stock units and benefits. Our salary ranges are determined by role, position level, and location. The range displayed on this job posting reflects the minimum and maximum target for new hire salaries for the position across all US locations. Within the range, individual pay is determined by work location and several other factors, including job-related skills, experience, relevant education and training.

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