London, England, United Kingdom
At Aptitude, we’re on a mission to change the way the world’s leading enterprises understand and grow their businesses. Our industry-leading finance data platform, Fynapse, helps organizations streamline their operations, unlock trusted insights and accelerate growth.
We’re proud to be building a global team of passionate and ambitious people who love solving complex challenges and making an impact. We celebrate diverse perspectives and believe that our differences make us stronger, smarter and more creative.
With our headquarters in London and offices in seven locations worldwide, we’re proud to partner with clients across four continents. Wherever you join us, you’ll be part of a global community shaping the next generation of finance technology.
We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer who will take end‑to‑end ownership of a product vertical within our digital product ecosystem. This is a high‑impact role responsible for shaping how our customers understand, manage, and operationalize workflows.
You will partner deeply with cross functional teams to design experiences that transform complex accounting logic into intuitive, trustworthy, and efficient tools.
If you thrive on complexity, enjoy breaking down ambiguous systems into elegant designs, and are excited by the intersection of finance and product experience, this role is for you.
The Role
Product Strategy & Discovery
Lead design vision and execution for a new product area.
Conduct user research with users and SME’s to uncover needs.
Translate complex accounting requirements into usable product experiences.
Collaborate with cross functional teams to define scope, prioritize iterations, and influence strategy.
Design Execution
Own end‑to‑end design; from flows and wireframes to polished UI and functional prototypes.
Create system‑level solutions that balance configurability, clarity, and accuracy.
Design visualizations for revenue schedules, allocation models, contract structures, and period-based reporting.
Ensure designs integrate well with the broader product ecosystem, patterns, and design system.
Cross‑Functional Collaboration
Partner closely with SMEs to deeply understand domain requirements.
Work with engineers to clarify edge cases, data models, and system constraints.
Collaborate with the design team to contribute reusable patterns for financial workflows.
Facilitate workshops, design reviews, and alignment sessions across teams.
Quality & Outcomes
Validate concepts through user testing, analytics, and iterative improvements.
Ensure the product experience supports auditability, transparency, and compliance.
Track and optimize metrics related to workflow efficiency, accuracy, and adoption.
Maintain a high bar for product craftsmanship and interaction quality.
What We Offer
We’ll offer you a competitive salary plus bonus scheme, as well as the following benefits:
ShareSave scheme – ability to purchase company shares on preferential terms
Private healthcare
Income protection and group life insurance
Pension Scheme
Company Funded Health Cashplan
Employee Assistance Programme
Access to Private Dental Benefits
Flexible / hybrid working options
Enhanced Family Friendly Leave for adoption, maternity and paternity
Bike 2 Work Scheme
Employee Referral Bonus
Where You’ll Be
This role is based from our London office and we support hybrid working.
To us at Aptitude, hybrid working means that our employees come together for 2-days per week at their local office. It’s an opportunity for our teams to collaborate, solve problems together and to be engaged and involved in the wider community of our business.
We ask employees to come into the office every Wednesday and give you the flexibility to choose your other day
What We’re Looking For
Strong portfolio demonstrating systems thinking, interaction design, and problem‑solving skills.
Ability to distil complex, technical concepts into intuitive user experiences.
Experience working on multi-step workflows, data modelling, or rule-based logic interfaces.
Comfort collaborating with technical and non‑technical stakeholders.
Proficiency in research methodologies, prototyping tools, and design collaboration practices.
Ideally experience within complex systems (FinTech, SaaS, B2B platforms, ERP, financial software, or data-heavy tools).
Bonus: Experience with accounting, billing, revenue recognition, payments, subscriptions, or financial reporting.
Why This Role Is Exciting
You’ll shape a mission-critical pillar of our product with strong ownership and autonomy.
You’ll solve deeply complex problems that directly impact customer operations and financial accuracy.
You’ll work in a collaborative environment where design has a seat at the table.
You’ll influence scalable patterns in a domain with high growth and evolving needs.
Please click on the ‘Apply now’ button below, including your CV/resume and any other relevant information that will help us get to know you better.
If you’re interested in working at Aptitude, but don’t feel you meet every single requirement of the role, we’d still like to hear from you! A diverse workforce is an essential part of our culture, and we’re dedicated to ensuring that our staff can show up as their authentic self – safe in the knowledge that their differences will be embraced and respected by all. We’re strong advocates of supporting applicants from a wide variety of backgrounds which include different ages, genders, ethnicities, physical abilities and sexual orientation, and we work hard to build the confidence of our workforce through inclusivity, equity and ongoing training. So, if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every requirement, we’d encourage you to apply anyway. You might be just the candidate we’ve been looking for, whether it’s for this role or another.