Frontend Designer at Circle Asia… · Ho Chi…

Frontend Designer at Circle Asia

Location: Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam · Visa sponsorship: no

Join the Revolution in Vietnamese Fintech!

We're a dynamic fintech startup on a mission to revolutionize how Gen Z and Millennials in Vietnam experience credit, payments and BNPL. Forget clunky processes and outdated apps – we're building a sleek, mobile-first digital credit card and PayLater experience from the ground up. Partnering with a leading bank, we combine stability with cutting-edge tech (think cool SaaS platforms + our own awesome frontend!) to deliver a product that truly understands the digital generation.

Founded by former McKinsey partners and backed by a global VC, we're on the lookout for the next generation of visionaries are not afraid of challenging the status quo. This is your chance to get in on the ground floor, shape a game-changing product, work with the latest tech (including AI!), and make a real impact in one of Southeast Asia's fastest-growing markets (and beyond). If you're ambitious, thrive in a fast-paced startup environment, and want to build something amazing, keep reading!

Role Overview:

• Shape the look, feel, and flow of our cutting-edge credit card app! You'll be the champion of user experience for our mobile-first generation.

• Design intuitive, engaging, and visually stunning user interfaces for our mobile application (iOS & Android).

• Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups that translate user needs and business requirements into beautiful designs.

• Develop and maintain our design system to ensure consistency and efficiency across the product.

• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and Marketing to iterate on designs based on feedback and data.

• Conduct user research (or collaborate on it) to understand user behaviors and pain points, ensuring our designs are truly user-centric.

• Leverage AI tools for design exploration, asset generation, or analyzing user feedback patterns.

Must-Have Skills & Experience:

• Strong portfolio showcasing exceptional UI/UX design skills, particularly for mobile applications (fintech or consumer apps are a big plus).

• Proficiency in modern design and prototyping tools (Figma is highly preferred, Sketch, Adobe XD also relevant).

• Solid understanding of user-centered design principles, interaction design, and mobile design patterns (iOS Human Interface Guidelines, Android Material Design).

• Experience creating and working with design systems.

• Ability to think through complex user flows and simplify them.

• Excellent visual design skills with sensitivity to user-system interaction. Familiarity with AI design tools (e.g., for ideation, image generation).

Good-to-Have Skills & Experience:

• Experience designing for fintech or financial products.

• Experience conducting user research and usability testing.

• Basic understanding of frontend development capabilities (React Native, Flutter, Swift, Kotlin).

• Motion design and animation skills.

• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum environment.