Product Design Manager

Candescent is a forward-thinking technology company transforming how financial institutions deliver Intelligent Banking experiences. We unite digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions that power and connect digital banking, account opening, and branch solutions - creating seamless engagement across digital, remote, and in-person channels.

Our Experience-Led, Intelligence-Driven approach combines human-centered design with data, automation, and cloud-based innovation. Built on an API-first architecture, our extensible ecosystem enables institutions to adapt quickly, integrate easily, and unlock new opportunities for growth - turning every customer interaction into a moment of clarity, confidence, and connection.

Job Title: Product Design Manager - Consumer Banking

Candescent is the leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions. We are transforming digital banking with intelligent, cloud-powered solutions that connect account opening, digital banking, and branch experiences for financial institutions. Our advanced technology and developer tools enable seamless, differentiated customer journeys that elevate trust, service, and innovation.

Business Function: CPO - Design - Designers

Reports to: Sean Greenfield

Location: Bangalore, Karnataka | Hybrid

Type: Full-time

Job Summary

Candescent is hiring a Design Manager to lead the Consumer and Banking Foundations design team in India. This team owns the core experiences that 1,300+ financial institutions and millions of end users rely on every day: authentication, account access, dashboard, accounts and transactions, servicing, alerts, and the foundational patterns that every other Votiv experience builds on.

You will manage a team of product designers, partner directly with US and India-based product, engineering, and research leaders, and be accountable for the quality, consistency, and delivery velocity of the Consumer portfolio. This role replaces the current Consumer design lead and is a critical leadership seat in our global design org

Key Responsibilities and Deliverables

Team leadership

Manage, coach, and grow a team of product designers based in India .

Set clear expectations, quality bars, and career paths aligned to the Candescent design leveling framework .

Run team rituals: critique, portfolio reviews, 1:1s, and design QA

Partner with Design Operations on hiring, onboarding, and capacity planning.

Design delivery

Own end-to-end design quality for Consumer and Banking Foundations experiences across web and mobile

Ensure your team ships against the Votiv CV1 roadmap, including PI 26.3 and PI 26.4 commitments

Uphold the "monitor vs. act" principle for AI-surfaced experiences and functional parity+ as the CV1 experience standard

Drive design accountability inside Radiance (dual-track agile): named owners, Figma links in Jira, discovery treated as first-class work

Cross-functional partnership

Partner with Consumer product leaders, engineering VPs, and the Design Systems team (CDS) on roadmap, scope, and architectural decisions

Collaborate closely with Research and Insights to ground decisions in evidence

Strategy and craft

Contribute to the Consumer design strategy and long-range vision

Champion adoption and contribution to the Candescent Design System

Raise the bar on visual, interaction, and content design across your team's surfaces

Qualifications and Experience

8+ years of product design experience, with 3+ years managing designers directly.

Proven track record shipping consumer-facing digital products at scale, ideally in fintech, banking, or another regulated industry

Strong portfolio demonstrating both craft and team-led outcomes

Experience operating in an agile environment with distributed product and engineering teams

Excellent written and verbal English; comfortable working across US and India time zones

Fluent in Figma and modern design system practices

Preferred Distinctions

Experience designing for community banks, credit unions, or mid-market financial institutions

Familiarity with SAFe or similar scaled agile frameworks

Experience integrating AI-driven capabilities into consumer experiences

Prior experience building or leading a design team in India

How we work

Global design org with leadership in the US, design talent in the US and India

Radiance operating model with quarterly PI planning

Statement to Third Party Agencies

To ALL recruitment agencies: Candescent only accepts resumes from agencies on the preferred supplier list. Please do not forward resumes to our applicant tracking system, Candescent employees, or any Candescent facility. Candescent is not responsible for any fees or charges associated with unsolicited resumes.