Head Of Product Design Buut

Details

BUUT is live! After launching in September, we’re growing fast and shaping the future of banking for a new generation. Powered by ABN AMRO and brought to life by the creative minds behind Tikkie, BUUT is looking for a Head of Product Design to lead our design vision, elevate our craft, and build a design culture that sets new standards.

BUUT is a neobank designed for teens and their parents—simple, interactive, visually driven, and 100% at home in the world of the new generation. BUUT offers everything you’d expect from a bank, but with a Tikkie twist. Our mission is to make banking fun, intuitive, and empowering for the next generation.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design vision for BUUT and define/communicate the product design strategy.
• Ensure end-to-end design quality: flows, microcopy, accessibility, and visual design.
• Act as a player-coach: be hands-on shaping key experiences while building and mentoring a team of Product Designers; transition to a more strategic leadership role as the team grows.
• Grow and mentor Product Designers; hire, coach, and develop careers.
• Co-create and scale a design system for speed, consistency, and scalability across products.
• Champion Continuous Discovery: empower Product Designers to run customer interviews, synthesize insights, validate assumptions, and guide solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Tech Leads, and Growth to align design with business outcomes and roadmap priorities.

Requirements

• 5+ years of relevant experience; experience leading and mentoring a product design team or clear readiness to step into that role.
• Strong background in interaction and visual design, prototyping, and validation.
• Experience with design systems and scaling design in complex environments.
• Leadership skills combining vision, mentorship, and collaboration.
• Comfortable with Continuous Discovery practices (customer interviews, assumption mapping, rapid validation).
• Experience in consumer-facing digital products; bonus for experience with youth-focused apps or fintech.
• Excellent command of English; Dutch fluency is a strong plus.

Benefits

• Competitive monthly salary of €7,525 – €8,152 (including holiday allowance, paid monthly), depending on experience.
• Supplementary benefit budget of 11% (paid monthly or convertible into fringe benefits such as mobile phone, bike, wearables, or extra time off).
• 25 days of annual leave, +1 day after Ascension, and 5th of May as standard day off.
• Personal development budget of €1,000 per year.
• 5 "banking for better days" (days off for personal development or voluntary work).
• Mobile phone subscription.
• Public transportation card valid for work and private travel throughout the entire country.
• Ergonomic home office setup (adjustable desk, office chair, extra screen or laptop stand).
• ABN AMRO contract and comprehensive pension scheme.

Application process

1. Apply online
2. CV selection and feedback
3. Job interview(s)
4. Possible assessment
5. Job offer
6. Onboarding

Additional notes

• This role starts as a player-coach role and will evolve to a more strategic leadership position as the team grows.
• BUUT emphasizes inclusive collaboration, diverse perspectives, and flexibility (hybrid working is supported).