Product Design Team Leader

Highlights

Location: Portugal Remote

Language: Russian-speaking team; English B2+ required

About Fundraise Up

We’re Fundraise Up - a global fundraising platform built to make donating to nonprofits fast, seamless, and accessible to all. Every month, our technology powers tens of millions of dollars in donations across the globe. We focus on innovation that directly impacts results: faster load times, higher conversion rates, global payment support, and accessibility-first design.

Our platform is trusted by many of the world’s leading nonprofits, including UNICEF, the Alzheimer’s Association, and a wide range of global NGOs. With a 4.9/5 rating across top software review platforms, we’re recognized not just for our impact - but for the quality of the product we deliver.

The Team

We are a distributed team of 120+ product professionals. Our team members are mainly based across Spain, Poland, Portugal, Georgia, Armenia, Serbia, Turkey, and Cyprus.

Despite our scale, we operate like a focused team - where every task matters and every voice is heard. We value thoughtful collaboration, strong engineering practices, and a product mindset. Biweekly engineering forums give space to share learnings and celebrate technical achievements. You’ll be joining a team where quality, mentorship, and mutual respect come first.

What You'll Do

• Organizing the work of the design team, planning tasks for sprints and setting project timelines.
• Mentoring, working with a competency matrix, and planning professional development.
• Motivating designers and fostering a strong design culture.
• Presenting and defending design decisions.
• Organizing processes and day-to-day routines in collaboration with stakeholders and other departments.
• Managing work with outstaffed resources.
• Developing user scenarios, designing interfaces, and creating layouts and prototypes.
  
  

Requirements

• Attention to detail and punctuality.
• At least 1 year of experience as a design lead in a product team.
• 6+ years of experience as a designer.
• A strong portfolio.
• English level B2.
  
  

Nice to Have

• Prior experience working in a remote-first, globally distributed team.
• Experience with performance monitoring and observability tools (e.g., Prometheus, Grafana, Datadog).
• A genuine interest in the non-profit technology sector.
• A hypothesis-driven mindset and the ability to communicate complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
  
  

Bonus points

• Curiosity and a hypothesis-driven mindset
• Ability to communicate complex analytical concepts to non-technical audiences
• Detail-oriented with a strong sense of ownership
• Comfort working in fast-paced, data-rich environments
  
  

Why work with us

• A strong, collaborative product team that owns what it builds
• Clear product vision and access to real customer feedback from global nonprofit leaders
• Flat structure: no politics, just great work with great people
• Transparent company culture-we share how we’re growing, where revenue comes from, and what’s next
• Long-term focus: we offer equity options and value sustained, meaningful contribution
  
  

Benefits

• 31 days off
• 100% paid telemedicine plan
• Home Office Setup Assistance: the company offers assistance with purchasing furniture (office chair, office desk, monitor) and other items to create a comfortable workspace.
• English learning courses
• Relevant professional education
• Gym or swimming pool
• Co-working
• Remote working.
• Please note: All official correspondence from Fundraise Up will exclusively originate from the @fundraiseup.com domain. Exercise caution and ensure the authenticity of emails claiming to be from our company.