Manager, UI/UX Design

Who We Are
NEXT Ventures is where ambition takes shape and momentum becomes movement. As a global platform revolutionising access to performance-based capital, we empower the world's most driven individuals to rise. Through our flagship brand, FundedNext, we empower dreamers to become doers, and potential to turn into performance. With 500+ driven minds across five countries, we power a global rhythm—220,000+ daily users from 170+ nations, each chasing greatness in their own way.

Your Role in Our Mission
As the Design Manager – UI/UX, you will be at the forefront of defining and elevating the user experience for our trading and brokerage platforms. Your mission is to build, mentor, and lead a high-performing design team while driving a cohesive design strategy across client-facing and internal tools. As a key partner to product and business leadership, you will ensure that our products not only meet complex regulatory and business requirements but also deliver intuitive, world-class user journeys. You will be the champion of user-centered design, setting new standards of excellence across the FX and CFD industry.

How You'll Make An Impact
Design Leadership & Vision

• Define and execute a clear design vision across client-facing and internal platforms, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Champion user-centered design by turning complex workflows into simple, seamless, and accessible user journeys.
• Stay ahead of fintech and trading design trends, driving continuous improvement and innovation.

Team Building & Mentorship

• Build, mentor, and lead a high-performing UI/UX team that delivers design excellence.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, creativity, and accountability.
• Provide guidance and career development opportunities to empower designers to produce their best work.

Process & Operational Excellence

• Establish best practices for design systems, user research, and testing frameworks to ensure product quality and consistency.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Developers, and stakeholders to create smooth collaboration and efficient delivery.
• Oversee the creation of wireframes, prototypes, and final assets that meet usability and accessibility standards.
• Apply deep expertise in CFD brokerage systems (client portals, CRM, IB modules, trading platforms) to design solutions that meet both regulatory and user needs.

What You Bring

• Proven experience in UI/UX leadership roles, ideally within CFD, FX, or fintech environments.
• Strong understanding of brokerage in-house systems, including back-office tools, CRM, payment flows, IB systems, and account management.
• Demonstrated success in building, managing, and developing high-performing design teams.
• Portfolio showcasing complex product design in fintech or trading platforms.
• Strong collaboration and communication skills, with the ability to influence across cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with agile methodologies and fast-paced product development cycles.

Your X-Factor

• A visionary designer who can connect design decisions directly to business impact.
• An inspiring leader who brings out the best in their team.
• A strategic thinker who balances user-centric design with commercial priorities.
• A hands-on mentor who knows when to dive into the details to deliver a high-quality outcome.

Why Join NEXT
At NEXT Ventures, we believe the right talent fuels breakthrough innovation. If you're driven to connect great minds with big ideas and want to shape the future of fintech, we'd love to meet you. Join our team of bold thinkers where technology meets transformation.

Apply now and be part of our journey — the future is calling, and it starts with you