Job description
Intro
At Pleo, we’re on a mission to revolutionise the way businesses manage company spending. No more outdated processes, clunky spreadsheets, or frustrating delays - we believe spend management should be seamless, empowering, and surprisingly effective for finance teams and employees alike. We’re creating tools that promote autonomy, foster trust, and let businesses focus on what truly matters.
Our culture is built on transparency, collaboration, and a deep commitment to innovation - which is reflected in our spending solution. At Pleo, you’ll join a passionate team shaping the future of work, all while having some fun along the way.
About the role
Most products make it to “good enough.” Few go beyond. Not because people don’t care, but because that last stretch - the one that turns something functional into something memorable - is hard. It takes care, conviction, and taste. It takes someone who knows what good looks like, and doesn’t stop until it’s there.
That’s what this role is about.
We’re building an Experience Studio inside Pleo - a small, high-craft team focused on shaping how the product feels, flows, and works. As our Principal Product Designer, you’ll be setting the bar, making the work real, and helping others do the same. Not from the sidelines. From inside the work.
Please note: We are unable to offer visa sponsorship for this role in any of the listed locations.
What you’ll be doing
As a Principal Product Designer, you will:
Own end-to-end design for high-impact initiatives - across mobile, web, and emerging surfaces, delivering polished user experiences that stand out for clarity and cohesion.
Define and implement interaction and information architecture standards that unify how Pleo feels and behaves, improving consistency and ease of use across key surfaces.
Pair with system, content, and brand designers to deliver a unified experience that raises the bar visually and structurally.
Co-lead strategic redesigns, such as the mobile experience or cross-cutting UX patterns, from concept to shipped product.
Work closely with engineering and product to ship well-crafted experiences without compromising on quality or clarity.
Lead through prototypes, visual storytelling, and hands-on contributions to our design system, helping teams move faster with better defaults.
Mentor designers through feedback, pairing, and critique - helping at least two designers level up their craft or clarity.
Embed with product teams when needed to guide critical product moments - serving as a go-to for execution support and raising the quality bar.
What you bring
You’ll thrive in this role if you have:
A strong product mindset - you design what makes sense, not just what looks good.
Deep experience shipping complex, high-quality software products at scale.
A sharp eye for interaction design and UX architecture across responsive web and native mobile.
Experience working with or contributing to design systems in fast-moving environments.
Fluency in prototyping tools (Figma, Framer, or code) - whatever helps communicate your ideas best.
Clear communication - you can bring others on the journey through storytelling, structure, and conviction.
A high degree of autonomy and ownership - you see what’s needed and move to make it better.
Bonus points if you’ve worked with AI-driven interfaces or used AI tools in your workflow.
What success in this role looks like
You enjoy bringing ideas to life, you’re most energized when working hands-on and seeing the craft come through in the final product.
You’re comfortable with ambiguity and take initiative when direction is loose or evolving.
You care deeply about the details, not just how something works, but how it feels.
Your strengths lie in core product interaction design (vs. primarily brand, marketing, or content design), and you’re excited to shape foundational UX patterns that scale.
Who you’ll be working with and reporting to
You’ll report to our Design Director and work closely with system, brand, and content design counterparts. This role sits at the heart of the Experience Studio - a small, execution-led group working across the product to raise the quality bar, deliver strategic UX initiatives, and help product teams move faster with better defaults. You’ll collaborate with product and engineering partners across the company, embedding where needed to guide critical work.
How you’ll develop in this role
In your first 6 months at Pleo, you’ll:
Define and roll out a new interaction model or UX pattern used across multiple product teams.
Lead the design for a core user journey or product surface - from exploration to shipped outcome.
Introduce execution standards or quality practices that improve speed and consistency for teams.
Earn trust as a go-to designer for execution support and interaction feedback.
In your first 12 months, you’ll:
Shape and ship a major product redesign (e.g. mobile app, navigation, or AI-integrated flow).
Elevate execution quality org-wide by evolving our design system and embedding high standards into everyday work.
Coach peers and juniors across the design org - becoming a multiplier for craft and clarity.
Influence product direction through the strength of your execution and product thinking.
We’re committed to helping you grow, whether that means leading increasingly complex projects, shaping how the Studio operates, or carving out a path into design leadership.
Show me the benefits!
Your own Pleo card (no more out-of-pocket spending!)
Lunch is on us for your work days – enjoy catered meals or receive a lunch allowance based on your local office 🍜
Comprehensive private healthcare – depending on your location
25 days of holiday + your public holidays
We offer both hybrid and fully remote working options
Option to purchase 5 additional days of holiday through a salary sacrifice
Free access to mental health support with MyndUp ❤️🩹
Access to LinkedIn Learning – keep your skills sharp and curiosity fed
Paid parental leave – because family matters 👶
Why join us?
Working at Pleo means you’re working on something very exciting: the future of work. Our mission is to help every company go beyond the books. Pleo itself means ‘more than you’d expect’, and it’s been the secret to our success over the last 8 years. So it’s only fitting that we’d pass this philosophy onto our customers to help them make the most of their finances.
We think company spending should be delegated to all employees and teams, that it should be as automated as possible, and that it should drive a culture of responsible spending. Finance teams shouldn’t be siloed from the rest of the organisation – they should work in unity with marketing, sales, IT and everyone else.
Speaking of working in unity, our values tell the story of how we work at Pleo. We have four core values, the first of which is ‘champion the customer’, which means we address real pain points that businesses face. Next up is ‘succeed as a team’, which highlights how our strength lies in our diversity and trust in each other. We also ‘make it happen’ by taking bold decisions and following through to deliver results. Last but not least, we ‘build to scale’, creating lasting solutions that address today’s challenges and anticipate tomorrow’s needs.
So, in a nutshell, that’s Pleo. Today we are a 850+ team, from over 100 nations, sitting in our Copenhagen HQ, London, Stockholm, Berlin, Madrid, Montreal and Lisbon offices —and quite a few full-time remotes in 35 other countries! Being HQ’d out of Copenhagen means we’re inspired by things like a good work-life balance. If you don’t work in the office with us, we’ll help you set up the best remote setup possible and make sure you still have time to connect with your team.
About your application
- Please submit your application in English; it’s our company language so you’ll be speaking lots of it if you join 💕
- We treat all candidates equally: If you are interested please apply through our application system - any correspondence should come from there! Our lovely support isn’t able to pass on any calls/ emails our way - and this makes sure that the candidate experience is smooth and fair to everyone 😊
- We’re on a mission to make everyone feel valued at work. That’s only achievable if our team reflects the diversity of the world around us - and that starts with you, hitting apply, even if you are worried you might not tick all the boxes! We embrace and encourage people from all backgrounds to apply - regardless of race/ethnicity, colour, religion, nationality, gender, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, neurodiversity, socio-economic status, culture or beliefs.
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