Senior Illustrator

About PhonePe Limited:

Headquartered in India, its flagship product, the PhonePe digital payments app, was launched in Aug 2016. As of April 2025, PhonePe has over 60 Crore (600 Million) registered users and a digital payments acceptance network spread across over 4 Crore (40+ million) merchants. PhonePe also processes over 33 Crore (330+ Million) transactions daily with an Annualized Total Payment Value (TPV) of over INR 150 lakh crore.

PhonePe’s portfolio of businesses includes the distribution of financial products (Insurance, Lending, and Wealth) as well as new consumer tech businesses (Pincode - hyperlocal e-commerce and Indus AppStore Localized App Store for the Android ecosystem) in India, which are aligned with the company’s vision to offer every Indian an equal opportunity to accelerate their progress by unlocking the flow of money and access to services.

Culture:

At PhonePe, we go the extra mile to make sure you can bring your best self to work, Everyday!. And that starts with creating the right environment for you. We empower people and trust them to do the right thing. Here, you own your work from start to finish, right from day one. PhonePe-rs solve complex problems and execute quickly; often building frameworks from scratch. If you’re excited by the idea of building platforms that touch millions, ideating with some of the best minds in the country and executing on your dreams with purpose and speed, join us!

Job Description

As the Creative Design Team, we are on to build one customer experience for our users across all touchpoints, digital or physical. We are able to achieve this by integrating multiple functions of visual design on product and offline, brand and marketing design and communication, content strategy into one.

Requirements

• 6+ years of experience as a UI Designer, or similar.
• Advanced proficiency in visual design software, such as Figma, Sketch & Adobe Creative Suite's XD, Photoshop, Illustrator.
• You would be someone who has demonstrated experience in designing interfaces for consumer experiences at scale.
• You should be able to lead the projects with product design stakeholders from the front.
• You would be someone who enjoys working in a fast-paced environment following a rapid iterative design approach, where the only thing constant is change.
• Having a Bachelor's, Master's, or postgraduate degree in visual communication or fine arts is a plus.
• Must demonstrate craft in visual design, user interface design and typography while being an expert in iconography, illustration & motion design.
• Excellent collaboration, communication, and presentational skills to ensure you effectively communicate your designs and all the decisions that shaped it, with your stakeholders.
• Must have a portfolio showcasing recent works as live experiences or preferably in the form of prototypes, but less of static comps.

Role and Responsibilities

• As a Lead Product Designer in PhonePe, you will be the custodian of producing original end-to-end UI design, motion design, illustration, iconography, and prototyping.
• You will work closely with the lead experience designers and product managers, under the guidance to gather context and design the final UI based on wireframes finalized & agreed upon with product, design, & business stakeholders.
• You will ensure alignment of the proposed visual design solutions as per the brand guidelines and in accordance with the brand personality right from the early stages.
• Work within brand guidelines to create layouts that reinforce a brand’s style or voice through its visual touchpoints
• You will be shipping the final UI in accordance with the guidelines while maintaining the highest standards in the visual aesthetics.
• You will be a bridge between the product design and the front-end engineering in translating the designed experience into detailed UI specifications.
• You will be the custodian of the product UI right from the design stage all the way until the experience is shipped to production. This means that you will also own the responsibility of creating a quality assessment for all designs in the development stage, ensuring zero loss in quality while in the transition from design to development to live production.

PhonePe Full Time Employee Benefits (Not applicable for Intern or Contract Roles)

• Insurance Benefits - Medical Insurance, Critical Illness Insurance, Accidental Insurance, Life Insurance
• Wellness Program - Employee Assistance Program, Onsite Medical Center, Emergency Support System
• Parental Support - Maternity Benefit, Paternity Benefit Program, Adoption Assistance Program, Day-care Support Program
• Mobility Benefits - Relocation benefits, Transfer Support Policy, Travel Policy
• Retirement Benefits - Employee PF Contribution, Flexible PF Contribution, Gratuity, NPS, Leave Encashment
• Other Benefits - Higher Education Assistance, Car Lease, Salary Advance Policy

Our inclusive culture promotes individual expression, creativity, innovation, and achievement and in turn helps us better understand and serve our customers. We see ourselves as a place for intellectual curiosity, ideas and debates, where diverse perspectives lead to deeper understanding and better quality results. PhonePe is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to treating all its employees and job applicants equally; regardless of gender, sexual preference, religion, race, color or disability. If you have a disability or special need that requires assistance or reasonable accommodation, during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please fill out this form.

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