Visual Design Lead

Posted on November 20, 2025
Amsterdam
Temporary
40 - 40
Experienced (non manager)
Posted on November 20, 2025

About this role

At bunq, we're not just building a banking app; we're on a mission to reshape finance globally. As our Visual Design Lead, you are the visionary who will define and elevate the creative bar for our brand. In our fast-paced, high-growth environment, you won't just manage a team—you will set the strategic art direction that ensures every visual we produce is instantly recognizable, emotionally resonant, and true to bunq’s promises.

Take Ownership:

  • Set the Vision and Art Direction: You are the creative heart of the brand. You will lead, mentor, and inspire our visual design team to a new level of excellence, championing a powerful strategy for "strategic visual storytelling" across all our still and animated assets.

  • Architect and Scale a World-Class Visual System: As we execute a major brand refresh, you will take full ownership of building and evolving our visual system. Your primary goal is to create a sophisticated, scalable framework that prepares our "content engine" for high-quality automation across all global markets.

  • Pioneer Smart Creative Automation: You will lead the charge in embedding AI and automation into our workflows. Your mission is not just to improve speed, but to scale excellence, championing a 'quality first' approach that uses technology to amplify creative impact, not just produce more mediocre assets faster.

Requirements

  • You are a proven Art Director with a portfolio that showcases your experience building and evolving sophisticated visual systems for major, globally-recognized brands.

  • You are a master of your craft with expert-level, hands-on proficiency in Figma and the Adobe Creative Suite.

  • You have proven experience elevating the work of other designers through visionary mentorship, either as a formal team lead or as a highly senior designer ready to step into a leadership role.

  • You have deep experience using creative AI and automation not just to increase speed, but to scale excellence and amplify creative quality.

  • You have an unstoppable 'get-shit-done' mentality, driven by a passion for going above and beyond to create world-class work.

Curious to see how we make life easy? - try the bunq app, it only takes 5 minutes to sign up.

Your space to perform

We give you the space and the tools you need to succeed 💪🏼

🤟 Great, international colleagues who share your mindset

👩‍💻 Hybrid setup: after 3 months in-office, work 2 days remote, 3 days in-office weekly.

🧳 Digital Nomad Program: After your first year, enjoy up to 20 days per year to work while traveling, combining flexibility with strong team collaboration

🚀 We reward tenure with a dedicated travel budget: €1.5k after 2 years and €3k after 4 years to visit another core office.

📚 We support growth with bunq Academy and €1500 annual learning budget

🚴 Massive discount with Urban Sports Club 💪

🚌 Travel expenses are covered whether you come walking or by bike, bus or car (though we prefer green choices 🌳)

💻 A MacBook so you can Get Shit Done with us

🥦 Delicious lunches from our fabulous in-house chefs with vegan and vegetarian options

💰 An optional pension plan with monthly contribution from bunq

💸 Monthly contribution to your phone and internet bills

🍻 Friday drinks and other celebrations - bunq style

All new hires are subject to Pre-employment Screening (PES), which includes checks conducted by our third-party partner, DISA. This is part of our commitment to a secure and trustworthy workplace.

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