Role Overview & Mandate
Executive Summary
kevin. is different. While everyone was talking about a payments revolution, we hit reset. We're rebuilding financial transactions from...
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kevin. is different. While everyone was talking about a payments revolution, we hit reset. We're rebuilding financial transactions from scratch. So they're faster, more efficient, and more secure for everyone. Our global team of experts has already made first-of-a-kind breakthroughs, creating account-to-account payments in-app and in-store. But we're just getting started. We need driven people who see, show, and build different because it's time to scale up. So, if you want a fast, fresh, and flexible place to grow, be bold. Join kevin.
As our new Head of Brand Design you will:
- Partner with your Brand team peers Head of Brand Marketing and Head of Comms & PR to ensure that our brand strategy and creative vision is implemented and brings to life our brand in the most impactful and meaningful way
- Consistently uplevel the design and quality of our craft by bringing impactful ideas to the table and seeing the best of them through to fruition with great attention to detail
- Together with our Creative Services Manager and Design Manager lead the creative team to breakthrough work that is of the highest quality and greatest consistency
- Steward the development and implementation of our brand standards and toolkits, and enable partner agencies to efficiently develop on-brand work for us
- Proactively identify and solve the most complex problems that impact kevin.'s creative mission
- Consistently demonstrate core values, mentor developing talent, set a high bar for creative excellence, contribute to a creative culture that people want to join
- Foster a respectful and collaborative environment. Develop and mentor designers in the team, ensuring alignment on all projects and both team and individual goals
- Negotiate with senior leadership, internal stakeholders, or agency partners to influence decisions across areas
What you need to be successful:
- 8-10+ years design and creative direction experience working brand-side in-house, preferable with B2B global companies
- Portfolio is packed with innovative and impactful work that demonstrates your ability to lead and develop designs that resonate and influence business results
- You have a deep understanding of brand strategy, visual design, art direction, writing, and user experience to design inspiring, relatable, and intuitive experiences
- You should have a strong, creative approach to design, be passionate about crafting a dynamic brand, have an eye for details, and a love of mentorship – you'll oversee a team of multi-disciplinary creatives
- You must be accomplished in the process of working collaboratively to translate research, company goals, and high-level strategic direction into inspiring and successful design solutions and executions
- Strategic + systems based thinking – your work is built upon insights and systems, not simply creative ideas for the moment
- Deep understanding of storytelling across varied formats
- You'll jump on every opportunity to refine, evolve, and grow the brand
- Collaborative in nature, both within the department and beyond
- Incredible organisation, communication, prioritisation, and decision-making skills
We don't play games when it comes to compensation packages and benefits for our employees. Our remuneration ranges from €8000 to €9000, based on your experience and competence. We not only provide competitive salaries, but we also offer several extra benefits, such as short- and long-term incentives, private health insurance, and much more. So if you're looking for stability and comfort with a bit of excitement sprinkled in here and there, then kevin. is the place for you!
- Private Health Insurance.
- Freedom to create, innovate, and make impactful decisions with full ownership of your tasks and decisions.
- The latest Apple MacBook and accessories to help you deliver great results.
- Work with talented and committed team members who are the best in their field, from across Europe.
kevin.'s advanced A2A (account-to-account) payment infrastructure solution was created to swiftly change costly card payments to payments linked directly from customers' bank accounts without using any third-party providers. kevin.'s technology scales to businesses of any size and across industries, including retail, parking, fashion, car-sharing, deliveries, insurance and many more. kevin. focuses on mobile and POS payments where customers predominantly pay using cards currently. Its payment infrastructure is based on open banking – regulated by the European PSD2 Directive – which requires all banks and financial institutions in the European Economic Area to open their API for licensed third-party providers. kevin. develops only own connections to the banks without using any third-party aggregators.
Currently, the Company supports more than 6,000 merchants in 15 markets, including Sweden, Finland, Poland, Spain, Netherlands, Baltics and Portugal, where the company has a coverage of more than 85% of bank customers. kevin. has a team of more than 300 employees in 20 countries and plans to expand its workforce to 1000 employees by 2024.
kevin. is an equal opportunity employer and values diversity. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, colour, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status or disability status.
