At Mintoak, we are redefining how merchant acquirers empower and monetize their SME ecosystem. As a leading merchant SaaS platform, we enable financial institutions to deliver cutting-edge payments and commerce enablement solutions, driving growth and innovation for millions of small businesses globally.

Our cloud-native, API-first platform is designed for seamless integration, helping acquirers deploy and scale their SME base rapidly through solutions for payments, cross-sell opportunities, service enhancements, and gamified loyalty campaigns. This approach ensures faster go-to-market strategies and a significant competitive edge.

With a footprint across six countries in *South Asia*, *Africa*, and the *Middle East*, Mintoak has empowered over 3 million merchants. Our clients include HDFC Bank, State Bank of India, Axis Bank, YES Bank, and Karnataka Bank in India, and Absa Bank, Burgan Bank, Ahli United Bank, Network International, and NMB Bank outside India.

At Mintoak, our teams are united by a shared passion for innovation and solving challenges in Payments and Commerce. If you thrive in a dynamic environment where ideas shape the future, join us and be part of the change.

Why Mintoak?

• Work with some of the biggest names in banking and fintech.

• Solve real-world problems for millions of SMEs worldwide.

• Collaborate with a diverse, passionate, and innovative team.

We are changemakers, and we'd love to have you on board.

For more information visit: www.mintoak.com

Mintoak is looking to hire a Foundations Designer to define, build, and scale a centralized design system that will serve as core in-house IP for all Mintoak products across its enterprise portfolio.

This role sits at the intersection of design systems, product design, and platform thinking. You will be responsible for creating robust foundations that ensure consistency, scalability, and speed across teams while also contributing to product design where required.

Key Responsibilities:

*Design Systems and Foundations*

• Own the end-to-end creation and evolution of Mintoak’s design system across web and mobile products

• Define and document core foundations including typography, color systems, spacing, grids, iconography, motion, and accessibility standards

• Build and maintain scalable, reusable components and patterns that support multiple products and use cases

• Ensure the design system supports enterprise-grade requirements while remaining flexible for fast product iterations

• Establish governance models for adoption, versioning, and contribution

*Product Design Contribution*

• Collaborate with product designers to apply the design system across real product experiences

• Contribute to key product workflows, UI patterns, and screens when required

• Balance system thinking with hands-on product design execution

*Collaboration & Process*

• Work closely with engineering, product, and UX teams to ensure seamless design-to-development handoff

• Partner with frontend engineers to ensure components are production-ready and technically feasible

• Advocate for design consistency, usability, and accessibility across teams

*Quality & Craft*

• Maintain a high bar for visual design, interaction design, and usability

• Ensure all designs follow accessibility best practices (WCAG)

• Continuously refine foundations based on product feedback and evolving needs

Skills & Experience:

• Strong understanding of the entire product design lifecycle - from discovery to delivery

• Hands-on expertise with tools like Figma (components, variants, auto-layout, tokens,

libraries)

Qualifications:

• 2–3 years of experience in product design, with strong exposure to design systems or foundations work

• Proven experience working in fast-paced startup environments

• Ability to think in systems, patterns, and scalability, not just screens

• Strong collaboration skills with engineering and product partners

• An excellent portfolio demonstrating:

• Design systems or foundational work

• High-quality product design outcomes

• Clear design thinking and rationale

Location: Marol, Mumbai

Compensation: As per industry standards

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: ₹58,000.00 - ₹67,000.00 per month

Benefits:

• Flexible schedule
• Health insurance
• Leave encashment
• Paid sick time
• Provident Fund
• Work from home

Application Question(s):

• Have you worked on enterprise/ B2B products (web/mobile)

How many years of work experience do you have working on a design system?

On a scale of 1-10, rate your experience with Figma components

Please mention your notice period in days

Work Location: In person