Scale a Design Culture That Powers the Future of Financial Access Across Southeast Asia
At BJAK, we believe design is more than aesthetics - it’s about clarity, usability, and creating intuitive experiences that make financial services radically more inclusive. We’re looking for a Design Studio Manager based in Indonesia to help lead and grow our regional design team, working closely with our HQ team in Malaysia.
This is a remote role based in Indonesia, with close collaboration with our Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams in Malaysia HQ. You’ll report to the Head of Product and play a key role in scaling our design practice across Southeast Asia.
Why This Role Matters
You’ll lead and scale a high-performing design team across multiple disciplines (UX, UI, product design, visual).
You’ll ensure consistency, quality, and efficiency in design output across product lines and markets.
You’ll shape the design roadmap and elevate our product experiences through strong creative leadership.
You’ll build systems, rituals, and standards that enable designers across regions to do their best work.
What You’ll Do
Manage and mentor a growing team of designers across disciplines and seniority levels.
Oversee the end-to-end design process: from research and ideation to delivery and handoff.
Develop and maintain our design system, toolkits, and brand-aligned UI/UX standards.
Partner with Product, Tech, and Marketing to ensure a cohesive, user-centered experience across all touchpoints.
Set design KPIs and regularly review design quality, efficiency, and impact.
Build hiring processes and participate in talent evaluation for design roles across the region.
Foster a strong design culture of critique, collaboration, and experimentation.
You’ll Thrive Here If You...
Are passionate about building scalable processes and teams, not just designing interfaces.
Can confidently switch between high-level strategy and design ops execution.
Know how to bring out the best in others and are comfortable giving and receiving feedback.
Thrive in a fast-paced, outcome-driven startup environment.
Care deeply about consistency, scalability, and user outcomes over fleeting design trends.
Requirements
6+ years of design experience, with at least 2 years in a design leadership or management role.
Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design and team management experience.
Deep understanding of modern UI/UX practices, tools (e.g., Figma), and systems.
Proven experience leading multidisciplinary teams across multiple projects.
Excellent communication skills — fluent in English, with the ability to align stakeholders remotely.
Based in Indonesia, and comfortable working remotely with teams in Malaysia (HQ timezone: GMT+8).
Our Team & Culture
We’re a lean, high-performance team that moves fast and holds a high bar. Titles don’t matter here - output, ownership, and integrity do. Everyone rolls up their sleeves, contributes meaningfully, and takes initiative.
We reward people who think like owners. We value speed, clarity, and relentless accountability. If you’re hungry to grow and care deeply about excellence, you’ll feel at home here.
Why Join BJAK
Above-market remuneration
Accelerated career growth and leadership exposure
Mission-driven work with real regional impact
Collaborative and flat team culture - your voice matters
High autonomy and unlimited learning opportunities
Fully remote flexibility while working closely with a dynamic HQ
About BJAK
BJAK is Southeast Asia’s largest insurance and financial services platform. Headquartered in Malaysia, we help millions of users access affordable, transparent, and simplified financial products through Bjak.com. Our proprietary technologies — from custom APIs to AI-powered systems - are designed to make complex services like insurance and investments more accessible and intuitive.
We operate across Malaysia, Thailand, Taiwan, and Japan, and we’re building next-gen AI-driven platforms to reshape how financial services are delivered in the region.
If you’re ready to think big, move fast, and help lead the teams shaping the future, we’d love to hear from you.