At R2, we believe that small and medium businesses are the productive engine of society. Small and medium businesses (SMBs) make up over 90% of companies in Latin America, yet they face a trillion-dollar credit gap. Our mission is to unlock SMBs’ potential by providing financial solutions tailored to their needs. We are reimagining the financial infrastructure of Latin America, where SMBs’ financial needs are met without ever having to go to a bank.
R2 enables platforms across Latin America to embed financial services that SMBs can leverage, starting with revenue-based financing. We are a high-performing, close-knit team with talent from organizations such as Google, Amazon, Nubank, Uber, Capital One, Mercado Libre, Globant, and J.P. Morgan.
We are entering a new phase of growth following a strategic investment from Ant International, focused on rapidly expanding our partner footprint, strengthening our credit and underwriting capabilities, and scaling operations across multiple markets. As part of this growth journey, eligible team members have the opportunity to participate inR2’s Phantom Share Program, a performance-based incentive designed to align our team with the company’s long-term success and value creation. We believe in building a culture of ownership, where those who help create value share meaningfully in it.
This role sits at the intersection of Product Design, Frontend Engineering, and Product Quality, with a strong focus on experience consistency, implementation fidelity, and scalable design. You will ensure that what we ship matches the intended experience, while helping strengthen our design foundations and systems as we scale. You'll also participate in the ideation and launch of new product features and partner experiences across multiple markets. This role is ideal for someone who enjoys combining product thinking, craft, and systems thinking to shape polished user experiences at scale.
Design QA is a core responsibility of this role: you will own the quality of shipped experiences not just at the bug level, but at the UX, UI, and interaction level. In addition, you will actively contribute to product design initiatives and help improve how design, product and engineering collaborate. You will report directly to R2’s Product Design
Lead. We value empathy, collaborativeness, curiosity, and experimentation, including the use of Modern AI tools to enhance design workflows and efficiency.
What You'll Do:
- Own Design QA across live products, ensuring fidelity between Figma designs and
- shipped experiences
- Audit and fix UI/UX inconsistencies across flows, platforms, and partners, including edge
cases and states (error, loading, empty) - Contribute to product design initiatives, from exploration to final UI, with a focus on
usability and trust in financial flows - Collaborate closely with the Product Design Team and Frontend Engineers to ensure
accurate implementation and smooth handoff - Partner with Product and Engineering teams to prioritize UX quality improvements and
ensure quality standards are maintained before release - Build and evolve core UI components, patterns, and design standards across partners
- Leverage AI tools to enhance Design QA, ideation, audits, and documentation
- Improve Design QA processes, rituals, and frameworks to scale quality in a multi-partner environment
What We're Looking For:
- 3-6+ years of experience as a Product/UI/UX Designer
- Strong visual and interaction design skills, with high attention to pixel and copy precision
- Proven ability to identify, prioritize, and drive fixes for UI/UX inconsistencies in shipped products
- Experience with QA or testing practices (test scenarios, working with QA teams); Automation exposure is a plus
- Solid understanding of Software Development Life Cycle and agile environments,
working on web and/or mobile products - Ability to translate requirements into edge cases, states, and clear interaction behaviors
- Strong collaboration experience with Design teammates, Frontend Engineers and a solid understanding of implementation tradeoffs, responsive behavior, and UI architecture
- Experience with design systems or component libraries
- Fluent in English (Portuguese and Spanish are a strong plus, including UX writing/copy for those markets)
- Experience in fintech, payments, or lending products
- Experience working in high-growth startups or scaling environments
What We Offer:
- The chance to join a high-impact, mission-driven fintech with regional scale
- Leadership over enterprise controls for a fast-paced and growth-oriented startup
- Cross-functional collaboration with exceptional teams across Latin America
- Equipment provided by
- Training budget for professional development
- Career growth within
Location: Fully remote, with a preference for candidates based in São Paulo, Buenos Aires, or
Santiago
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