Hi, I'm Yavus, a Lead Product Designer based in Germany with 14+ years of experience shipping web and product interfaces for fintech, B2B SaaS and technology companies. Most of my work sits exactly where this role does: turning approved concepts into production ready interfaces, building design systems that scale, and working hand in hand with developers until the implementation matches the design. A few highlights: Klarna (8 years, Senior Product Designer and Design Lead): Open Banking and SOFORT products sold to fintechs and merchants, grew with the design org from 4 to 120+ designers, and worked on shared components and patterns across teams. Brite Payments and LUXHUB: payment and banking portals with complex states, compliance edge cases and responsive web interfaces. Shopgate (Head of Design): native iOS and Android plus web, with a strong focus on consistency across platforms. AI Design Studio: my own boutique studio, where I design and maintain Figma component libraries with Auto Layout, Variants and Dev Mode for startup and SaaS clients. I think in states and edge cases by default (empty, loading, error, permissions, long content, small screens), and I hand off Figma files that developers can build from without guessing. I also have a technical background in IT and understand how HTML and CSS structure maps to a layout. Availability: 16 to 24 hours per week, with regular overlap in US Eastern afternoon hours. Portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Happy to jump on a call. Best, Yavus Kus…

Yavus Kus

Hi, I'm Yavus, a Lead Product Designer based in Germany with 14+ years of experience shipping web and product interfaces for fintech, B2B SaaS and technology companies. Most of my work sits exactly where this role does: turning approved concepts into production ready interfaces, building design systems that scale, and working hand in hand with developers until the implementation matches the design. A few highlights: Klarna (8 years, Senior Product Designer and Design Lead): Open Banking and SOFORT products sold to fintechs and merchants, grew with the design org from 4 to 120+ designers, and worked on shared components and patterns across teams. Brite Payments and LUXHUB: payment and banking portals with complex states, compliance edge cases and responsive web interfaces. Shopgate (Head of Design): native iOS and Android plus web, with a strong focus on consistency across platforms. AI Design Studio: my own boutique studio, where I design and maintain Figma component libraries with Auto Layout, Variants and Dev Mode for startup and SaaS clients. I think in states and edge cases by default (empty, loading, error, permissions, long content, small screens), and I hand off Figma files that developers can build from without guessing. I also have a technical background in IT and understand how HTML and CSS structure maps to a layout. Availability: 16 to 24 hours per week, with regular overlap in US Eastern afternoon hours. Portfolio: _Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup_ Happy to jump on a call. Best, Yavus Kus…

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Hi,

I’m Yavus, a Lead Product Designer based in Germany with 14+ years of experience shipping web and product interfaces for fintech, B2B SaaS and technology companies.

Most of my work sits exactly where this role does: turning approved concepts into production ready interfaces, building design systems that scale, and working hand in hand with developers until the implementation matches the design.

A few highlights:

Klarna (8 years, Senior Product Designer and Design Lead): Open Banking and SOFORT products sold to fintechs and merchants, grew with the design org from 4 to 120+ designers, and worked on shared components and patterns across teams.
Brite Payments and LUXHUB: payment and banking portals with complex states, compliance edge cases and responsive web interfaces.
Shopgate (Head of Design): native iOS and Android plus web, with a strong focus on consistency across platforms.
AI Design Studio: my own boutique studio, where I design and maintain Figma component libraries with Auto Layout, Variants and Dev Mode for startup and SaaS clients.

I think in states and edge cases by default (empty, loading, error, permissions, long content, small screens), and I hand off Figma files that developers can build from without guessing. I also have a technical background in IT and understand how HTML and CSS structure maps to a layout.

Availability: 16 to 24 hours per week, with regular overlap in US Eastern afternoon hours.

Portfolio: Website not available. Sign in: https://www.twine.net/signup

Happy to jump on a call.

Best,
Yavus Kus

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Language

English
Fluent
German
Fluent
Turkish
Intermediate

Work Experience

Lead Product Designer at JUPUS
February 1, 2026 - May 1, 2026
End-to-end product design across web and platform experiences; defined UX strategy and information architecture; built and governed a modular design system; mentored designers.
Lead Product Designer – Open Banking & Compliance UX at LUXHUB
February 1, 2026 - Present
Designing complex, regulated financial products for the EU open banking market; built a full Figma design system with brand tokens and semantic color variables; established governance for scalable, multi-product design environments.
Senior Product Designer at Pro7 Sat1 Gruppe (ProSiebenSat.1 Group)
October 1, 2025 - March 31, 2026
Redesigned the agency website with a focus on UX, structure, and performance. Executed marketing initiatives and supported campaign design for agency clients.
Senior Product Designer at Pro7 Sat1 Gruppe
October 1, 2025 - March 1, 2026
Redesign of the agency website focused on UX, structure and performance; executed marketing initiatives and campaign design for agency clients.
Senior Product Designer at Brite Payments
October 1, 2024 - May 31, 2025
Built and scaled a component-based design system that unified UI across Brite products, reducing inconsistency and accelerating dev handoff. Led the complete redesign of the Brite Payments product, including UX optimization for instant payment and open banking flows. Conducted competitive analysis and presented improvement strategies directly to the CEO. Applied story mapping to reduce product complexity and restructure information architecture. Developed wireframes and prototypes for new features and a Merchant Portal relaunch.
Senior Product Designer - Freelance at Brite Payments
October 1, 2024 - May 1, 2025
Built and scaled a component-based design system to unify UI across products; redesigned the Merchant Portal and product flows for instant payments/open banking; conducted competitive analysis and story mapping.
Co-Founder at SHOPVISE.de
January 1, 2016 - Present
Co-founded an online shop for premium skincare products and led design direction since 2016.
Senior Product Designer / Design Lead (Open Banking & Payments) at Klarna Bank AB
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2024
Lead designer for Klarna’s Open Banking product KOSMA, delivering UX in a complex B2B banking environment for enterprise clients including Meta (Facebook/WhatsApp), Lime, and Nike. Long-term lead for the SOFORT online payment experience, including UI redesign, UX improvements, and launch of a standalone app. Designed across the Klarna App ecosystem (payouts, transactions, and account linking) including SOFORT and third-party integrations. Built and managed the KOSMA website and a dedicated design system aligned with Klarna’s global system. Planned and conducted usability testing to validate identity and payment journey flows and reduce friction.
Co Founder at SHOPVISE.de
January 1, 2016 - Present
Online shop for premium skincare products; co-founded and led design direction.
Senior Product Designer / Design Lead Open Banking at Klarna Bank AB
January 1, 2016 - December 31, 2024
Lead designer for Klarna's Open Banking product KOSMA; long-term lead on SOFORT payment experience; built and managed the KOSMA website and a dedicated design system; planned usability testing to validate identity and payment flows.
Co-Founder at Zahlmal!
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017
Co-founded a platform for P2P payments using SOFORT Überweisung and Stripe.
Co Founder at Zahlmal!
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2017
Platform for P2P payments using SOFORT Überweisung & Stripe.
Head of Design at SHOPGATE
January 1, 2013 - January 1, 2016
Built and led the design department; designed UI/UX for a mobile shopping app; prototyping and development of a company-wide design system.

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Financial Services, Software & Internet, Media & Entertainment, Professional Services, Retail, Computers & Electronics