I'm Yavus Kus, a Lead Product Designer and UX Architect with 14+ years of experience shaping enterprise platforms in fintech, banking, and open banking. I design compliant, scalable interfaces that translate complex regulatory and business requirements into intuitive experiences for EU markets. I build design systems, collaborate closely with engineering and compliance teams, and ship products that balance usability with impact.

Yavus Kus

I'm Yavus Kus, a Lead Product Designer and UX Architect with 14+ years of experience shaping enterprise platforms in fintech, banking, and open banking. I design compliant, scalable interfaces that translate complex regulatory and business requirements into intuitive experiences for EU markets. I build design systems, collaborate closely with engineering and compliance teams, and ship products that balance usability with impact.

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I’m Yavus Kus, a Lead Product Designer and UX Architect with 14+ years of experience shaping enterprise platforms in fintech, banking, and open banking.

I design compliant, scalable interfaces that translate complex regulatory and business requirements into intuitive experiences for EU markets. I build design systems, collaborate closely with engineering and compliance teams, and ship products that balance usability with impact.

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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
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 - 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
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
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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Industry Experience

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