Manager, Design & Brand - #2205994

About Payrails

Payrails is a global payment software company helping leading enterprises to take control of their payment operations and maximize performance. With deep experience in the payments space and firsthand knowledge of merchants' challenges, we’ve seen how fragmented, complex, and inefficient these systems can become. Now, we are setting a new industry standard for how enterprises around the world manage and optimize payments, with more control, visibility and flexibility than ever before.

Our vision is to reimagine payments from the ground up. We are building a deeply integrated meta layer that spans the entire payment lifecycle with a modular architecture. This helps us give leading brands building blocks to craft solutions to most complex operational challenges, tailor seamless customer experiences and grow their business.

We are backed by some of the world’s top investors including Andreessen Horowitz, HV Capital, EQT Ventures and General Catalyst, who share our mission to simplify payment complexity globally.

At Payrails, we’re committed to building a team of exceptional people - not just talented, but driven to build, solve, and deliver at the highest level. Excellence isn’t just a value here; it’s a way of working. We believe that great people thrive in environments where there’s trust, clarity, and shared purpose. We work openly and collaboratively, with deep respect for each other’s craft. Everyone is encouraged to understand the bigger picture - what we’re building, why it matters, and what stands in the way. When people have that context, they move faster, take ownership, and make better decisions. We care about creating a culture where people feel inspired to do their best work and a deep sense of responsibility to help us bring our vision to life. Success at Payrails means staying focused on the problems that matter most, and executing with purpose.

Your team

At Payrails, Marketing is a creative and strategic engine that shapes how the world experiences our product. Sitting at the intersection of storytelling, product, and go-to-market, our mission is to make Payrails instinctively understood, relevant, and trusted by modern enterprises around the globe.

We focus on three core pillars:

• Deeply understanding our customers and their evolving challenges - by continuously listening, researching, and engaging across markets and segments
• Crafting sharp, differentiated narratives - built on clarity, insight, and a strong editorial and visual voice
• Driving scalable growth through rapid experimentation - testing and iterating across content, channels, and experiences to unlock what moves the needle
  
  

Marketing at Payrails operates with a fast pace and precision. We move quickly, value thoughtful execution, and aim for lasting impact over short-term noise. We’re ambitious about quality - from the way we tell our story, to how we measure results, to the brand experience we deliver at every touchpoint.

You’ll be joining a team of hands-on builders who blend creativity with analytical rigor, and who take full ownership of their craft. If you’re excited by the opportunity to shape how an emerging category is defined and want to experiment, learn, and scale what works, you will thrive here.

How you will make an impact

• Define and lead the evolution of Payrails’ brand building a visual identity and narrative style that’s clear, cohesive, and powerful
• Set the creative direction for all design work across marketing, content, GTM, and internal touchpoints - from the website to pitch decks to event materials
• Translate complex ideas into clean, thoughtful design that enhances storytelling and elevates how customers experience Payrails
• Partner closely with Marketing, GTM, and Product to ensure that design and brand are deeply embedded in everything we do - not just how we look, but how we think
• Build a scalable design system and creative workflows that enable consistency and quality at speed
• Raise the bar for craft and detail, making sure every pixel, every word, and every frame contributes to a brand we’re proud of
  
  

What we are looking for

• You bring 10+ years of experience in brand, creative, or design, including leading and mentoring design teams in high-growth tech companies where brand was a strategic asset, not just an aesthetic layer
• You’ve built and scaled high-performing design teams and creative cultures where people take pride in their craft, push each other to improve, and care deeply about the work
• You’re a systems thinker with strong visual instincts able to design not just beautiful things, but repeatable frameworks that scale quality and consistency
• You care deeply about storytelling and how design can clarify, amplify, and emotionally connect
• You’re a builder at heart energized by the opportunity to define a brand from early stages and evolve it as the company grows
• You’ve led creative work across multiple channels (web, digital, print, motion, etc.) and know how to prioritize what matters without compromising on craft
• You take ownership, move with purpose, and hold yourself and your work to the highest standard of excellence
• You understand that great design serves a purpose and you care as much about achieving business goals as you do about visual polish
  
  

What we offer

• High impact and high velocity environment with the most talented and ambitious people you will ever work with
• A chance to shape the story of a company and a category from the ground up
• Real ownership. You’ll have the freedom and trust to build, test, and take lead
• A product used by the best brands around the world
• Visa and relocation support for you and your family where required
• Hybrid working with an office in the heart of Berlin
• Regular team events, activities and off-sites
• Discounted Urban Sports Club membership
• Competitive salary and equity package
• 27 days of annual paid vacation