Product Designer - Apprenticeship/Alternance

Get to know us

Do you want to help us shape what the future of work will look like and how it will best embrace our life's aspirations? If this sounds like a journey you want to embark on, we may have the right role for you! PayFit is an intuitive Software as a Service payroll and HRIS solution designed specifically for SMBs. Since 2015, we have set ourselves a mission to simplify payroll for SMBs and enable employers and employees to grow together. We are a European company operating from 3 main countries (France, Spain, and the UK) where we are supporting over 18,000 clients.

Creating a fulfilling work environment and culture is also a core mission at PayFit, and our day-to-day work philosophy is reflected in our four values:

Care: We genuinely care for others whoever they are, whatever they think.

Excellence: We aim to improve and achieve better results every day.

Humility: Staying humble and exchanging transparent feedback helps us to grow and improve.

Passion: We are the architects of PayFit's success.

A key part of our culture , and essential for our success, is also improving the diversity of our teams and building an inclusive culture where you can be yourself at work.

This is why our recruitment focuses on the skills you demonstrate, and not only on your academic background or previous professional experiences. At PayFit we understand that you can gain applicable skills through a variety of life experiences and we are interested in knowing them, too.

Location :
The position is based in France .

What will be your role:

• As a Product Design apprentice, you’ll support one of our Senior Product Designer within the Lead Management Stack team. Together, you’ll help build and scale PayFit’s website and marketing pages to drive our growth ambitions.
• Your mission will be to contribute to designing user-friendly, impactful web pages that meet both user needs and business goals. You’ll learn to balance creativity with data-driven decisions while collaborating closely with experienced designers, engineers, marketers, and product managers.

What You’ll Do:

• Assist in designing and iterating on web pages across Payfit.com and related domains.

• Help prepare and deliver design assets, mockups, and prototypes to support new features and updates.

• Collaborate with the Senior Product Designer to gather and organize user insights, research findings, and competitor benchmarks.

• Participate in design critiques and team rituals, learning to present and justify your design ideas.

• Help update content in CMS tools (e.g., Hubspot, DatoCMS) when needed.

• Keep up with web design trends and best practices, sharing inspiration with the team.

Your Growth Journey:

• Direct mentorship from a senior Product designer and a Design Manager

• Regular feedback sessions with senior designers

• Access to our design community's knowledge-sharing sessions

• Hands-on experience with both product design and design systems

This role is perfect for you if:

• You’re studying Product Design, UX/UI Design, Interaction Design , or a related field.

• You have an up-to-date portfolio showcasing UX/UI work

• You’re curious and eager to learn how to turn complex ideas into clear, usable web pages

• You're proficient in Figma

• You’re interested in web design , design systems, and how marketing pages drive business impact.

• You have a strong attention to detail

• You're a great communicator who thrives in collaborative environments

• You're comfortable with English as a working language

• You're at ease with remote work and video conferencing

Why Join Us

• Learn hands-on from experienced designers in an international environment.

• Contribute to real projects that have a direct impact on PayFit’s website performance.

• Be part of a supportive, collaborative, and growing design team.

• Take your first steps towards a career in product design!

Interview process :

1. Interview with a recruiter - 30min

2. Presenting one of your projects to Damien, Design Manager, & Justin, Senior Product designer - 45min

3. Interview with one of the team members - 30min

👉 Background Check (ISO27001 certification): identity, diploma, and past professional experiences will be checked after the offer.

What we offer

Flexibility : We believe it is key to produce your best work and to be fulfilled. We therefore offer the possibility to work away from our office up to 2 days per week.

Learning & Development: In PayFit we have a great learning platform where you can learn new skills every day with the support of our company.

Health promotion: A Gym at our Paris office and a GymLib subscription with preferential rates. 4 paid sessions with a mental health practitioner and online support with Moka.Care.

Health Insurance: Mutuelle Henner (60% covered by PayFit).

Meals: A restaurant card with our partner Swile.

Transportation: 50 % of public transportation card covered by PayFit.

Work equipment: a MacBook as our standard working tool.

Time off: 5 weeks of holidays + RTT.
Disability Inclusion: All of our positions are open to any person living with a disability. To guarantee equal treatment and opportunities, we will take, based on individual needs, appropriate measures to adapt the work conditions of PayFiters with disabilities, and if needed also during the recruitment process. Please let us know what you need and we will do our best to accommodate!