Junior Product Designer (Alternance) - Septembre 2026 (FR)

Get to know us

Do you want to help us shape the future of work and how it can best align with 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 cloud-based payroll and employee management 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 9500 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.

Localisation : Paris, France.

About the Design Team

We're a team of over 30 design experts across Product Design, Service Design, Design Ops, User Research, and Brand Design. We value learning from each other through regular design critiques, workshops, and collaborative projects - making it an ideal environment for a junior designer to grow and develop their skills.

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 (DatoCMS) when needed.

• Maintaining our Website Design System

• 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 curious and at ease with AI tools

• 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!

Our recruitment process 

1. Discovery interview with Youstina, our Talent Acquisition Specialist (20/30’)

2. Presenting one of your projects to Damien, Design Manager & Justin, Senior Product designer (45’)

3. Last interview with one of the members of the team (20’)

👉 Background check to verify your identity and diploma as part of ISO27001 certification.

What we offer

Flexibility: We believe that to produce your best work and to be fulfilled, you should be free to choose what working arrangements suit you best. You can work from anywhere in France, with a face-to-face meeting in our Paris office at least once a month.

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: Egym Wellpass subscription with a preferential rate.

CSE: CSE benefits and access to the Leeto platform.

Meals: €9 worth of meals per working day with the Swile card.

Transportation: 50% of public transport costs are covered by PayFit or assistance is provided for a bike rental subscription.

Work equipment: a MacBook as our standard working tool.

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.