Product Design Internship

Salary Competitive

Intern product designer for impact-driven scale-up in Copenhagen

Want to gain hands-on experience in a scale-up that uses emerging technology to increase the sustainability of investments?

Matter’s mission is to make capital work for people and the planet. We are a financial technology company based in the heart of Copenhagen and an international team comprised of talented people from England, Scotland, Russia, France, South Africa, Brazil and Denmark. We develop B2B software to analyze and report on the sustainability of investments, and serve institutional investors in and outside of Europe with the ambition to positively affect one of the most central industries in our economic system.

Our journey is backed by a range of Danish and international investors, and we are increasingly facing new opportunities that go beyond the borders of Denmark. We hope to go there with you on board as our student assistant.

As Matter grows, we are looking for a solid, thoughtful and rebellious product designer to join our Copenhagen product team. We build cross-functions, set the bar high, and we need your creativity to help us build the ultimate product and brand experience.

Side note, we just secured a Series A with NASDAQ


About the role

The position is a 3-6 month internship for a full-time product designer to support our Head of Product.

Your core mission will be the research, analysis, and design of existing and new features, across our product portfolio. You will work closely with a variety of profiles to elaborate insight- and data-driven solutions.

Together, we will rise the design stack of Matter, strengthening our way of working. We love radical transparency and will value your appetite for an off-screen way of working. The successful candidate should have sharp design skills, a growth mindset, and the ability to bring ground-breaking ideas into tangible solutions.



About your profile

On a professional level

  • You're a thinker by heart and a doer by passion

  • You have a background in digital design, through your studies or previous experiences in the field of digital product design and or UX. An online portfolio is required to apply

  • You have previous experience, or have the desire to work for digital solutions, alongside the full product lifecycle and design processes

  • You are solution-oriented, using your creativity and critical thinking to build innovative and tangible solutions

  • You are aware of the latest design and method trends that will help us scale our solution better, faster, stronger

  • You are not afraid of holding stacks and take initiatives in favor of the activities you will be in charge of designing

  • You do not need to know anything about sustainable finance, but you are open to an entirely new, and complex universe

As a free-spirit

  • You are eager to develop and grow in a cutting-edge company, to help us disrupt an entire industry

  • You are willing to embrace and share differences of opinion

  • You are passionate about what you do and able to motivate and drive yourself forward



What your day will look like

Within the Product stack

  • Using collaborative tools like Figma as much as a good old fashion post-it block

  • Drive features' design and development for institutional executives and retail investor (of course, we are here to help)

  • Collaborate with a cross-functional team and diverse field of expertise in an agile environment

  • Participate in internal & external discussions around the topic of sustainable finance

  • Contribute to the elaboration of ground-breaking solutions within the yet-to-be-defined industry

  • Design a future worth living with solid methods, thorough processes, openness to experience, and intellectual humility

Within the Matter tribe

  • Participate in the life of a startup with a meaningful purpose

  • Discover the field of FinTech and sustainable investment

  • Contribute to everyday's life and enrich our culture stack



What we offer

You will be backed up by our team of competent, curious, and driven professionals, and we hope that you can also add to the team with your own initiatives, ideas, and experience.

In turn, we offer:

  • The opportunity to work with a highly competent, international team using an array of new technologies to serve clients in the financial industry

  • Experience in working in a rapidly developing scale-up, and a fast-growing and impactful sector

  • A lot of responsibility from early on, if and when you want it – and the opportunity to influence the work you do, as well as our products

  • Excellent office environment and cool events (in our own words)

  • Delicious, catered lunch

  • Flexibility around exams

At Matter, we want you to feel part of our collective journey, sharing ideas and concerns openly and productively, as well as joining our company trips, Friday bars, and other shared activities.

We support flexibility, so you’re able to combine working at Matter with the demands of your studies, as well as an interest in horses, kite surfing, or whatever floats your boat. We value thoughtfulness and transparency, as well as vision, drive, and innovation, and strive to encourage this in each other, our practices and products.

We encourage all candidates, regardless of age, gender, sex, ethnicity, religious beliefs, etc. to apply.



About the role details

  • Full-time 3 to 6 months

  • Copenhagen-based

  • Work is in English - no Danish required

  • Competitive salary

  • Start date – as soon as possible

If you are interested in learning more, please send us a short motivation (max 400 words) including relevant experience and results in a portfolio format, and a CV no later than January 24th.

Read more on www.thisismatter.com or www.linkedin.com/company/thisismatter/

For more information or questions please contact us at joinus@matterpension.dk or phone number 22424205

Perks and benefits

This job comes with several perks and benefits

Free coffee / tea
Free coffee / tea

Get your caffeine fix to get you started and keep you going.

Near public transit
Near public transit

Easy access and treehugger friendly workplace.

Social gatherings
Social gatherings

Social gatherings and games; hang out with your colleagues.

Free office snacks
Free office snacks

Peckish after lunch? We got your back with soft drinks, treats and fruit.

Free friday beers
Free friday beers

Friday is something special, let's enjoy a beer together.

Flexible working hours
Flexible working hours

Time is precious. Make it count. Morning person or night owl, this job is for you.

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Working at
Matter

We’re a Copenhagen-based fintech company with an office located in the heart of Copenhagen, and our international team counts people from England, Scotland, South Africa, France, Brazil and Denmark. We value thoughtfulness and transparency, as well as ambition and innovation, and strive to encourage this in each other, as well as in our practices and products. We want you to feel as a part of the journey, to share ideas and concerns freely, and invite you to join our company trips, Friday bars and other collective endeavors. We support flexibility, so you’re able to combine working at Matter with the demands of family life, an interest in horses, or kite surfing. We do. Our journey is backed by a range of Danish and international investors, and we are increasingly facing new opportunities that go beyond the pension market in Denmark. We hope to go there with you.

Read more about Matter

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