Product Design Lead

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United Kingdom.

📋 Description

• Take ownership of the experience strategy and quality standards for your area.

• Lead and nurture a growing team of designers.

• Remain actively involved in design work, tackling the most challenging problems.

• Collaborate with Product and Engineering leaders as an equal partner in strategic discussions.

• Enhance the design system wherever your domain reveals a gap.

• Conduct research to identify non-obvious issues.

• Assist engineering teams in navigating complex questions where optimal design intersects with real-world constraints.

• Establish practices, critiques, standards, and handoffs that enable a small team to operate efficiently without compromising quality.

⛳️ Requirements

• A compelling portfolio showcasing product design for complex, systems-intensive products.

• Proven experience in leading designers, either formally or as a senior figure that others turn to.

• Deep expertise in interaction design, visual aesthetics, and information architecture.

• A track record of managing a domain from start to finish, from undefined problems to delivered solutions.

• The discernment to determine when to dive deep into details and when to progress, along with the independence to manage an area with minimal oversight.

• Nice to have:

• Knowledge of payments, financial services, or other regulated, high-stakes fields.

• Experience in developing or expanding a design system in a production environment.

🏝️ Benefits

• Competitive share options.

• Unlimited holiday with a minimum of 25 days to be taken.

• Access to co-working spaces.

• Opportunities for workations and company retreats.

• Top-tier equipment tailored for your role.

• £500 contribution towards your home office setup.

• A generous learning budget.

• Private medical insurance.

• A wide array of additional perks and benefits (*depending on location).