Product Design Lead - London
Product Design Lead
Purpose
Craft industry-leading digital experiences that captivate and empower users, driving tangible business success and lasting impact
Orientation
Define concepts, strategies, and digital interface design artifacts at a project level; have an appreciation for research, service design, technology and have the ability to elegantly adapt designs across devices; work across the entire end-to-end experience.
Expectations
Be adventurous. Bring a vision. Make an impact. Rely on empathy. Nurture collaboration. Stay transparent. Be bold and generous in all you do.
Years of Experience
A minimum of 7 years of relevant experience including 4+ years of digital product design leadership. A wealth of experience in leading multi-discipline teams and participating in all aspects of design (planning, UX design, UI design, design system creation)
Requirements
Personal- Lead, lean in, be creative, and have a passion for design.
- Manage design relationships with team members, partners and clients.
- Believe strategic thinking should be supported by tangible solutions that help clients to connect to their users through memorable experiences.
- Be a self-motivated leader, passionate about helping others in developing their skillsets and delivering exceptional work.
- Be a leader in UX/UI Design at both a project and studio level. Extend the craft and share practice across the studio and beyond.
- Deliver the design of new experiences and improve existing products through creative thinking, a deep understanding of the user and an exceptional eye for detail.
- Collaborate with other designers, developers and researchers on mixed methods work to bring integrated value to our clients.
- Explain, discuss and justify design decisions effectively; give design feedback.
- Lead solving design problems end-to-end, from identifying user needs, generating concepts to defining and creating a product and crafting how people will interact with it.
- Take ownership of the end-to-end design of the experience, working in collaboration with design leadership and junior team members.
- Lead product design activities at the project level.
- Create beautiful, impactful and empathetic executions.
- Communicate design concept for digital products through various artefacts such sketches, wireframes, user flows, screen designs and interactive prototypes.
- Comfortable with hybrid working. Every project is different, but we love our team to be in the studio and in our client’s office to work collaboratively.
- We work with a wide variety of clients, across different industries and sectors, however we’re currently looking for designers to work specifically on several health and government projects.
- A number of our clients require background checks. You will need to complete a Baseline Personal Security Standard (BPSS) to confirm your identity, criminal record, right to work and residency.
- Frame design solutions and explain rationale through compelling storytelling.
- Establish and manage client relationships.
- Create quality client deliverables.
- Support new business development efforts by providing expert information in pitch efforts and client meetings.