Lead Product Designer
Department:
Technology Employment Type:
Permanent Location:
London
Description
The Role
As a Lead Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and defining our products, from a user-centric perspective. Day-to-day you’ll work with partners and stakeholders across our organisation to deliver experiences and service designs that drive desired outcomes and our business strategy as a whole.
As well as delivering exceptional experiences, you’ll also lead others within the Design Team by collaborating on defining our systems, processes and ceremonies.
As the Lead Product Designer, you’ll act as Design ambassador, advocating for Design wherever possible, educating and sharing knowledge, whilst also broadening that of our team. What will you be doing?
Lead and oversee all phases of the design process, from concept to execution; both delivering design artefacts (wireframes, visual designs, etc), whilst also helping others. Lead the development and maintenance of our Design Systems and other Design assets, helping to ensure quality and consistency across Design. Mentor and guide other Designers, providing constructive feedback, fostering a collaborative environment. Encourage the sharing of skills and knowledge and feedback, both within our immediate team and our partners within the organisation. Build strong relationships with Product, Engineering, and other relevant teams across our organisation. Communicate design concepts and prototypes to stakeholders, incorporating feedback as necessary. Conduct and be a part of regular user research to gather insights and validate design decisions. Seek out new insights and learnings about our users, helping our team to take more effective and efficient design decisions. Help our team to remain up-to-date on industry trends, best practices, both within Design and the Workspace industry.
Who are we looking for?
Alignment with our company behaviours: Play To Win, Own Your Outcome, Solve It Together, Help Each Other Grow Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus. 7+ years of being a practitioner in product design. Proven experience in a leadership role within a design team. Strong portfolio showcasing a range of experiences from different domains, showcasing conceptual thinking, high-fidelity visuals, and success KPIs/criteria. Proficiency in design tools such as, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma, Sketch, etc.). Experience in facilitating and user research, synthesising findings, and utilising web/behavioural analytics, to drive design improvements. Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to articulate ideas and concepts effectively. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, while maintaining a positive attitude and attention to detail.
What's in it for you?
Competitive pay scales reviewed annually Discretionary annual company bonus Private healthcare and life cover Hybrid working with a focus on connectivity, flexibility and bigger relationships as part of our workplace experience strategy Bespoke training programmes and our bespoke ‘Instant Learning’ portal Reward Gateway (discounts!) Wellbeing Centre Global Employee Assistance Programme Brilliant colleague recognition scheme, with quarterly and annual ‘Let’s Celebrate’ awards (with great prizes!) Generous referral scheme Laptop / tech provided Early finish on a Friday!
At The Instant Group, we prioritise our people and our clients. We are committed to fostering diversity, equality and inclusion, providing equal opportunities in all aspects of employment. Our goal is a workforce that truly reflects society and our customers, creating an environment where every employee feels respected and empowered. When hiring or promoting from within, we see diverse experiences from a variety of backgrounds and welcome all applications regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, disability status or any other dimensions of diversity. Should you need any reasonable adjustments made to this application process, please don't hesitate to let us know. We use AI to help us assess applications fairly and objectively.
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Department:
Technology Employment Type:
Permanent Location:
London
Description
The Role
As a Lead Product Designer, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and defining our products, from a user-centric perspective. Day-to-day you’ll work with partners and stakeholders across our organisation to deliver experiences and service designs that drive desired outcomes and our business strategy as a whole.
As well as delivering exceptional experiences, you’ll also lead others within the Design Team by collaborating on defining our systems, processes and ceremonies.
As the Lead Product Designer, you’ll act as Design ambassador, advocating for Design wherever possible, educating and sharing knowledge, whilst also broadening that of our team. What will you be doing?
Lead and oversee all phases of the design process, from concept to execution; both delivering design artefacts (wireframes, visual designs, etc), whilst also helping others. Lead the development and maintenance of our Design Systems and other Design assets, helping to ensure quality and consistency across Design. Mentor and guide other Designers, providing constructive feedback, fostering a collaborative environment. Encourage the sharing of skills and knowledge and feedback, both within our immediate team and our partners within the organisation. Build strong relationships with Product, Engineering, and other relevant teams across our organisation. Communicate design concepts and prototypes to stakeholders, incorporating feedback as necessary. Conduct and be a part of regular user research to gather insights and validate design decisions. Seek out new insights and learnings about our users, helping our team to take more effective and efficient design decisions. Help our team to remain up-to-date on industry trends, best practices, both within Design and the Workspace industry.
Who are we looking for?
Alignment with our company behaviours: Play To Win, Own Your Outcome, Solve It Together, Help Each Other Grow Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field. A Master’s degree is a plus. 7+ years of being a practitioner in product design. Proven experience in a leadership role within a design team. Strong portfolio showcasing a range of experiences from different domains, showcasing conceptual thinking, high-fidelity visuals, and success KPIs/criteria. Proficiency in design tools such as, Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Figma, Sketch, etc.). Experience in facilitating and user research, synthesising findings, and utilising web/behavioural analytics, to drive design improvements. Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to articulate ideas and concepts effectively. Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment, while maintaining a positive attitude and attention to detail.
What's in it for you?
Competitive pay scales reviewed annually Discretionary annual company bonus Private healthcare and life cover Hybrid working with a focus on connectivity, flexibility and bigger relationships as part of our workplace experience strategy Bespoke training programmes and our bespoke ‘Instant Learning’ portal Reward Gateway (discounts!) Wellbeing Centre Global Employee Assistance Programme Brilliant colleague recognition scheme, with quarterly and annual ‘Let’s Celebrate’ awards (with great prizes!) Generous referral scheme Laptop / tech provided Early finish on a Friday!
At The Instant Group, we prioritise our people and our clients. We are committed to fostering diversity, equality and inclusion, providing equal opportunities in all aspects of employment. Our goal is a workforce that truly reflects society and our customers, creating an environment where every employee feels respected and empowered. When hiring or promoting from within, we see diverse experiences from a variety of backgrounds and welcome all applications regardless of age, gender, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, disability status or any other dimensions of diversity. Should you need any reasonable adjustments made to this application process, please don't hesitate to let us know. We use AI to help us assess applications fairly and objectively.
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