Lead Product Designer – Digital Design | London (Hybrid)

Lead Product Designer – Digital Design | London (Hybrid)

🌍Location: City, London, UK (Hybrid – 2 days per week in the office)

💰Salary: Up to £105,000 per annum

Bonus: 17.5%

Type: Permanent

✈️ Travel to US & Europe (2x per year)

The Opportunity

A global Insurance organisation is seeking an experienced Lead Product Designer to join its expanding Digital Design team in London. This is a hands-on, design-focused role leading on the creation of innovative, user-centred digital experiences across complex business ecosystems.

The successful candidate will act as a design lead and mentor, shaping design strategy, elevating design quality, and supporting junior designers — though there is no direct team management initially.

This position offers the opportunity to influence global design standards while collaborating with cross-functional teams across the UK, US, and Europe.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as the lead designer on complex digital projects, setting and maintaining high standards of UX and visual design.
• Mentor and coach less experienced designers, supporting their professional growth and design delivery.
• Apply a hands-on, design-led approach across research, ideation, prototyping, testing, and delivery.

Key Criteria

• Experience operating at a Lead or Principal level within digital product design.
• Proven track record of mentoring or leading small design teams.
• Strong hands-on experience in digital UX/UI design, underpinned by sound design principles and methodologies.
• Demonstrable ability to explain and justify design approaches clearly and confidently.
• Excellent organisational skills, with experience managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must possess a current, reviewable design portfolio showcasing process, principles, and impact.
• Willingness to undertake ad hoc international travel (approximately twice a year to the US and Europe).

What’s on Offer

• Competitive base salary up to £105,000
• 17.5% short-term incentive
• Hybrid working model
• Exposure to global digital design initiatives
• A collaborative environment that values creativity, user-centred thinking, and innovation

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