Design Lead

CFC Underwriting; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the insurance sector is seeking a Design Lead to guide a talented team of designers. This role involves overseeing the brand's visual identity, collaborating with stakeholders, and ensuring high-quality outputs. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in design leadership and a strong grasp of creative tools and techniques. Join a dynamic team that values creativity and innovation while shaping the brand's future across global markets.

Qualifications

• At least 5 years’ experience leading design teams in global organizations.
• Experience as a multi-disciplinary graphic designer.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a design team of three plus external resources.
• Oversee the creative process to ensure high-quality visual outputs.
• Manage design budgets and resources for timely project delivery.

Skills

Creative Thinking

Brand Identity

Art Direction

Typography

Digital Design

Web Design

Motion Graphics

Tools

Adobe Creative Cloud

Figma

Microsoft Office

Job description

Design Lead

Department: Marketing

Employment Type: Fixed Term - Full Time

Location: London

Reporting To: Lisa Sumner

Description

As a senior member of the Marketing Team, the Design Lead will lead a team of in-house designers alongside external resource. They will influence and contribute to global strategic projects both within the Marketing Team and throughout the business. They are experienced in communicating with senior stakeholders and working cross functionally. The team is going through a period of change following significant growth, this role will be responsible for transforming the function to adopt new techniques and technologies that optimise global efficiency and effectiveness in delivering creative solutions.

Our Design Lead is responsible for the CFC brand and visual identity. They act as a group-wide brand ambassador and advocate for consistent and high-quality creative across the business.

About the role

• Lead and mentor a design team of three plus external resources, providing guidance, feedback, and professional development support.
• Evaluate team performance, set development goals, and foster a growth-oriented environment.
• Collaborate with stakeholders to assess design needs, prioritize strategically, and allocate team focus for maximum impact.
• Oversee the creative process to ensure high-quality, brand-aligned visual outputs; promote best practices and a user-focused approach.
• Drive the evolution and consistent application of the CFC brand across regions, products, teams, and marketing channels.
• Lead brand development for all entities within the wider CFC group.
• Promote brand consistency across the business through training, onboarding materials, and internal engagement initiatives.
• Monitor design trends and competitor activity to keep the brand fresh and competitive.
• Manage design budgets and resources to ensure timely, cost-effective project delivery.

About you

The Design Lead opportunity will suit candidates with at least 5 years’ experience leading design teams in global organisation as well as experience as a multi-disciplinary graphic designer.

You will have experience in leading a design team equipped to support a fast-growing, global business. Confident in identifying and implementing appropriate tools and methods to optimise design resources, building on existing workflows and processes.

You’ll be a creative thinker with expertise in brand identity and art direction with a good technical understanding of creative design, editorial, typography, digital design, social media, web design, event design, motion graphics. You must be proficient in Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma and Microsoft Office software.

Core Values

Love what you do:

We show up each day ready to take on the world. Our passion and intensity set us apart and makes the difference to our colleagues, customers, brokers and carriers.

Challenge everything:

We’re never afraid to question the way that things are done and we constantly challenge ourselves and others to makes things better.

Have fun, be good:

Insurance is a serious business, but we don’t take ourselves too seriously. We make it fun to work at CFC, we welcome all viewpoints, and we treat everyone how we would expect to be treated.