Head of Product Design

Zebra People | B Corp™; Cambridgeshire and Peterborough; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative B2B software scale-up is seeking a hands-on Head of Product Design & UX to enhance product usability and quality across their platform. The role requires a strong leader with 8+ years of experience in UX/Product Design, focusing on the complete design process while mentoring a small team. This position involves some travel to Cambridge, reflecting the company's commitment to strategic design excellence.

Qualifications

• 8+ years in UX/Product Design with a strong portfolio.
• At least 2 years in a leadership capacity.
• Experience designing systems and products from scratch.

Responsibilities

• Own the entire design lifecycle from research to pixel-perfect UI.
• Lead the design discipline and build out design systems.
• Advocate for user needs while collaborating with stakeholders.

Skills

UX/Product Design

Mentoring

Collaboration

Job description

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Director of Zebra People - Specialist in hiring Product Teams

Head of Product Design & UX

We're working with an innovative B2B software scale-up using cutting-edge technology to tackle highly complex problems in the engineering and manufacturing space. They’re looking for a hands-on Head of Product Design & UX to define the design vision and raise the bar on product usability and quality across their platform.

**Need to be willing to travel to Cambridge 1 - 2 times a week and being a mixture of hands on UX & Design as well as leading from the front both strategically & leadership wise."""

Why this role?

• Design is now a strategic priority, fully backed by senior leadership.
• You’ll lead and shape the design discipline from the ground up.
• The team includes a UI Designer, close collaboration with Product Managers and Engineers, and wider appetite to grow.

What you’ll do

• Own the entire design lifecycle — from research and IA through to pixel-perfect UI.
• Build out design systems, embed processes and lead delivery of usable, elegant solutions.
• Advocate for user needs while working with cross-functional stakeholders.
• Balance hands-on design with mentoring and team leadership.

What they’re looking for

• 8+ years in UX/Product Design with a strong portfolio.
• At least 2 years in a leadership capacity.
• A track record of designing systems and products from scratch, ideally in technical or B2B environments.
• Comfort working end-to-end — research, IA, flows, visuals, testing and iteration.
• An awareness of how AI could be used within product experiences (nice to have, not required).
• Still need to be very hands on as small design team.

Need to be open to travelling to Cambridge one, sometimes two days a week but one for the most part.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Director

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design and Research

• Industries

  Design Services

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