Head of User Experience

Breakthrough Talent; Greater London; Hybride; GBP 100 000 - 140 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Breakthrough Talent has partnered with a growing B2B SaaS business to appoint its first Head of UX. You will define what great UX looks like across the organisation, leading a small European design team and shaping the product experience with rapid iteration.

You’ll balance high-quality UX with commercial pace, establish clear UX standards and KPIs, and drive modern AI-enabled design workflows alongside traditional Figma processes.

Qualifications

• UX/Product design experience in B2B SaaS, multi-product platforms.
• Startup or scale-up experience with fast-moving environments.
• Ability to define UX standards and drive KPIs.

Responsabilités

• Own the UX vision, principles and standards across a multi-product platform.
• Lead and mentor a distributed team of designers across Europe.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering to shape features and workflows.
• Balance research with rapid iteration and business pace.
• Develop and evolve the design system and reusable patterns.
• Introduce AI-enabled design workflows (Claude) alongside Figma-first processes.

Connaissances

UX leadership

B2B SaaS design

Design systems

AI in design

Mentoring

Outils

Figma

Claude

Design systems tooling

Description du poste

We’re partnering with a growing B2B SaaS technology company to appoint its first Head of UX.

The business has built a multi-product software platform used by enterprise customers operating in complex environments. As the platform has grown, so has the need for greater consistency, stronger UX standards and a more unified approach to how users experience the product.

This is a newly created role with the opportunity to define what great UX looks like across the business.

You’ll lead an existing team of 3 designers across Europe, while remaining close to the product and the work yourself. This isn’t a role for someone looking to introduce lengthy discovery processes or layers of design governance. The environment moves quickly, and the successful person will know how to combine thoughtful, high-quality UX with rapid iteration and commercial pace.

What You’ll Do

• Own the UX vision, principles and standards across a complex, multi-product B2B SaaS platform.
• Lead, develop and provide direction to a distributed team of three designers.
• Create greater consistency across a platform that has evolved significantly over several years.
• Establish clear UX measures and KPIs, taking accountability for the quality and effectiveness of the user experience.
• Work closely with Product and Engineering to shape new features and improve existing workflows.
• Balance user research and discovery with the need to make decisions and iterate quickly.
• Review existing journeys and identify opportunities to simplify complex workflows and improve usability.
• Develop and evolve the design system and reusable patterns across products.
• Introduce modern AI-enabled design workflows, including tools such as Claude, rather than relying solely on traditional Figma-first processes.
• Remain hands-on where needed, particularly on important or complex product challenges.

What We’re Looking For

You’ll have significant UX/Product Design experience within B2B SaaS, ideally involving complex software, multiple products or sophisticated user workflows.

• Experience having operated successfully within a startup or scale-up environment.
• Can demonstrate designing and improving complex B2B software products.
• Have a strong point of view on what excellent UX looks like and can articulate the reasoning behind their decisions.
• Are comfortable making decisions with imperfect information and iterating quickly.
• Have experience leading or mentoring designers while remaining close to delivery.
• Can establish meaningful UX standards, measures and team KPIs.
• Understand how to create consistency across a growing or established product platform.
• Have experience building, evolving or working extensively with design systems.
• Are actively using modern AI tools within the design process, with familiarity with Claude / Claude-assisted design workflows particularly valuable.
• Can work effectively with Product and Engineering in a fast-moving environment.