Lead Product Designer

Compare The Market; Peterborough; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

Compare the Market is hiring a Lead Product Designer to set the standard for design quality and lead a small team delivering exceptional customer experiences at scale. The role balances people leadership with hands-on craft, partnering with the Head of Product Design to shape direction and raise the bar across design practice.

You’ll manage a team of designers, own end-to-end design challenges, and build strong relationships with senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and Commercial

Qualifications

• Proven leadership of small design teams with track record of growing talent.
• Strong craft in interaction and visual design and high quality bar.
• Experience shaping product direction at senior levels and presenting to leadership.
• Collaborative working style that raises team standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead and line manage a small team of product designers.
• Own end-to-end design challenges from framing to production.
• Drive design quality across the area and influence design direction.
• Build relationships with senior stakeholders across Product, Eng and Commercial.
• Contribute to evolution of design system and hiring.

Skills

People leadership

Design direction

Cross-functional collaboration

Interaction & visual design

Stakeholder management

Tools

Figma

Design systems

Job description

Job Description

Lead Product Designer

Function: Product

Location: Hybrid, London or Peterborough

Curious about what's next?

So are we. Join Compare the Market and help to make financial decision making a breeze for millions.

At Compare the Market, we’re a purpose-driven business powered by tech and AI. We’re building high-performing, results-driven teams with the skills, mindset, and ambition to deliver outcomes at pace. Every role here plays a part in driving our mission forward, and we create an environment where you can bring your authentic self, grow a truly characterful career, and see the direct impact of your work on the lives of our customers.

We’ve carved a meerkat-shaped niche and we’re looking for ambitious, curious thinkers who thrive in a fast-moving, high-impact environment. If you love accountability, embrace challenge, and want to make a real difference, you’ll fit right in.

We’d love you to be part of our journey.

We are looking for a Lead Product Designer to set the standard for design quality and lead a team of designers delivering exceptional customer experiences at scale.

You will manage and develop a small team of product designers while remaining a strong individual contributor - taking personal ownership of our most complex and strategic design challenges. The role balances people leadership with hands‑on craft, working closely with the Head of Product Design to shape design direction, influence senior stakeholders, and raise the bar for how great design gets done at Compare the Market.

Some Of The Great Things You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and line manage a small team of product designers - running regular 1-1s, setting clear expectations, managing performance, and creating the conditions for your team to grow and do their best work.
• Take personal ownership of our most complex and strategic design challenges, leading end-to-end from problem framing through to polished, production-ready delivery - setting the craft standard for the team.
• Drive design quality across your area, providing proactive feedback, championing strong principles and patterns, and contributing to how the wider design function operates.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and commercial teams - influencing design direction, pushing back constructively when needed, and making the case for quality.
• Contribute to the evolution of our design system, team ways of working, and hiring - helping attract, onboard, and develop strong design talent.

What We’d Like To See From You

• Proven experience managing or line managing designers, with clear examples of how your leadership has helped people grow and perform.
• Proven experience managing or line managing designers, with clear examples of how your leadership has helped people grow and perform.
• Deep craft across interaction and visual design, with the ability to set a high quality bar and articulate why the detail matters.
• Experience shaping and influencing product direction at a senior level - comfortable presenting design decisions to leadership and pushing back on pressures that compromise the customer experience.
• A collaborative, generous working style - you raise the standard of the teams you work in, not just the work you personally produce.
• Fluency with Figma and the modern design toolset; familiarity with design systems at scale.

Why Compare the Market?

We’re a business built for pace and performance. Here, you’ll be encouraged to think differently, act boldly, and deliver brilliantly in a culture that values results and rewards progress.

We believe diverse teams make better decisions, and we’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels empowered to grow, contribute, and thrive.

If you’re ready to stretch yourself, raise the bar, and grow with a team that’s serious about performance, innovation, and purpose, we’d love to hear from you.