Lead Product Designer — Remote Design Systems Lead

Oak National Academy Limited; United Kingdom; Remote; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days leave

Pension 11%

36-hour week

Fully remote

Offsites

Flexible culture

Job summary

Oak National Academy Limited is seeking a Lead Product Designer to lead a team of product designers, set design standards across squads, and ensure what we build works for teachers and pupils. The role is fully remote with collaboration across product managers, engineers and researchers to drive impact.

You will spend around 70% designing user journeys, flows, prototypes and production, and 30% leading, mentoring and shaping how the team works.

Qualifications

• 5+ years in product design leadership or equivalent.
• Proven experience building and scaling a design system.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility and UX best practices across devices.

Responsibilities

• Lead a high-performing team of product designers.
• Set design standards and direction across squads.
• Own design system, standards and methodologies.
• Collaborate with product managers, engineers and researchers.
• Brief and manage external design contractors when needed.
• Contribute to strategy, planning and culture of Oak.

Skills

Team leadership

User research

Design systems

Figma

UX/UI best practices

Accessibility

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring

Tools

Figma Make

AI-powered design tools

Job description

Oak National Academy Limited is seeking a Lead Product Designer to lead a team of product designers, set design standards across squads, and ensure what we build works for teachers and pupils. The role is fully remote with collaboration across product managers, engineers and researchers to drive impact.

You will spend around 70% designing user journeys, flows, prototypes and production, and 30% leading, mentoring and shaping how the team works.