Product Design Student Placement

Pendo; Sheffield; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading technology company in Sheffield is seeking a design intern to join their team. This role allows students to work on real product tasks, using Pendo for analysis and design improvement. Candidates should be pursuing a degree in UX Design or a related field and have experience with Figma. The role offers an hourly rate of £16, providing a unique opportunity to learn in a fast-paced SaaS environment.

Qualifications

• Currently a university student in relevant design field.
• Basic knowledge of Figma for layouts and prototypes.
• Ability to explore visual ideas iteratively.

Responsibilities

• Use Pendo as both a customer and analyst.
• Identify opportunities by analyzing existing experiences.
• Prototype improvements using traditional and AI-assisted tools.
• Validate concepts through feedback and testing.
• Contribute innovative ideas for future design.

Skills

Experience using Figma

Visual and iterative design exploration

Willingness to seek feedback

Education

Degree in UX Design, Product Design, or Interaction Design

Job description

Pendo is a multi‑app platform that helps organizations understand how their software is being used—and act on those insights to drive better outcomes.

The Design & Research team at Pendo supports the entire platform ecosystem, working closely with Product and Engineering partners to shape experiences that connect qualitative insight, analytics, and in‑app action. It’s critical that customers experience Pendo as a cohesive, unified platform, not a collection of disconnected tools.

This placement role will be embedded within a product team while maintaining close connection to the wider design and research practice. The student will contribute to real product work, while learning how design decisions are made, tested, and evolved in a modern SaaS environment.

Role Responsibilities

• Use Pendo as a customer and an analyst
• Tear down existing experiences to identify opportunities
• Explore and prototype improvements using both traditional design tools and AI‑assisted workflows
• Validate ideas through feedback from design partners and user testing
• Contribute future‑facing concepts that help the team imagine what’s next

Minimum Qualifications

• Current university student pursuing a degree in UX Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, or similar related field
• Experience using Figma for layouts and interactive prototypes
• Comfort exploring ideas visually and iteratively
• Willingness to ask questions, seek feedback, and learn

Preferred Qualifications

• Exposure to usability testing or user research
• Familiarity with design systems
• Interest in AI tools for design and prototyping
• Awareness of design principles for B2B/B2C Software‑as‑a‑Service (SaaS) products

Compensation

The expected hourly rate for this role to be performed in Sheffield, UK is £16/hr (40 hours a week). Individual pay rate decisions, including offers made within and over the expected salary range, are based on a number of factors, including qualifications for the role, experience level, skillset, and balancing internal equity relative to peers at the company.

EEOC

We are an equal opportunity employer and believe having diverse teams where everyone brings their whole self to Pendo is key to our success. We welcome all people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

Accessibility

Pendo is committed to working with, and providing access and reasonable accommodation to, applicants with mental and/or physical disabilities. If you think you may require accommodation(s) for any part of the recruitment process, please send a request to: [e-mail]. All requests for accommodations are treated discreetly and confidentially, as practical and permitted by law.