Product Designer (Remote, UK based)

WQA; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Professional Growth opportunities

Mentorship and Personal Development

Hybrid working model

Flexible working hours

Education events

Equipment allowance

Job summary

WQA is seeking a Product Designer to shape user experiences for web and mobile. You will lead product teams, define UX/UI requirements, and translate insights into intuitive interfaces across multiple projects.

You will work in a hybrid setup with cross-functional collaborators, applying research and data to inform design decisions while advancing scalable design systems and high-quality interactions.

Qualifications

• A strong portfolio demonstrating impactful UX/UI design across web and mobile.
• Experience leading or contributing to all stages of the product design process.
• Deep understanding of design systems for consistency and efficiency.
• Excellent storytelling and communication to justify design decisions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams to define UX/UI requirements.
• Create and communicate design concepts through user flows, wireframes and prototypes.
• Run usability studies and iterate designs based on data and feedback.
• Develop and maintain scalable design systems across projects.
• Mentor junior designers and contribute to a strong design culture.

Skills

UX/UI design

Product design process

Design systems

Communication/storytelling

Research and data-informed design

Job description

Our Product Design team is an integral part of our business. As the architects of user and product experiences, we craft intuitive, elegant, and highly functional design solutions that drive growth and efficiency for our customers while enhancing the value of our products and services. Through relentless collaboration, we tackle real business challenges, reshaping how we and our customers think, work, and innovate. Here’s what you should know if you want to be a Product Designer at WQA.

Requirements

• A strong portfolio demonstrating a range of impactful UX/UI design work
• Experience in leading or significantly contributing to all stages of the product design process
• A deep understanding of design systems and principles, ensuring consistency and efficiency across projects
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills to articulate design decisions clearly
• A commitment to staying user-focused, leveraging research and data to drive your designs
• Proven ability to contribute to or define UX strategies that align with business goals and user needs

Desirable Skills

• Proven experience designing engaging, user-centered digital products with a strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end design processes
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, particularly when working with cross-functional teams and stakeholders
• Expertise in building and maintaining scalable design systems for consistency and efficiency across projects
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG) and inclusive design principles to create universally accessible products
• Proficiency in conducting and analyzing user research, usability testing, and A/B testing to inform and validate design decisions
• Familiarity with front-end development concepts (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) to effectively collaborate with developers and bridge the design-development gap
• Strong grasp of Agile and Lean UX methodologies to thrive in iterative design and development cycles
• Experience with behavioral psychology and data analytics to influence and refine user experience strategies
• Ability to effectively present and justify design decisions using evidence-based approaches
• Familiarity with tools like Jira, Confluence, or similar project management and documentation platforms
• Proficiency in design tools and prototyping tools such as Figma
• Ability to mentor and inspire junior designers, fostering a collaborative and innovative team culture
• A passion for staying up-to-date with emerging trends and technologies in UX/UI and digital product design

On any given day you might

• Work within a network of teams model
• Lead product teams across multiple projects
• Define the details of UX/UI requirements and size them appropriately
• Create and deliver user experience strategies in simple, inspiring and impactful ways
• Work with multi-discipline teams to bring products to life and quickly overcome challenges
• Explore and communicate design concepts for digital products, using artefacts like userflows, wireframes and prototypes
• Run experiments to validate and iterate your design concepts
• Act as day-to-day discipline expert for resolving complex and tricky user experience and interface design problems on projects
• Strive to set and maintain product design standards and inspire our customers
• Take an active interest in your design discipline, always with your finger on the pulse and you proactively seek to share the subject with the broader team

You bring

• 3+ years experience in designing for web and mobile
• Strong experience with MacOS, Figma, Framer (Optional), Adobe CS and Google Docs
• Solid remote team experience
• A good understanding of user centred design, human centred design and systematic design principles
• An advanced level of English
• Basic experience with motion design (this would be a plus)

WQA embraces diversity and equal opportunity. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. We believe the more inclusive we are, the better our company will be.

Benefits

What we offer

• Professional Growth opportunities
• Ambitious goals and interesting projects
• Regular & transparent performance and salary review based on results of work
• Mentorship and Personal Development Plans for everyone in the company by your request
• Educational events from our internal experts (you can be one of them)
• Possibility for both vertical or horizontal growth

Benefits program

• Fully paid vacation, paid sick leave, UK Public holidays, additional days off
• Compensation for self-development and support in receiving certificates/attending conferences, etc

Comfortable working conditions

• Flexible working hours
• Amortisation program or provision of required equipment
• Hybrid working model (remote or from our office in Oxhill in Warwickshire)

Community

• Support to attend industry and training events
• Celebration of important personal and project milestones (project successes, B-days, anniversaries, marriage, childbirth)