Senior AI Product Designer for Defence & Systems

Faculty; England; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Unlimited Annual Leave Policy

Private healthcare and dental

Enhanced parental leave

Family-Friendly Flexibility & Flexible

Sanctus Coaching

Hybrid Working

Job summary

Faculty is looking for a Senior Product Designer to lead the design of AI-native solutions for defence-related clients in the UK. You’ll work with ML engineers, data scientists and software engineers from day zero to shape intuitive experiences in a high-stakes domain.

As a senior designer, you’ll share best practices, help grow the design capability, and ensure the design system evolves to meet complex project needs while mentoring peers in design tools, including AI-enabled methods.

Qualifications

• Experience designing AI-native products.
• Experience working with UK Defence clients or in Defence projects.
• Ability to design at scale and contribute to design systems.
• Experience in a consulting services environment is a plus.
• Ability to influence product direction and broader strategy.
• Strong collaboration and communication across teams and stakeholders.
• Mentor others in design tools and methods.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of complex, high-impact UIs that meet accessibility standards.
• Plan and conduct user research to inform strategic design decisions.
• Own wireframes, prototypes, and detailed designs for challenging problems.
• Evolve the design system to meet project needs and guide implementation.
• Foster cross-functional collaboration and communicate design rationale to leadership.
• Iterate design processes, promoting experimentation and validation for usability.

Skills

AI-native products

UK Defence experience

Design systems

Consulting services experience

Influence product direction

Cross-functional collaboration

Mentoring in design tools

AI design tools

Tools

AI design tools

Job description

Faculty is looking for a Senior Product Designer to lead the design of AI-native solutions for defence-related clients in the UK. You’ll work with ML engineers, data scientists and software engineers from day zero to shape intuitive experiences in a high-stakes domain.

As a senior designer, you’ll share best practices, help grow the design capability, and ensure the design system evolves to meet complex project needs while mentoring peers in design tools, including AI-enabled methods.