Senior Product Designer

Freetrade Limited; City of Westminster; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment platform is looking for a Senior Product Designer to conceive, design, and ship innovative products that enhance customer financial experiences. The role emphasizes collaboration with engineering and research teams to ensure high-quality design implementation. Ideal candidates will have 5+ years of experience and a strong portfolio demonstrating design expertise across platforms. This position offers a hybrid working culture, competitive salary, and comprehensive benefits including 25 holidays and enhanced parental leave.

Benefits

Competitive salary

25 days holidays plus public holidays

Enhanced pension

Private health insurance

Learning & Development funding

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience with a strong portfolio.
• Ability to produce pixel-perfect designs and prototypes.
• Experience with both qualitative and quantitative user research techniques.

Responsibilities

• Conceive and design new products focused on customer experience.
• Collaborate with various teams to solve design challenges.
• Ensure high-quality implementation with the Engineering team.

Skills

Product design experience

Expertise in Figma

UI/UX trends understanding

User research methods

Empathy

Creativity

Education

Design degree or related field

Job description

About the Role

A Senior Product Designer at Freetrade will conceive, design, and ship new products and features aimed at making customers' financial lives better. The role focuses on autonomy, customer‑centric design, and collaboration with engineering, research, product, compliance, and business teams.

Responsibilities

• Conceive, design, and ship new products and features that excite customers.
• Contribute to and maintain the Design System foundation for iOS, Android, and responsive Web, aligned with Design Principles.
• Take full ownership of work, responsible for every last detail and step.
• Listen to customers and let their needs guide solutions.
• Work closely with Engineering to ensure high‑quality implementation.
• Collaborate with research, product, compliance, and business to find practical solutions to design challenges.
• Deeply care about customers and provide exceptional app experiences.
• Help build a strong design culture within the company.
• Foster a collaborative and customer‑centric culture.
• Proactively seek ways to improve product, aiming for best‑in‑class design.
• Leverage AI technology to make daily work more efficient.
• Make designs evidence‑based and articulate design decisions rationale.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience with portfolio showcasing commercial expertise, contributions to design systems and cross‑platform products.
• Expertise in Figma, including variables and developer mode for handover process.
• Produce pixel‑perfect designs and prototypes to communicate with engineers and stakeholders.
• Deep understanding of UI/UX trends and technology standards for iOS, Android, and Web.
• Design end‑to‑end experiences following a cohesive design‑thinking process.
• Experience with qualitative and quantitative user research methods; plan and facilitate research sessions, turning insights into actions that drive product direction.
• Produce visually appealing, functional designs and prototypes with a customer‑centric approach.
• Balance theoretical problem exploration with visual design solution.
• Understand performance metrics and experimentation.
• Creativity and empathy; inspire and motivate team members.
• Strong empathy; adopt customer mindset even in unfamiliar subjects.

Desirable

• Design degree or related field.
• Experience working within financial services.

Company Mission

Freetrade’s mission is to become the default place to invest, simplifying and reducing the cost of investing for millions. With a recent partnership with the IG Group and a focus on new features like mutual funds, bonds, and family investment tools, we are accelerating our roadmap and leveraging AI to enhance customer experience.

Benefits

• Hybrid working culture: 3 days in‑office (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday), 2 days from home (Wednesday, Friday).
• Competitive salary carefully benchmarked.
• 25 days holidays plus UK public holidays, birthday off, extra day for each year at Freetrade.
• Enhanced pension: match up to 5% contributions.
• Group life insurance: coverage 5× salary.
• Private health insurance: medical, mental health, dental, vision, wellness, preventative care.
• Bonus scheme linked to company and personal impact.
• Income protection cover.
• Enhanced parental leave.
• Learning & Development: fund industry qualifications.
• Cycle to Work scheme: high‑quality bike and gear via salary sacrifice.
• Paid Sick Leave: 10 fully paid days per year.

Interview Process

1. Initial interview – chat with Talent Partner.
2. Hiring Manager interview – deep dive into skills and experience.
3. Home Task Presentation – demonstrate problem solving.
4. Executive interview – conversation with stakeholders, assess cultural fit.