Senior Product Designer

Zapp; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Salary + equity package

25 days annual leave

Private Health Insurance

Extended sick pay and parental leave

Job summary

Zapp, London’s leading premium convenience retail platform, is seeking a Senior Product Designer. You will lead design projects for our customer app and internal tools, collaborating with product, engineering, operations, and commercial teams to create scalable, user-centered experiences.

You will help evolve the design system and balance craft with rapid iteration. You will thrive if you have a deep empathy for users, strong design thinking, and a track record of delivering thoughtful, usable

Qualifications

• 5+ years of UI/UX/product design experience across consumer-facing apps and internal tools.
• Strong portfolio showing end-to-end design process and product thinking.
• Proven ability to conduct user research and apply user-centered design principles.

Responsibilities

• Lead design efforts for mobile app and internal tools.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Operations and Commercial teams to define problems and craft design solutions.
• Map user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and prototypes using Figma; explore AI for faster handoff.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and field observations with internal teams and centers.
• Design efficient interfaces for key systems focusing on core workflows like picking, packing, and dispatching.
• Contribute to and evolve the design system with standardized components and processes.

Skills

UI/UX/Product design

Portfolio

User research

Communication

Tools

Figma

AI design tools

Job description

Senior Product Designer

Location: Nine Elms, London - Full-time

About Zapp

Zapp is London’s leading premium convenience retail platform. Founded in 2020, our vision is to disrupt the multi-trillion dollar convenience retail market, by developing best-in-class customer-centric technology and fulfilment solutions. Zapp partners with some of the world’s leading brands to deliver an exclusive range of hand-picked products 24/7, delivered in minutes.

About the Role

We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer who thrives at the intersection of usability and design strategy. You'll lead design projects for both our customer-facing app and internal tools used by our operations and commercial teams, ensuring seamless and scalable experiences across the board.

You’ll work closely with the company’s Founder to continue our mission to build the most loved on-demand delivery experience in the world. You’ll thrive here if you’re driven by deep user empathy, passionate about thoughtful design, and able to move fast without compromising craft or clarity.

Responsibilities

• Lead product design efforts for our mobile app and internal operations/commercial tools.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, Operations and Commercial teams to define user problems and co-create practical, elegant design solutions. Communicate design concepts and research findings effectively.
• Map out user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs that balance usability, efficiency, data accuracy and visual clarity. Use Figma for wireframes, mockups, and prototypes and experiment with AI tools to accelerate design and handoff.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and field observation with internal teams (Warehouse, Customer Experience, Supply Chain, Category Managers) and visiting our Distribution and Fulfilment Centers to understand real-world needs.
• Design efficient interfaces for key systems (Supplier, Inventory, Rider Dispatch, Warehouse Management) focusing on core workflows like picking, packing, and dispatching in a bustling fulfillment center - and dispatching across different environments (handhelds, desktops).
• Contribute to and help evolve our design system—standardising a component library, establishing design processes, and improving documentation for consistency and scalability.

Key Requirements

• 5+ years of UI/UX/Product design experience across consumer-facing apps and complex internal tools, ideally in logistics, retail/e-commerce, or on-demand services.
• Strong portfolio showcasing your end-to-end design process, product thinking, problem-solving ability, and refined visual design.
• Proven ability to conduct user research and apply user-centered design principles to develop thoughtful, usable, and delightful solutions.Passion and love for what we do with world-class commitment to every single detail
• Proficiency in Figma (mockups, components, prototyping), with a deep understanding of design constraints and opportunities across web and mobile platforms. Interest in using AI to optimize workflows.
• Experience collaborating in fast-paced, cross-functional environments; startup mindset with high comfort in ambiguity and rapid iteration.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and problem-solving skills.

Benefits

Opportunity to be part of an industry transforming mission - your work will directly shape how the world experiences fast, premium retail.

Of course we also offer:

• Competitive salary & equity package.
• 25 days of annual leave plus bank holidays.
• Private Health Insurance.
• Extended sick pay and maternity/paternity leave pay.