Senior Product Designer

Farewill; London; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Farewill seeks a Senior Product Designer to transform how the world deals with death. This role involves leading design for empathetic products, driving impactful product decisions, and collaborating closely with various teams. Enjoy a competitive salary, hybrid working, and a chance to make a meaningful impact in this unique field.

Benefits

Generous stock options

Four-day working week option

28 days of annual leave plus public holidays

Personal development budget

Regular team socials

Opportunity to impact lives

Qualifications

• Evidence of design leadership in products across platforms.
• Analytical approach focusing on human user outcomes.
• Experience in collaborative design processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of inclusive, empathetic products.
• Contribute to balancing business needs with customer needs.
• Develop Farewill's product design approach from strategy to UI details.

Skills

Design leadership

Attention to detail

User-focused outcomes

Collaboration skills

Strong communication

Job description

Social network you want to login/join with:

The role We’re looking for a Senior Product Designer to help us change the way the world deals with death. It’s a big opportunity– the chance to change the lives of millions of people and their families every year. You'd be integral to determining the direction we take with our products and services. And you’ll help define the relationship we have with the people who need us.We have 2 product teams and you’ll be designing across both. This is a role for a clear communicator, and confident collaborator.You should be as comfortable rolling up your sleeves to draw on the whiteboard as you are using digital design tools. And as happy to set up your own way of working as you are adopting the best bits of the way we work today.

Day to day, you will:

Lead the design of simple, inclusive, empathetic products and services our customers can trust

Contribute to product decisions, balancing the business requirements with the needs of our customers

Champion our users and make evidence-based decisions, from insight and strategy through to creation and delivery

Continue to develop Farewill's approach to product design, from the big picture down to the smallest UI details

Help us build excellent customer facing products and the brilliant internal tools that make sure we deliver them

Report to our Creative Director, and work closely with our Lead Brand Designer, Product Managers and Engineers

In the interview, we’ll be looking for evidence of:

Design leadership, resulting in simple and effective products across multiple platforms and devices

Attention to detail and care for the craft of design

An analytical approach with human, user-focussed outcomes

Collaborative ways of working with content, research, product and engineering

Strong communication, documentation and facilitation skills

Assessing and establishing design patterns

What we offer:

£75-90k salary plus generous stock options

The option to work a 4 day week (off on Fridays), though please note this would be at a prorated salary

28 days annual leave plus the usual public holidays

Personal development budget of 3 days and £1000 per year

Hybrid working; our team works a minimum of 2 days/week in our lovely East London (Haggerston) office

Regular team socials & company-wide events

A chance to make a meaningful contribution to people's lives and deaths