Senior Product Designer

Hubexo; Newcastle upon Tyne; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Job summary

Hubexo is seeking a Senior Product Designer to shape the future of our Design Platform. You will lead complex workflows spanning specification and product information, guiding them from discovery through validated delivery across global markets.

Working with Product Management, Engineering, QA, and AI Platform teams, you’ll turn customer problems into accessible, consistent experiences and help set design strategy with the Head of Design.

Qualifications

• Experience designing global or multi-region SaaS products.

Responsibilities

• Lead the design of complex, often novel workflows across specification and product information, from concept to shipped features.
• Conduct user research, usability testing and stakeholder conversations to translate insights into practical design decisions.
• Create and test wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity designs before development begins.
• Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to shape features that are useful, viable and commercially sound.
• Own key parts of the design system, ensuring consistent experiences across products and markets as the platform evolves.
• Use analytics and feedback to identify usability problems and reduce design debt.
• Communicate design decisions clearly to designers, engineers, and senior stakeholders.
• Mentor and support other designers to raise the team’s design craft and processes.

Job description

One Trinity Gardens, Pandon, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2HH, UK

Job Description

Posted Wednesday, 26 August 2026 at 00:00

Help shape the future of how construction professionals discover, specify and source the products that build our world.

Senior Product Designer, Design Platform

About Hubexo

Hubexo provides data, insights and software that help the construction market make better decisions and work more efficiently. We support customers across the sector, including contractors, consultants, specifiers and construction product manufacturers, through solutions spanning project intelligence, specification, product information , and eTendering.

About the rol

This is a rare opportunity to help build Hubexo’s future Design Platform . As Senior Product Designer, you will play a defining role in the evolution and creation of our Design Platform, the products that will shape how design professionals specify and source construction materials for years to come. Your canvas spans global construction s pec ification and product information , where you will design innovative workflows that don't yet exist in the construction sector.

You will lead complex design work from discovery and research through to validated designs and delivery. Working alongside Product Management, Engineering, QA and our AI Platform team, you will turn customer problems and business priorities into accessible, consistent , and commercially effective product experiences.

Your impact will be visible in clearer product workflows, stronger design consistency , and experiences that help construction professionals complete important tasks more easily. You will use research, evidence , and customer feedback to guide design decisions and uncover opportunities that others haven't yet seen.

What you'll be doing

• Lead the design of complex, often novel workflows across s pec ification and product information , taking ideas from early concept through to shipped, validated features
• Get close to users through research, usability testing and stakeholder conversations, then translate what you learn into practical design decisions
• Create and test wireframes, prototypes , and high-fidelity designs before they move into development
• Partner closely with Product Managers and Engineers to shape features that are useful, technically viable , and commercially sound
• Take ownership of key parts of our shared design system, building consistent experiences across products and markets as the platform grows
• Use analytics, support tickets , and customer feedback to spot usability problems and tackle design debt
• Communicate your thinking clearly, whether you're speaking with designers, engineers, non-design colleagues or senior leaders
• Support other designers through mentoring, coaching , and knowledge-sharing, while helping raise the bar on the team's design craft and processe s
• Help set design strategy, roadmap priorities , and ways of working alongside the Head of Design and Product Managers
• Explore how product-design practices and tools, including AI-assisted tools, can push the way we work forward

Helpful experience

Experience designing global or multi-region SaaS products.

What you'll get

• The chance to lead meaningful, high-impact design work on a platform still being defined, with ownership of features from early discovery through to delivery.
• Real influence over our shared design system, our approach to user-centred design and our wider design strategy.
• Deep exposure to a specialist market and strong domain knowledge that few designers get to build elsewhere.
• A team that will back you to handle complex problems, make sound trade-offs and keep everyone focused on customer and product value.

We value the flexibility of hybrid working, and we also know there is real benefit in spending time together. This role is based at One Trinity Gardens in Newcastle, with at least three days each week in the office to collaborate, share ideas and stay connected with the team.

Our recruitment process is designed to be clear, relevant , and respectful. We will confirm the stages early, including whether the process will involve a task, presentation , or product-design discussion.

We want every candidate to have a fair and accessible experience. If you need adjustments or support at any stage of the recruitment process, please let us know. We will handle this information confidentially and only share it where needed to support your request.

Ready to build your future

If you want to lead ground-up product-design work, shape a platform from its foundations and help create genuinely new experiences for construction professionals, we would like to hear from you.

Why Hubexo We’re not here to coast - we’re here to challenge, grow, and build better. For our people and for our customers. That means we’ll expect a lot from you: ownership, precision, and a drive to lead by example. In return, you’ll get the space to dream big, take smart risks, and be seen, heard, and valued.

One Trinity Gardens, Pandon, Newcastle upon Tyne NE1 2HH, UK