Senior Product Designer - AI-Driven, Design Systems Leader

Resident Advisor; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work options

Generous annual leave

Pension scheme

Wellbeing initiatives (ClassPass)

Discounts on RA merch

Volunteering allowance

Job summary

Resident Advisor is seeking a Senior Product Designer to steer the design direction for ra.co and the RA Guide app, serving millions of users. You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, and Growth to craft engaging experiences that drive long-term engagement in electronic music communities.

You’ll bring hands-on AI-enabled design expertise, lead design systems evolution, and mentor peers while shaping discovery, prototyping and production across web and native platforms.

Qualifications

• A portfolio demonstrating strong product design thinking, visual craft and impact on products shipped at scale.
• Experience mentoring designers and influencing product and engineering stakeholders.
• Hands-on experience using AI in design practice, from ideation to prototyping with AI tools.
• Deep experience building and maintaining design systems with tokens and documentation.
• Understanding how a design system can be usable by AI with clear usage guidance.

Responsibilities

• Lead product design for RA's consumer products end to end, across web and native app touchpoints.
• Set design direction and quality standards, shaping strategy and roadmaps with product/engineering/data leads.
• Mentor designers through critique and feedback to raise craftsmanship.
• Lead discovery activities including user research, workshops and data analysis.
• Collaborate with engineers to ensure quality execution from design to code.
• Own the RA Design System and document patterns for AI and non-AI use.

Skills

Product design

Leadership

Mentoring

AI in design

Design systems

UI/UX

User-centered design

Tools

Figma

AI tooling

Job description

Resident Advisor is seeking a Senior Product Designer to steer the design direction for ra.co and the RA Guide app, serving millions of users. You will collaborate with Product, Engineering, Data, and Growth to craft engaging experiences that drive long-term engagement in electronic music communities.

You’ll bring hands-on AI-enabled design expertise, lead design systems evolution, and mentor peers while shaping discovery, prototyping and production across web and native platforms.