Senior Product Designer . Beam

Design Better Podcast; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Job summary

Beam in London is seeking a Senior Product Designer to own end-to-end design for frontline AI tools used by caseworkers and social workers. You will collaborate with product and engineering to translate field insights into practical, high-impact features.

You will visit users, evolve the design system, and craft interactions that feel fast, reliable, and intuitive. A product-first generalist with strong communication is ideal.

Qualifications

• Product-first generalist capable of end-to-end design.
• Data-informed and outcome-focused mindset for decisions.
• Strong ability to translate ambiguity into clear flows.
• Confident communicator aligning teams with visuals and data.
• Comfortable collaborating directly with engineers and PMs.

Responsibilities

• Own design end-to-end from user research to shipped software.
• Collaborate with engineers on AI features and practical use.
• Visit field workers to gain insights and feed back into design.
• Evolve the design system and define new patterns where needed.
• Create interactions that feel fast, reliable, and delightful.

Skills

Product design

Systems thinking

Prototyping

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

# Senior Product DesignerBeam, London, UKPublic servicesOur Pick## Why this work mattersBeam uses AI-powered tools and caseworker support to help homeless people, refugees, and vulnerable individuals gain stable housing and employment.This job was selected as “Our Pick” because the hiring organization is particularly good for the world.View the full listing and apply →Listed 2 Nov 2026Applications are handled by Beam, not by Hard Problems.## About BeamBeam builds AI tools for frontline workers, including caseworkers and social workers, helping them take notes, provide live interpretation and handle phone calls so they can focus on the people they serve. Over 100,000 frontline workers already use Beam's products. The company is backed by founders of Booking.com, Calm, Shazam and Dropbox, and has been named by WIRED as one of London's 10 hottest startups and by LinkedIn as a Top 15 UK Startup.### The roleBeam is building out a world-class design team to bring its approach to new products and users. The goal is to create tools that feel \"dictaphone simple\" — something anyone can pick up, use without thinking, and put down again — designed with the same care and craft as the best consumer products. The role sits within the Product & Engineering department.### What you would do* Own design end-to-end, working closely with product and engineering, from talking to users through to shipping and iterating on finished software* Work with engineers on AI capabilities, translating what the latest models can do into practical, high-impact product features* Visit caseworkers and social workers in the field, observe how they actually work, and feed those insights back into design decisions* Evolve the design system, creating new patterns and conventions where none yet exist* Craft interactions so the product feels fast, reliable and a pleasure to use### What they are looking for* A product-first generalist with experience at a fast-paced startup or product-led tech company* Data-informed and outcome-focused, able to balance high-fidelity craft with quick mock-ups that engineers can build from* Strong at translating ambiguity into simple flows, turning vague conceptual problems into interfaces people immediately understand* A confident communicator who can align a team around a direction using both visuals and data* Comfortable working directly with engineers and PMs, sparring on trade-offs and open-ended briefs* Motivated by the mission of improving essential public services through design* Senior+ level; candidates who are more senior are encouraged to apply and discuss levelling### Working arrangementsThe role is based in London on a hybrid basis.### Pay and benefitsBase salary £85,000 - £115,000, plus equity.## DetailsLocation: London, UKOn-site or remote: Hybrid (London)Salary: £85,000 - £115,000Sector: Public servicesRole: Product designSeniority: SeniorOrganisation: For-profitThis job is listed on the Hard Problems job board, but details come from the employer’s own listing and may have changed — always check the original posting.