Service Design Lead - Digital Customer Experience

83zero Ltd; City Of London; Hybride; GBP 70 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

83zero Ltd in London is seeking an experienced Lead Service Designer to steer the Digital Customer Experience practice, leading high-profile transformation programmes and shaping the future of digital services.

You will blend strategic leadership with hands-on design, collaborating with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to turn complex challenges into user-centered, scalable solutions. This hybrid role offers a generous package and security clearances eligibility.

Qualifications

• Proven experience leading end-to-end service design programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management, including influencing senior decision-makers.
• Expertise in service blueprinting, journey mapping, systems mapping and proposition development.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing multidisciplinary teams.
• Excellent facilitation, communication and workshop skills.
• Ability to connect strategic design with practical delivery in agile or hybrid environments.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to challenge ideas constructively.
• Experience with GDS Service Standards, accessibility, regulated industries or AI-enabled services would be a real advantage.

Responsabilités

• Lead end-to-end service design programmes from discovery through to delivery and live operation.
• Define service strategies, future-state experiences and service architectures.
• Drive user research, prototyping, testing and design delivery.
• Lead design sprints, workshops and co-creation sessions.
• Develop service blueprints, customer journeys and new propositions.
• Influence senior stakeholders and shape key strategic decisions.
• Mentor and develop designers, helping build a high-performing design practice.
• Support client proposals, new business opportunities and project development.
• Drive innovation across design methodologies, standards and AI-enabled services.

Connaissances

End-to-end service design

Stakeholder management

Facilitation & workshops

Agile/hybrid delivery

Strategic design execution

Mentoring designers

Commercial awareness

AI-enabled services knowledge

Description du poste

Lead Service Designer - Digital Customer Experience

London | Hybrid

Permanent Opportunity

£70,000-£85,000 + Benefits

Lead the vision. Shape the experience. Make an impact. Exciting projects with both Public Sector & Government Clients!

We're looking for an experienced Lead Service Designer to join a growing Digital Customer Experience practice, leading high-profile transformation programmes and shaping the future of digital services.

This is a fantastic opportunity to combine strategic leadership with hands-on design, working with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams to turn complex challenges into innovative, user-centred and scalable solutions.

What will you be doing?

• Lead end-to-end service design programmes, from initial discovery through to delivery and live operation.


• Define service strategies, future-state experiences and service architectures.


• Drive user research, prototyping, testing and design delivery.


• Lead design sprints, workshops and co-creation sessions.


• Develop service blueprints, customer journeys and new propositions.


• Influence senior stakeholders and shape key strategic decisions.


• Mentor and develop designers, helping build a high-performing design practice.


• Support client proposals, new business opportunities and project development.


• Drive innovation across design methodologies, standards and AI-enabled services.

What are we looking for?

• Proven experience leading end-to-end service design programmes.


• Strong stakeholder management skills, including influencing senior decision-makers.


• Expertise in service blueprinting, journey mapping, systems mapping and proposition development.


• Experience leading, coaching and developing multidisciplinary teams.


• Excellent facilitation, communication and workshop skills.


• The ability to connect strategic design with practical delivery in agile or hybrid environments.


• Strong commercial awareness and the confidence to challenge ideas constructively.


• Experience with GDS Service Standards, accessibility, regulated industries or AI-enabled services would be a real advantage

Ready to take the lead?

If you're an ambitious Service Design leader who enjoys tackling complex challenges, influencing at senior level and turning big ideas into real-world outcomes, this could be your next move.

Security: Eligibility for SC-level security clearance is required, subject to the relevant clearance criteria.