UX/PX Design Lead

Experis IT; Nottingham; Hybrid; GBP 81,000 - 99,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent benefits

Hybrid working

Nottingham location

Job summary

Experis IT in the United Kingdom is partnering with a market-leading software organisation on one of its most ambitious transformation programmes. As UX/PX Design Lead, you will shape the next generation of AI-powered experiences, embedding within a cross-functional squad to own end-to-end design strategy and delivery.

This hands-on leadership role combines design excellence with engineering collaboration, mentoring a designer and setting the quality bar for scalable, user-centered AI products.

Qualifications

• Portfolio demonstrating complex digital product delivery.
• Experience operating in SaaS/software environments.
• Comfortable working hands-on with AI tools.
• Ability to collaborate directly with engineers and contribute beyond traditional design boundaries.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the UX strategy for a next-generation AI-enabled platform.
• Create intuitive, trusted and engaging experiences for users interacting with intelligent agents.
• Work directly with Product and Engineering teams to design and ship working solutions.
• Use modern AI-assisted tools to accelerate design and delivery.
• Establish scalable design patterns, standards and best practices.
• Lead and mentor a designer while helping shape the future design capability.
• Influence senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering and the wider business.
• Champion user-centred design in a fast-moving tech environment.

Skills

UX fundamentals

Product Design

Experience Design

Agile

Stakeholder collaboration

Tools

AI tools (Claude Code, Cursor)

Job description

UX/PX Design Lead

Hybrid - Nottingham | £90,000 + Excellent Benefits

Design the Future of AI-Powered User Experiences

We're partnering with a market-leading software organisation embarking on one of its most ambitious product transformation programmes to date.

As UX/PX Design Lead, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the next generation of AI-powered experiences, helping define how users interact with intelligent, agent-driven products. This is a rare opportunity to join a business where design isn't a support function, it's a core driver of innovation, product strategy and customer value.

This is a hands-on leadership position where you'll be Embedded within a highly accountable product and engineering squad, designing, building and shipping experiences that will influence thousands of users globally. Based on the requirements outlined, you'll own the end-to-end experience strategy for a flagship next-generation platform while helping establish best practice for AI-native product design.

The Opportunity

You'll take ownership of the user experience vision across a major transformation programme, working at the cutting edge of AI, product design and engineering.

This is not a role for someone who wants to throw designs over the fence.

We're looking for a design leader who enjoys getting hands-on, building alongside engineers, experimenting with emerging AI tools and setting the quality bar for exceptional digital experiences. You'll work within an agile engineering environment, helping turn concepts into working products and defining what great agentic experiences look like.

What You'll Be Doing

• Defining and driving the UX strategy for a next-generation AI-enabled platform.
• Creating intuitive, trusted and engaging experiences for users interacting with intelligent agents.
• Working directly alongside Product and Engineering teams to design and ship working solutions.
• Using modern AI-assisted tools to accelerate design and delivery.
• Establishing scalable design patterns, standards and best practices.
• Leading and mentoring a designer while helping shape the future design capability.
• Influencing senior stakeholders across Product, Engineering and the wider business.
• Championing user-centred design across a fast-moving technology environment.

What We're Looking For

• Outstanding UX, Product Design or Experience Design fundamentals.
• A portfolio that demonstrates exceptional judgement and complex digital product delivery.
• Experience operating within SaaS, software or technology-led environments.
• Genuine enthusiasm for AI and how it's transforming product design.
• Comfortable working hands-on with modern design and AI tools.
• Ability to collaborate directly with engineers and contribute beyond traditional design boundaries.
• Naturally curious, resilient and commercially minded.
• Someone who thrives in agile, fast-paced environments where ownership and accountability matter.

Bonus Points For

• Experience with AI-powered products, conversational interfaces or agentic workflows.
• Exposure to tools such as Claude Code, Cursor or similar AI-assisted development platforms.
• Experience building and scaling design systems.
• Previous experience mentoring or developing design talent.

Why Apply?

• ? High-profile role within a major AI transformation programme
• ? Opportunity to shape next-generation user experiences
• ? Genuine influence across Product, Design and Engineering
• ? Hybrid working based in Nottingham
• ? Collaborative, innovation-led culture
• ? £90,000 salary + attractive benefits package

Interested?

If you're a design leader who loves creating exceptional experiences, thrives alongside engineers and is excited by the possibilities of AI, we'd love to hear from you.

This is your chance to help define what great design looks like in the next generation of intelligent software.

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