Lead Product Designer
MotorwayAutomotive Marketplace company
London, United KingdomLead
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About the role
TL;DR
Lead Product Designer to shape design standards, mentor teams, and tackle complex product challenges.
- •{"about_the_role": "Motorway is the UK's largest online car-selling platform.
- •As a Lead Product Designer, you will shape how the team works, set the standard for craft and rigour, and bring a clear point of view on where design is heading.
- •You will take ownership of complex design challenges, working across the full product lifecycle.", "key_responsibilities": ["Own complex, ambiguous product challenges, transforming messy problems into elegant user experiences from discovery to deployment.", "Spearhead how the team thoughtfully integrates AI to supercharge workflows while keeping human judgment and craft at the center.", "Collaborate seamlessly with engineering, speaking their language through code, complex prototypes, or building tools.", "Be a fierce advocate for users, leveraging deep research, continuous usability testing, and sharp data insights.", "Foster an environment where diverse perspectives thrive and designers do the best work of their careers."], "requirements": ["Deep track record as a Senior or Lead Product Designer, successfully shipping impactful digital products across web and mobile.", "Experience shipping code, building own products, or spinning up functional, high-fidelity tools and prototypes.", "Strong grasp of consumer journeys, ideally with experience navigating both B2C and B2B product landscapes.", "Highly considered approach to AI in design, understanding strategic use and guiding teams.", "Ability to connect design execution directly to business outcomes and confidently shape product strategy."]}
Required skills
Product DesignUX DesignUI DesignFigmaWireframingPrototypingUser ResearchUsability TestingAgileProduct StrategyMentoring
Nice-to-have skills
A/B TestingGrowth StrategyProduct-Led GrowthPythonJavaScriptTypeScript
Domain expertise
automotive
Benefits & perks
Competitive salary, Equity scheme, 25 days holiday, Flexible working, Private medical insurance, Life assurance, Pension scheme, Enhanced family leave, 24/7 Employee Assistance Programme, EV leasing scheme, Cycle to work scheme, Nursery salary sacrifice scheme, 1 paid volunteering day a year
Tech stack
FigmaAnthropic APIPythonJavaScriptTypeScriptGitLinuxJiraConfluencePostmanSwaggerOpenAPIREST APIWebSocketsRabbitMQCelerySidekiqNotionSlackAsanaLinearMonday.comAirtableExcelPowerPointGoogle AnalyticsGA4Looker StudioWorkdayGreenhouse
