Lead Product Designer

Senior Product Design Lead - Workplace Experience London - Hybrid, 2 days per week onsite £600 per day - Inside IR35 6-month contract Start: ASAP We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Design Lead to lead end-to-end UX and UI design for a global workplace experience platform. This is a senior, hands-on leadership role combining design strategy, team management and direct delivery. You will oversee a distributed design team while remaining actively involved in user journeys, wireframes, interaction design, prototyping and high-quality UI execution. You will collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Content, Brand and Accessibility teams to deliver a consistent and engaging employee experience across multiple global markets. Key responsibilities: • Own the end-to-end product design vision across UX and UI • Lead, mentor and support a distributed team of designers • Remain hands-on with user flows, wireframes, prototypes and UI design • Manage and prioritise the design backlog • Lead discovery sessions, stakeholder workshops and design-thinking activities • Establish consistency through design systems, accessibility and brand standards • Support CMS-driven products and effective content-governance models • Work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Engineering and Delivery teams • Present design direction and recommendations to senior executives • Support the global rollout and adoption of the platform across multiple markets Required experience: • 10+ years of Product Design experience across UX and UI • 5+ years in a design leadership or Lead Designer position • Experience designing digital workplace, employee experience or internal enterprise platforms • Strong hands-on wireframing, prototyping, interaction design and UI capabilities • Proven people leadership and mentoring experience • Experience working within large-scale, regulated enterprise environments • Strong understanding of CMS platforms and content governance • Experience managing distributed or offshore design and development teams • Knowledge of design systems and accessibility standards • Excellent stakeholder management and executive communication skills Desirable experience: • Financial services or another highly regulated industry • Employee experience or workplace transformation programmes • Desk, meeting-room or workplace-booking solutions • Global headquarters or workplace rollouts • Managing offshore teams based in India • Content strategy or content design • Presenting within governance forums and senior leadership meetings If you are a senior design leader who enjoys setting the direction while remaining close to the detail and delivery, please apply with your latest CV.