Lead Product Designer

Lead / Head of Design required for growing design & build agency, opportunity to shape design whilst managing a small team and getting hands on with the craft.

The client

My client is a 20-person independent digital agency working with some of the world’s best brands. They’re moving further into product, design and build, and away from pure brand design — making this an exciting time to join.

They’re looking for a Lead Product Designer — someone hands-on, ambitious, and ready to head up design. The role is an UX-leaning Product Design position but ideally suited to someone who also has brand design exposure. You’ll steer the vision for design, manage and mentor a team of 5, while still staying close to the craft.

The role

What you’ll be doing

• Own and lead the design function, setting direction across UX, UI and brand.

• Manage, mentor and inspire a team of 5 designers, balancing oversight with hands-on delivery.

• Take projects from discovery and research through to design systems and delivery.

• Work across varied projects, often in B2B and SaaS, where clarity, usability and polish matter most.

• Get involved in client pitches and workshops, shaping ideas and selling design thinking.

• Collaborate closely with strategy and engineering teams to deliver high-quality product builds.

The candidate

• A proven Product Design Lead / Senior Designer with a strong UX foundation and brand design background/exposure.

• Experience in an agency environment and comfortable with the pace, variety and client-facing side of work.

• Confident across research, UX strategy, prototyping, UI design and brand — end-to-end product design.

• Able to balance leadership with craft — mentoring juniors while still rolling up your sleeves.

• Strong communicator who’s happy leading pitches, presenting to clients and defending design decisions.

Why join?

• Opportunity to head up design and shape the future of the studio.

• Work with world-class brands across sectors, with a current focus on B2B / SaaS.

• Collaborative, supportive culture — small enough to have real impact, big enough to do exciting work.

• Salary around £80–85k with clear growth potential.

• Hybrid setup with 3 days a week in London office.

Apply below!