Lead Product Designer

bupa.co.uk

Manchester, United Kingdom
Up to £65k doe + location; 10% bonus; fantastic be...
Hybrid
Product design leadership experience
Strategic product discovery
End-to-end experience design
Lead a cross-functional squad and a small team of designers, driving both how the product works and how we discover what to build

Job Summary

  • Lead a cross-functional squad and a small team of designers, driving both how the product works and how we discover what to build.
  • Balance user and business needs to create desirable, feasible, and viable solutions, driving design quality, accessibility, and consistency.
  • Our benefits are designed to make health happen for our people, including Viva, our global wellbeing programme and flexible working.

Matching Summary

Lead a cross-functional squad and a small team of designers, driving both how the product works and how we discover what to build.

Salary

Up to £65k DOE and location; 10% bonus; fantastic benefits

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Product design leadership experience
  • Strategic product discovery
  • End-to-end experience design
  • Figma, design systems, accessibility
  • Research and usability testing

Nice-to-have

  • AI tools like Figma Make
  • Cross-functional squad leadership
  • Culture of experimentation
  • Coaching and growing designers

Key Requirements

  • Proven track record in product design
  • Experience in a leadership or mentorship role
  • Portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking
  • Depth in product design plus breadth across research, service, content, systems, or strategy
  • Ability to zoom out on vision and zoom in on details
  • Discovery mindset: test early, guide through ambiguity
  • Interaction-first approach
  • Skilled in Figma, design systems, and accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA)
  • Experience in research and usability testing
  • Strong grasp of discovery, experimentation, and agile ways of working

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