Staff Product Designer

About This Opportunity

We are representing a fast-growing UK fintech organization in their search for a Staff Product Designer based in Cardiff. Our client is building consumer-focused financial products at significant scale, and their design team plays a central role in shaping product strategy and customer experience.

This is a senior individual contributor role where you'll lead complex, end-to-end design initiatives across major product areas. You'll set the design vision, mentor other designers, and partner with cross-functional leaders to deliver work that moves both customer and business metrics.

Responsibilities

• Set long-term design vision and lead large-scale design projects in ambiguous problem spaces across wide product areas
• Navigate tradeoffs and guide strategic product decisions with a strong point of view
• Raise the bar for design craft and product excellence, establishing benchmarks for quality across the organization
• Partner with cross-functional leaders to define and execute product strategies that translate into actionable, shippable plans
• Proactively address systemic challenges, reduce complexity, and create better conditions for teams to deliver impact
• Act as a visible ambassador for design, sharing work and impact across the company
• Mentor and level up designers across the discipline, fostering growth, collaboration, and belonging

What We're Looking For

• Deep expertise in a specific design discipline with strong foundational skills across all areas of product design
• Proven track record delivering high-impact design work that drives customer outcomes, influences company metrics, and achieves commercial goals
• Excellent visual, UI, and interaction design skills, with the ability to think through complex interaction challenges
• Curiosity about continuing to develop your craft and learning new tools, ways of working, and technology
• Ability to thrive in ambiguity, leading teams to deliver in complex, fast-changing environments while maintaining high quality standards
• Strategic thinking capabilities to shape product direction across multiple areas and translate organizational goals into clear plans
• Strong collaboration skills for working cross-functionally to improve processes and deliver greater value
• Resilience, rational decision-making, and effective communication, even in challenging circumstances
• Passion for growing and shaping design teams through hiring, onboarding, or creating scalable resources
• Pragmatic and proactive approach, balancing design impact with practical delivery needs

How We Work With You

When you apply through Get A Job.ai, our talent team will review your application and schedule an initial screening conversation. We'll discuss your background, the role requirements, and what you're looking for in your next position. If there's a strong mutual fit, we'll submit your profile to our client for consideration and guide you through their interview process.

The client's process typically includes a craft interview where you'll present a case study, followed by interviews covering leadership, values, strategy, and impact. The full process takes approximately 3-4 weeks, with flexibility to accommodate your schedule.

Please do not contact the client directly. All applications and communications should go through Get A Job.ai to ensure proper representation.

Additional Details

Location: Cardiff, UK (remote working within the UK with occasional London meetings)

Employment Type: Full-time, permanent

Visa Sponsorship: Available for qualified candidates; relocation assistance to the UK may be provided

Benefits: The client offers flexible working hours, learning budget, work-from-home equipment, and additional perks

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