About this role
Salary: £? - ? per year
Requirements: Proven experience as a Lead Product Designer, including ownership of overall Design System StrategyDemonstrable experience scaling design systems across large organisationsStrong working knowledge of FigmaExperience defining governance, architecture and standards, and measuring system usage, effectiveness and future improvementsAbility to drive coherence, accessibility and scalability, ensuring designs are accessible and responsiveAbility to lead cross-functional collaboration and drive adoption across Product teamsExcellent stakeholder management and influencing skills, including with C-suite stakeholdersExceptional communication skills and confidence communicating with technical and non-technical audiencesWorking knowledge of Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe)Flexible approach to hybrid workingDesirable: immediate availabilityDesirable: demonstrable experience with AI toolingDesirable: research, content design or service design experienceDesirable: experience in a large, complex, heavily regulated organisation Responsibilities: Own the overall Design System Strategy and scale systems across large organisationsDefine and evolve the Design Systems architecture, principles, governance and standardsMeasure system usage and effectiveness, and identify future improvementsDrive coherence, accessibility and scalability across designsLead cross-functional collaboration and encourage adoption across Product teamsWork closely with Product Designers and Engineers, bridging Design and EngineeringTest and validate component behaviour Technologies: AIFigmaUX UI Design More:
We are recruiting for a six-month Lead Product Designer contract in Manchester, with hybrid working. The rate is up to £750 per day, inside IR35. Hays Specialist Recruitment Limited is acting as an employment agency for permanent recruitment and an employment business for the supply of temporary workers.
last updated 41 week of 2026