Product Designer (UI/UX

Buildscout
Charing Cross, United Kingdom
2 days ago

Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Full-time (> 32 hours)
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Experience level
Senior
Compensation
£ 75K

Job location

Charing Cross, United Kingdom

Tech stack

Software as a Service
Design of User Interfaces
Responsive Web Design
Website Wireframe
Figma

Job description

We're now hiring a Senior Product Designer (UI/UX) to elevate how users interact with our data-rich, insight-driven platform. You'll partner closely with our Product Manager, Senior Engineer, Commercial Director, and wider Searchland team to craft intuitive, functional experiences that deliver real customer value., + Lead design across the full product lifecycle: from problem framing through to shipped solutions and iteration

  • Create low-fidelity wireframes and flows to explore ideas quickly during discovery.
  • Produce high-fidelity UI designs, prototypes, and interaction patterns that bring solutions to life.
  • Iterate designs based on user feedback, internal reviews, and technical input from engineering.
  • Challenge assumptions and push for clarity when problems are vague or poorly defined
  • Maintain & Evolve the Design System
  • Own the upkeep of new components, patterns, and UX guidelines to our design system as the platform evolves.
  • Work with engineering to ensure components are implemented consistently and remain scalable.
  • Identify re-usable patterns that make the product faster to build and easier to use
  • Collaborate Closely With Product & Engineering
  • Work with Product and Engineering to define what we should build, not just how it looks
  • Help shape the product roadmap, not just sprint delivery
  • Provide engineering-ready assets and support developers during implementation to ensure high-quality delivery.
  • Run regular UX audits to identify areas where consistency or usability needs to be improved.
  • Measure & Improve What You Ship
  • Review analytics, session recordings, and qualitative feedback after releases to understand how users interact with new features.
  • Identify UX issues or opportunities for newly released features, Own iteration and proposed improvements.
  • Focus on outcomes (activation, conversion, retention), not just outputs.

Requirements

  • Organised - Keeping roadmaps, priorities, and timelines crystal clear.
  • Forward-thinking - Anticipating user and industry needs before they become urgent.
  • Decisive & confident - Comfortable making calls and owning them.
  • Opinionated - You have a clear view on what good looks like and can defend it
  • Product-minded - You think in terms of user value, not just UI

We're looking for someone who thrives in a fast-moving startup environment and brings a mix of strategic thinking, organisation, and innovative design skills.You'll be designing for a data-heavy product used by busy contractors. The key challenge is turning raw planning data into something actionable, fast, and commercially valuable.

Essential Experience

  • Right to work in the UK.
  • 5+ years in Product Design or UI/UX roles, ideally within SaaS or startups.
  • Strong portfolio clearly showing end-to-end ownership, demonstrates systems thinking, design process, and problem-solving in complex products.
  • Proficiency with Figma for wireframes, flows, prototypes, and design system components.
  • Experience collaborating closely with engineering in agile sprint environments.

? Desired Experience

  • Exposure to PropTech, B2B tools, or data-heavy interfaces.
  • Understanding of front-end principles (e.g., component-driven development, responsive design, constraints).
  • Familiarity with the UK property/land market.

Benefits & conditions

  • Compensation : Competitive salary, salary sacrifice pension scheme, EMI Scheme
  • Time off & wellbeing: 25 days holiday + bank holidays, birthday off, Christmas shutdown, private dental and healthcare
  • Growth & development: Mentoring, clear progression paths, £500 annual personal growth fund
  • Tools & perks: MacBook and a home office contribution
  • Culture: Monthly socials, team lunches, bake-offs, 3 Peaks challenge, and company trips abroad when targets are hit

About the company

Behind every great project is a team of passionate professionals who bring ideas to life. We are designers, developers, strategists, and innovators, united by a shared vision to create meaningful experiences. Collaboration, creativity, and curiosity drive us forward, shaping the future with every project we take on.

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