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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Design Lead - AI & Digital Experience - **Company:** Tangent Marketing Services - **Location:** London, UK (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Modular Design, Systems Integration, Web Platforms, Chatbots, Prompt Engineering, Adobe, No-code Tools, Front End Software Development, Optimizely - **Published:** June 6, 2026 - **Apply:** https://uk.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d66a2ceb939e1183 ## About the Role Do you have experience in UX?, We're looking for a strong, adaptable designer with solid digital experience foundations, confident client-facing skills and an interest in how AI, platforms and product thinking are changing customer experience. This could suit someone already working as a Design Lead, or a Senior Designer who is ready to take on more ownership, client leadership and team support. You can demonstrate: * Strong experience across UX, product design and digital experience design. * Confidence leading design workstreams, workshops, client conversations or stakeholder reviews. * Experience turning research, workshops, product canvas outputs or business requirements into prototypes, journeys, features and delivery-ready design. * The ability to stay hands-on while supporting other designers. * A practical, adaptable mindset and the ability to make progress through ambiguity. * Curiosity and practical experience with AI-assisted design workflows. * An understanding of AI-powered experiences, conversational UX, personalisation, automation or emerging interface patterns. * Awareness of modern digital platforms, including CMS, DXP, CRM, analytics, experimentation, personalisation, APIs and integrations. * Familiarity with platforms such as Optimizely, Adobe or similar would be useful, but is not essential. * The ability to connect user needs, business goals, technical constraints and commercial outcomes. * Comfort working with engineering, data, AI, strategy, project management and platform teams. * Design systems literacy, including components, patterns, content structure and scalable design foundations. * Strong prototyping and storytelling skills. * Commercial awareness, with an understanding of value, effort, risk and prioritisation. * A clear, thoughtful communication style.Curiosity, flexibility and a desire to help shape the future of design at Tangent. Experience with no-code tools, conversational prototyping, prompt design, front-end- aware prototyping or platform-led digital transformation would be a bonus. ## Description * Lead design work within a delivery pod, working closely with the Chief Design Officer * Stay hands-on across discovery, UX, UI, prototyping and delivery. * Support and mentor designers, helping them grow their craft, confidence and client-facing skills. * Line manage designers as the pod grows. * Review work regularly, giving clear feedback that improves quality and helps the team move forward.Help plan design capacity across current and upcoming projects. * Product definition and prototyping * Lead discovery activities that help clients understand customer needs, business goals and digital opportunities. * Translate research, workshops, stakeholder input and product canvas outputs into clear product direction, journeys, prototypes and requirements. * Connect user needs, business value, content, data, technology and delivery constraints. * Help clients prioritise what should be tested, designed or delivered next.Create prototypes that help clients see, test and understand ideas before committing to delivery. * AI-enabled ways of working * Champion Tangent's evolving AI-enabled design workflow. * Use AI-assisted tools to support synthesis, concepting, prototyping and design iteration. * Help the team move faster from research and workshop outputs into useful prototypes. * Explore practical ways of working across AI-assisted design, no-code tools, conversational prototyping, front-end-aware design and vibe-driven build workflows. * Work with designers and engineers to understand where AI can improve speed, quality and decision-making.Share useful prompts, methods, templates and examples with the wider team. * AI, platforms and delivery readiness * Design digital experiences that use AI where it adds genuine value. * Explore how AI, automation, personalisation, conversational interfaces and adaptive experiences can improve customer journeys. * Understand how CMS, DXP, CRM, analytics, experimentation, personalisation, APIs and integrations support joined-up digital experiences. * Work with clients and technical teams to understand platform constraints and opportunities, including environments such as Optimizely, Adobe and similar enterprise platforms. * Consider how content, data, design systems, components, governance and accessibility need to work together.Collaborate with engineering, data, AI and platform teams to make sure ideas are useful, feasible and deliverable. * Client consulting and commercial support * Bring a clear design and experience perspective to Tangent and Exadel client conversations. * Help clients understand how digital experience, AI and platform thinking can support customer, operational and commercial goals. * Support proposals, scopes and early-stage opportunities by helping define where design can create value. * Present work clearly to stakeholders, connecting design decisions to customer insight, business value and delivery realities. * Think practically about effort, value, risk and prioritisation.Spot opportunities to improve or extend work where there is a clear client need. Practice growth * Help Tangent continue to evolve its design practice, methods and point of view. * Contribute to reusable frameworks, templates and ways of working. * Share knowledge across the design team and wider business.Stay close to emerging tools and patterns across AI, design systems, prototyping and digital delivery. ## Related Videos - [3x Performance: A Humbling Journey](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100165-3x-performance-a-humbling-journey) - [Chatbots are going to destroy infrastructures and your cloud bills](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1130-chatbots-are-going-to-destroy-infrastructures-and-your-cloud-bills) - [Quantum computing for developers: Solving optimization problems with Qiskit](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/777-quantum-computing-for-developers-solving-optimization-problems-with-qiskit) - [Insight into AI-Driven Design](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1016-insight-into-ai-driven-design) - [NoCode LiveCode: Leveraging AI Tools to Craft Fully Functional Apps!](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/1169-nocode-livecode-leveraging-ai-tools-to-craft-fully-functional-apps) - [Tour de Force: Open-Source LLM Inference Optimization from Simple to Sophisticated](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/videos/100099-tour-de-force-open-source-llm-inference-optimization-from-simple-to-sophisticated) ## Related Articles - [Navigating the AI Shift](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/629-navigating-the-ai-shift) - [The future is here: How artificial intelligence is influencing UX design](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/65-the-future-is-here-how-artificial-intelligence-is-influencing-ux-design) - [Dev Digest 121 - AI goes offline](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/456-dev-digest-121-ai-goes-offline) - [Prompt Engineering is a Job of the Past](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/342-prompt-engineering-is-a-job-of-the-past) - [The Prompt Engineer ✍️](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/216-the-prompt-engineer) - [Dev Digest 120 - Apple and peers](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/magazine/455-dev-digest-120-apple-and-peers)