Red Badger - Freelance Senior Product Designer

Product Designer is needed in London, United Kingdom.

Client: Red Badger

Location: London, United Kingdom

Contract: Contractor

Job Description

Client is a high profile sports / lifestyle organisation. The position is for an initial 3-month contract, likely to extend to 12/18 months. The target start date is Monday 21st July. The role involves building an entire greenfield set of products including a Web App, Mobile Apps (Android and iOS), and a Platform. You will be joining a cross-functional team of 12, which includes engineers, delivery lead, product, product design, and QA. Immediate interviews are available, and the role is offered as a Ltd company outside IR35 or as an Umbrella contract with a competitive day rate. The role requires in-person working 2 days a week in London and the client office, located outside London towards the midlands.

Requirements

The Senior Product Designer should focus on:

• Successfully delivering client outcomes within a cross-functional team.
• Consulting with client stakeholders to execute their product and design strategy.
• Evangelising Human-Centred Design, Design Thinking, Lean, and Agile methodologies.
• Supporting the growth of more junior product designers.

Key Responsibilities include:

Discipline Expertise

• Lead product discovery and design sessions with clients and users.
• Create and implement the design strategy from discovery through to delivery.
• Focus on end-user needs to deliver impactful products.
• Create prototypes for testing and iterate based on feedback.
• Work on design and front-end implementation within a cross-disciplinary team.
• Design and facilitate workshops and design sprints.
• Make data-driven decisions for designs using Agile/Lean methodologies.
• Ensure the proposed design balances business goals, technical constraints, and user needs.

Collaborative Leader

• Influence stakeholders and obtain early buy-in for design processes and outcomes.
• Coach clients and teams in Design Thinking, Lean, and Human-Centred Design.
• Influence product roadmap activities and backlog prioritisation.

Client Influencer

• Communicate designs and decisions with a broad range of client stakeholders.
• Align client stakeholders on product and creative strategies.
• Advocate for user-centred processes in clients’ digital products.
• Establish trust with clients to deliver business and user value.

Build Red Badger’s Product Capability

• Contribute to the development of the product design discipline at Red Badger.
• Support the development of Red Badger’s design approach and strategy.
• Proactively share knowledge with the rest of the Product team.

Your Experience

It would be beneficial to have:

• Experience in lean/agile methodologies like Scrum and Kanban.
• Working knowledge of industry-standard tools (e.g., Figma).
• Led product design implementation in a cross-functional team.
• Experience presenting design concepts to stakeholders.
• Designed mobile-first and mobile-native digital products.
• In-depth knowledge of Human-Centered Design, Design Thinking, and User Experience Design.
• Deep understanding of Brand application and UI design.
• Experience with design systems such as Atomic Design.
• Working knowledge of User research and User testing.

It would be amazing if you can also:

• Leverage understanding of front-end development in design decisions.
• Apply product management principles to support design and delivery.
• Utilize Service Design methodologies.
• Influence product strategy to develop and test new opportunities.
• Leverage emerging technologies to enhance user experience.