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Director of Product Design

Hybrid

Part remote, part office, you need to live within commuting distance of a named location.

Hybrid · UK: London (7 Devonshire Square)

Employer listed it 10 days ago · Added 8 days ago

First listed 10 days ago and still open.

Salary

Not stated

Location

Hybrid · UK: London (7 Devonshire Square)

Timezone

GMT

Contract

Full-time

Experience

Lead

Category

Product

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What the advert says

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Where you can work from
At Xero, we offer a hybrid working environment designed to foster connection, creativity, and balance.
Contract
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Experience asked for
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Pay
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Remote flexibility

Hybrid

This role is only partly remote, the employer expects time in the office around UK: London (7 Devonshire Square), Hybrid, so you need to live within commuting distance.

What the employer says

  • Source listing states candidate location: "UK: London (7 Devonshire Square), Hybrid"
  • Listing mentions "Hybrid"

What Nomaders makes of it

  • Not suitable if you plan to move between countries

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About the role

The role & impact

As a Product Design Director, you will guide the design vision and strategic direction across key product initiatives within your portfolio. You will champion high standards of design practice, balancing user needs with overall business goals to ensure the delivery of intuitive, high-value product experiences.

Beyond strategy, you will provide leadership to a team of product designers. By coaching, mentoring, and fostering an environment of continuous growth, you will enable design leads and practitioners to hone their skills, elevate their craft, and deliver exceptional value to our customers.

The team & how they connect

You will join a collaborative global design leadership network that works hand-in-hand with Product, Engineering, and Research teams. Together, the team shares a passion for solving complex customer problems, elevating design quality, and driving operational excellence across the entire design practice.

Initially, the role will focus on

Setting the design vision and strategy in partnership with product and engineering leads

Leading and mentoring a multi-level team of product designers to support their career development and daily craft

Refining design standards, processes, and systems to ensure delivery across your portfolio

Establishing collaborative partnerships across Product, Technology, Research, and Accessibility to create unified customer journeys

Where and how you can work

At Xero, we offer a hybrid working environment designed to foster connection, creativity, and balance. You will work flexibly from home alongside regular collaborative time in one of our modern, fully-equipped offices.

Here are some of the things we are looking for

Experience leading, mentoring, and growing multidisciplinary teams of product designers

A strong track record of shaping design strategies for complex digital products or digital ecosystems

Proven ability to build collaborative partnerships with senior stakeholders across Product and Engineering

Expertise navigating the end-to-end design lifecycle, from discovering user insights through to final interface execution

Passion for championing accessibility, research, and design systems into everyday team practices

Demonstrated success in cultivating inclusive team cultures where individuals are empowered to do their best work

Apply even if your experience isn't a perfect match! At Xero, we hire based on your skills, passion, and the unique perspective you can bring to enhance our culture and team.

Requirements

The employer hasn't listed requirements separately, they're described in the role summary above and on the original listing.

Benefits

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How to apply

  1. 1Check the flexibility label above, hybrid, matches where you plan to live and work.
  2. 2Tailor your CV to the role at Xero, mentioning your remote working experience and working hours (GMT).
  3. 3Apply directly on the employer's careers page using the button below. Nomaders never handles your application.

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