Head of Product Design

Head of Product Design | Series B AI Startup London (Old Street) | 5 days onsite | £120k (flexible for the right person  equity  benefits) We're working with a Series B AI and physical security startup building a cloud platform that combines video surveillance, access control, visitor management and emergency response into one system. They're looking for a Head of Product Design to own design across web and mobile, end to end.

This is a rare opportunity to build a design function from the ground up - design system, processes, standards, and eventually a team while working closely with the CEO, Product and Engineering, with real influence over strategy and roadmap. You'll be:
Owning web and mobile product design end to end Building the design function from scratch, including design system, process and standards Working on complex enterprise UX for security operators, IT and facilities teams Balancing strategic thinking with hands-on execution: research, UX, UI, prototyping, Figma, dev handoff Partnering closely with the CEO and cross-functional leads on product direction You'll need: 7 years in product design, with 2 years in design leadership A track record of shipping exceptional mobile and web products at scale Deep experience building and scaling design systems and component libraries A portfolio showing both strategic thinking and strong execution Comfort operating at executive level, with a high sense of urgency Startup experience, and to be making a lateral move into this kind of role (not stepping up for the first time)
* Rates depend on experience and client requirements