Product Designer

Product Designer 

Location: London/Hybrid (2 days Weds and Thurs in the office)  

Reporting to: Lead Product Designer  

The role

Be part of a new era, as our Experience Design (XD) Team expands to meet and exceed the expectations of our millions of users. As a Product Designer in the XD Team, you'll join a talented and collaborative group of 30+ designers and researchers, shaping the future of user experiences through Product Design, UX Design, Service Design, User Research, and UX Copywriting. We value the person you are, your approach to problem-solving, and your passion for delivering great experiences, while not taking yourself too seriously along the way! 

You’ll steer the discovery, ideation, and execution processes for a dedicated, cross-disciplinary agile team in your domain. Collaborate closely with your Product Manager to craft solutions aligning with user needs and business goals. Maintain a holistic perspective with guidance from the Lead Product Designer in your domain.

What you’ll be doing

• Working closely with the other designers in your domain to understand how your work impacts the our consumers.

• Initiate and execute appropriate user testing and gather relevant insights to support everyday product decisions.

• Develop and share user insights to help shape product initiatives and inform solutions in partnership with User Research, UX Design, UX Copywriting, and Lead Product Designers.

• Produce and deliver relevant design artefacts (sketches, prototypes, assets etc), in line with the delivery roadmap.

• Actively share the understanding of design processes and frameworks.

• Support the Product Manager in shaping the product vision and commercial objectives.

• Gain a deep understanding of your product's technology.

• Cultivate relationships with other Product Designers, focusing on enhancing collaboration and documentation.

• Collaborate with the Product Manager to comprehend solution impacts on the broader domain, identifying risks and adoption strategies.

• Drive user experience quality and adoption for solutions, features, and enhancements.

• Foster ongoing collaboration within your team through workshops and design reviews.

• Actively seek feedback from the team on designs, processes, and ideas.

• Collaborate with the Design System Product Designer to enhance our Design System in alignment with our brand.

We’re looking for someone who

• As a guide, you will have at around 3 years’ proven experience as a high performing Mid-Senior Product Designer within an end-to-end role, owning projects for their entire lifecycle, from conception and ideation to delivery.

• Provides a strong portfolio demonstrating successful project outcomes and strong design thinking.

• Displays proficiency with research methodologies and associated tooling, independently or in support of user researchers.

• Knows how to streamline complex end-to-end user journeys, identifying pain-points and visualising ‘the bigger picture.’

• Is eager to contribute to shaping inspiring visions in collaboration with cross-functional teams through running supportive research, workshops and helping bring them to life visually.

• Has excellent communication and collaboration skills.

What you’ll bring to the role

• Knowledge and experience with research methodologies and associated tooling (independently or in support of user researchers), journey mapping, problem-framing and solving, running workshops and collaborative sessions – highly desirable and necessary at least at a base level.

• Systems thinking and ability to implement established best practices and patterns to deliver outputs of high standards and accessible, inclusive experiences.

• Maturity and autonomy in managing your time and focus – you can comfortably utilise your skills to craft the vision for your domain, even when navigating some ambiguity.

• Experience across all stages of the product-design lifecycle.

• Able to demonstrate long-term strategic thinking.

• Strong collaboration skills, comfortable engaging with a variety of stakeholders

About Rightmove 

Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.

We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.

Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here!  We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:

• Be approachable and appreciate what others do

• Make complex things as simple as possible

• Build great teams, because Rightmove is people

• Drive improvement, we can always be better

• Share early, honestly and often

We believe in careers that open doors, and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!

If all this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making...  

What we offer

People are the foundation of Rightmove - We’ll help you build a career on it.

• Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments

• Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan

• 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes

• Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in office

• Contributory stakeholder pension

• Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life

• Competitive compensation package

• Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility

• Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan

• Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching

• Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Rightmove will never discriminate on the basis of age, disability, sex, race, religion or belief, gender reassignment, marriage/civil partnership, pregnancy/maternity, or sexual orientation.

At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success. We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve.

Ultimately, we care much more about the person you are, and how you think and approach things, than a list of qualifications and buzzwords on a CV. Even if you can’t say ‘yes’ to all the above, but are smart, self-motivated and passionate about this role, then get in touch.