Product Designer - Apps

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 talented Experience Design (XD) Team expands to meet and exceed the expectations of our millions of users. This is your chance to impact our most engaged home-hunters – apps are where our users really get moving! 

We have two apps teams, each focusing on different areas of the consumer journey. You'll be embedded in the ‘Core’ team, who have a vision to empower our most active consumers to find and evaluate properties which are suitable for their needs.

You’ll report to the Lead Product Designer for Consumer. You’ll also form part of the growing XD Team of 25+ passionate, curious, and creative people. Our multi-disciplinary team is made up of Product Design, Service Design, Content Design and User Research. 

What you’ll be doing

• Collaborating closely with other designers in your domain to understand the impact of your work on apps users and other domains.
• Autonomously executing user testing, gathering relevant insights to support product decisions.
• Developing and sharing user insights to help shape app initiatives and inform solutions with User Research, Content Designers and Lead Product Designers.
• Producing relevant design artifacts (sketches, wireframes, prototypes, journey-maps, assets, etc.) in line with the delivery roadmap.
• Supporting the Product Manager in shaping the apps vision and commercial objectives.
• Gaining a deep understanding of the apps technology and its capabilities.
• Working closely with the Product Manager to understand the impact your work will have on the broader domain, identifying risks and adoption strategies specific to mobile applications.
• Driving user experience quality and adoption for app users.
• Fostering ongoing collaboration with engineers and QA through, ideation workshops, mapping sessions and refinements.
• Actively sharing your design processes and frameworks.
• Actively seeking feedback on app designs, processes, and ideas.
• Cultivating strong relationships with other Product Designers, focusing on enhancing collaboration and documentation.
• Collaborating with the Design System Product Designer to maintain and contribute towards our Design System in alignment with our brand, ensuring it’s flexible enough to accommodate iOS and Android native components.

We’re looking for someone who has

• Atleast 5 years’ proven experience as a high performing Senior Product Designer within an end-to-end role, owning projects for their entire lifecycle, from conception and ideation to delivery.
• Proven experience in designing for mobile applications, with a strong portfolio demonstrating user-centred design principles.
• Extensive experience and deep understanding of both iOS and Android platforms, including their native components, design guidelines, capabilities, and limitations.
• In-depth knowledge of user behaviour on mobile devices, including interaction design, touch targets, mobile navigation and accessibility considerations specific to apps.
• Expertise in using design tools and software to create high-fidelity prototypes tailored for apps.
• A strong ability to leverage analytics and user feedback to inform and validate design decisions.
• Demonstrated proficiency and autonomy with research methodologies.
• Experience streamlining complex end-to-end user journeys, identifying pain-points and visualising ‘the bigger picture.’
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional team.
• Strong problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Ability to balance user needs with business goals and technical constraints in app development.

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.

• Ability 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.