Principal Product Designer

Job title:

Principal Product Designer

Company

Carwow

Job description

About CarwowWe’re Carwow. The car-changing experts for life-changing moments. Whether buying, selling, or (car) window shopping, we aim to give people total confidence in their choice.We kicked off our journey as the ultimate matchmaker for car reviews, helping everyone pick their perfect ride. But we soon realised this wasn’t the destination – it was just the first leg. Why stop there when we could also help them get a great price?So we decided we wanted to revolutionise selling cars, just like we did with buying them. That’s when we introduced our game-changing ‘sell my car’ product.Today, our dedicated team of over 500 experts across the UK, Germany, Spain and Portugal look after over 12 million active users (and an ‘excellent’ Trustpilot rating).And we’ve got plenty left in the tank.Working hereSo, what does Carwow look like under the hood?We’re always driving forward, and our people love what they do and love working together. Our goal is to empower our employees to discover their passions, create common ground, and take control of their careers with confidence.We regularly fine-tune our hiring process to ensure fairness and all Carwowers receive comprehensive DE&I training. Our Diversity Committees, led by our fantastic employees, fuel internal education, help out our local communities, and champion initiatives for our customers.We’re also Flexa100 nominated and aim to be the go-to place for changing cars. We’re proud to say we’ve got an impressive employee average engagement score of 8.5/10!Bonding as a team is important to us – whether we’re rocking the Carwow Olympics worldwide, playing drag bingo for Pride Month, taking part in beach clean-ups or rallying on the Padel court, there’s always something to bring us together.Fancy a life-changing career from the car-changing pros? We’d love you to join us on our journey.About the team
The Design team’s Mission is to make changing cars a seamless, thrilling, and surprising experience.Our Design Principles are: * Bold: Surpass the ordinary with exceptional design. By pushing boundaries, we set standards and inspire greatness.

• Simple: Create clarity through design. Distill a solution down to its essence.
• Human: Deeply understand our users’ needs and craft experiences that fulfill them.
• Refined: Craft work you’re proud of and obsess over the detail.

About the roleReady for a leadership role that challenges and excites? Carwow is on the lookout for a Principal Product Designer with 10+ years of experience to join our Design Team on a permanent basis. You’ll be working within our product ecosystem, influencing strategy, and guiding the design direction across our UK, Germany, and Spain markets. This is your chance to make a significant impact on an international scale.What you’ll be doing

• Strategic Design Leadership: Lead the design vision across multiple domains, influencing product strategy and ensuring cohesive user experiences.
• Mentorship & Growth: Mentor and coach Senior to Lead Designers, providing guidance on complex design challenges and fostering professional growth.
• Cross-Functional Influence: Shape the approach, strategy, and processes of cross-functional teams, building strong relationships with product and commercial partners.
• Product Vision & Evolution: Collaborate with Design & Product Leadership to refine and communicate the long-term product vision, ensuring alignment with business goals.
• Advanced Problem-Solving: Tackle complex interaction problems with elegant, innovative solutions, raising the design bar with modern, beautiful experiences.
• System Thinking: Anticipate and address potential service and product design challenges, maintaining healthy and scalable systems.
• Effective Communication: Present high-complexity work to Product Leadership, Exec team members, and occasionally the CEO, using storytelling to convey a passion for great design.
• Collaboration & Feedback: Provide balanced, constructive feedback, actively share insights, and resolve conflicts to turn challenges into opportunities for growth.
• Hiring & Onboarding: Participate in hiring and onboarding processes, supporting team structure and hiring strategy to bring in top talent.

What you’ll needPlease note: We know that no candidate will be the perfect match for all we’ve listed in this posting, so we’d encourage you to apply if you feel you’re close to the brief but not an exact match. Ideally you’ll have

• Proven Expertise: A track record of delivering exceptional user experiences and interfaces, showcasing high-level design craftsmanship and innovation.
• Mastery of Tools: Advanced proficiency in Figma with the ability to leverage it for complex design challenges.
• Leadership in Communication: Strong communication skills with the ability to lead discussions, articulate complex design concepts, and align cross-functional teams towards a common vision.
• Strategic Problem-Solving: Experience in identifying and solving complex problems with creative and effective solutions that drive product success.
• Collaborative Leadership: A history of leading and inspiring cross-functional teams, fostering a collaborative environment, and driving projects to successful outcomes.
• Mentorship & Feedback Integration: Skilled in providing and integrating feedback constructively, with a focus on mentoring team members and elevating design standards.
• Big-Picture Thinking: Ability to think broadly to improve products and systems, building a visionary perspective that enhances the product and design principles.
• Efficiency in Processes: Experience in defining design and collaboration processes to make the Design Team more efficient and impactful.

Join Carwow and take the lead in driving innovation and growth in our next chapter. Empower your team, refine our design principles, and shape the future of automotive experiences on an international stage.What’s in it for you

• Hybrid working that works around you
• Competitive salary to fund that dream holiday to Bali
• Matched pension contributions for a peaceful retirement
• Share options – when we thrive, so do you!
• Vitality Private Healthcare, for peace of mind, plus eyecare vouchers
• Life Assurance for (even more) peace of mind
• Monthly coaching sessions with Spill – our mental wellbeing partner
• Enhanced holiday package, plus bank holidays

• 28 days annual leave
• 1 day for your wedding
• 1 day off when you move house – because moving’s hard enough without work!
• On your third year anniversary, you get 30 days of annual leave per year
• On your tenth year anniversary, you get 35 days of annual leave per year
• Option to buy 3 extra days of holiday per year
• Work from abroad for a month (due to popular demand, this offer excludes the moon).
• Inclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss policies
• Bubble childcare support and discounted nanny fees for the little ones
• The latest tech (Macbook or Surface) to power your gif-sending talents
• Up to £500/€550 home office allowance for that massage chair you’ve been talking about
• A generous learning and development budget to help you master your craft
• Regular social events:, tech lunches, coffee with the exec sessions, book clubs, social events/anything else you pester us for
• Refer a friend, get paid. Repeat for infinite money
• Lunch & learns and Carwow Classrooms with expert speakers who are here for a free lunch

Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, so we welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply for this position. We make recruiting decisions based on experience, skills and potential, so all our applicants are treated fairly and equally.

Expected salary

Location

London

Job date

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 22:14:42 GMT

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