Senior Product Designer

Our mission is to be the trusted foundation of every home by connecting people with the trades and tools to make home improvements easy. The UX Team is on a mission to craft exceptional user experiences, playing an instrumental role in shaping the future of Checkatrade. We have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Senior Product Designer to join our in-house team. You'll design intuitive and delightful experiences, detailed prototypes and high-fidelity visuals, as well as contributing and maintaining our design system. You'll regularly use empathy, logic and your knowledge of user-centred design to inform writing and design choices for cross-functional and cross-platform projects. You'll work collaboratively and transparently while maintaining high standards regarding best practices, accessibility standards, etc. to influence product vision as part of a multidisciplinary team. If you would like to be part of our integral squad, helping to define a positive experience for our members, we'd love to hear from you!

Location: Portsmouth, Hampshire or Kings Cross, London. Hybrid working applies. 3 days in the office minimum.

Where do you fit in?

Exciting times ahead! Checkatrade is the homeowner's choice for finding a local reputable and reliable tradesperson. For over 20 years, we've been the place where reputation matters most. Reporting to the Head of UX, you'll manage and execute the delivery of UX projects to support our strategic vision. You'll lead with a visionary approach in your design illustrate where we're headed and tell the story of how design will take us there. You'll turn big ideas into user friendly designs for our customers making complex tasks easy and delightful. You'll deliver high-quality designs as our brand adapts to the changing needs of a modern marketplace experience. You'll support and inspire fellow designers, helping to improve the overall quality and impact of our team's work. You'll be our UX champion by advocating for a user-centric approach to product development. If you are creative with fresh ideas, this is the role for you! Sound good?

What's in it for you?

• An exciting opportunity to join a household digital brand that is investing heavily in its future and technology.
• A fast-moving scale-up business, with committed investors, ambitious plans and a clear roadmap on how we get there. We are at the point of a reset with big things to come. You'll help us get there!
• Excellent salary, bonus scheme along with private medical, plus much more.

We are an equal opportunities employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

What do you need to succeed?

• A strong portfolio showcasing your eye for design and strong visual skills.
• Experience in shaping and extending visual identities through user interfaces.
• Ability to collaborate deeply with cross-functional teams, including product management, engineering and research
• Proven experience designing high-quality software products in a fast-paced environment.
• A curious mindset towards design, constantly challenging and rethinking approaches to design and workflows.
• Deep knowledge of UX and UI principles and best practices, backed by a proven track record of delivering user-centred and intuitive experiences.
• Proactive, organised, humble, and empathetic, with the ability to multitask across various work streams.
• Experience in delivering designs for mobile applications.
• Created or contributed to a design system that is actively utilised across multiple design disciplines.
• Experience in establishing research studies and conducting tactical research, with a focus on delivering actionable insights to the business.

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Established in 1998, we've built a UK leading brand, expanded our trade base, and seen record levels of consumer demand - but this is just a start! We are excited about the unique opportunity ahead of us to deliver unparalleled growth while strengthening our position as a UK leading marketplace for home improvements and repairs.

Our values are who we are and what we do. As a collective we are all in and moving at pace. We have a bias for action and are always customer obsessed. We are innately ambitious and think big and bold. And we always do the right thing by our customers and our team.

So, if you want to be part of a forward-thinking, values driven business that is truly going places - then maybe this is the place for you?