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