Lead Product Designer

Company description At Digitas, we harness the power of connection to make positive impact everyday. We have a relentless focus on creating connections to help our clients’ businesses grow, connecting diverse people, ideas and expertise in innovative and exciting ways. We are making positive impact with our amazing clients, through our capabilities in Consulting, Products & Platforms, Customer Engagement and Digital Media. Part of Publicis Groupe, and a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies, we’re proud to work with some of the world’s leading brands. Digitas. Experience the power of connection. Our Commitment Digitas is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation or gender identity. Overview Who are we? At Digitas, we harness the power of connection to make positive impact everyday. We have a relentless focus on creating connections to help our clients’ businesses grow, connecting diverse people, ideas and expertise in innovative and exciting ways. We are making positive impact with our amazing clients, through our capabilities in Consulting, Products & Platforms, Customer Engagement and Digital Media. Part of Publicis Groupe, and a Leader in Gartner’s Magic Quadrant for Global Marketing Agencies, we’re proud to work with some of the world’s leading brands. Digitas. Experience the power of connection. What we’re looking for Digitas UK is looking for a Lead Product Designer with an entrepreneurial mindset, exceptional craft and strong product thinking. You’ll lead design across significant client engagements, moving confidently from understanding the problem and defining the experience through to prototyping, delivery and optimisation. You’ll work as an equal partner within Product, Design and Tech trios, shaping what we build and why, while balancing customer needs, business value and technical feasibility. You’ll bring mature AI-enabled ways of working, using emerging tools to improve how you explore, create and deliver without compromising critical thinking or craft. You’ll be comfortable leading clients and other designers, championing the value of Experience Design and raising the ambition and quality of the work around you. Responsibilities Responsibilities Leading product and experience design across significant client engagements, from discovery through to delivery. Working as an equal partner within Product, Design and Engineering trios to frame problems, define outcomes, prioritise opportunities and make informed trade-offs. Translating customer insight, brand ambition and business objectives into distinctive product experiences. Mapping end-to-end experiences and delivering highly crafted journeys, features, flows and prototypes. Using research, testing and data to validate ideas, measure success and continuously improve the experience. Working closely with Developers through delivery to maintain the quality and intent of the experience. Using AI-enabled design workflows to accelerate research, exploration, prototyping and production while applying strong judgement around quality and craft. Leading collaborative workshops and confidently presenting and defending design recommendations to senior stakeholders. Directing, critiquing, coaching and inspiring other designers to raise the quality of both thinking and execution. Creating, evolving and championing scalable design systems. Championing accessibility and inclusive design throughout the design process. Applying commercial thinking to product decisions and demonstrating how design creates value for customers and businesses. Supporting new business, pitches and the continued development of our Experience Design practice. Qualifications Skills & Experience Exceptional product design craft, spanning interaction, UX and visual design. Proven experience leading complex digital products or experiences from discovery through to delivery. Experience working effectively within Product, Design and Technology trios, influencing product direction rather than simply responding to requirements. Strong customer-centred and evidence-led product thinking, using research, testing and data to inform decisions. A mature AI-enabled design practice, with experience integrating AI into your workflow to improve the speed, quality and breadth of exploration and delivery. Confidence leading clients, constructively challenging thinking and influencing senior stakeholders. Excellent communication, facilitation and storytelling skills. Experience directing, critiquing, coaching and mentoring other designers. Strong commercial awareness, with evidence of connecting design decisions to customer and business outcomes. Experience creating and evolving design systems. Strong understanding of accessibility and inclusive design. Experience contributing to pitches and new-business opportunities. Additional information Digitas offers a wide range of benefits to support our employees. Full details are shared when you join, but highlights include core benefits such as Pension, Life Assurance, and Private Medical cover, alongside enhanced policies like Reflection Days and Shared Parental Leave. You’ll also have access to a range of additional initiatives, including: 📖 Please check out the Publicis Career Page which showcases our Inclusive Benefits and our EAG’s (Employee Action Groups). Publicis Groupe works primarily from the office or our clients' office four days per week. At Digitas, we are proud to be an equal opportunities employer. We welcome and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, and do not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, disability, age, citizenship, relationship status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other protected characteristic. We are committed to providing a fair, accessible, and inclusive recruitment process. If you have any access needs - for example, related to disability, neurodivergence, or a health condition - please let us know. We’ll work with you to ensure the process works for you. Sharing this information will never impact your application. Guided by our values, we listen with empathy, uplift each other, take responsibility, and embrace change - building a culture where everyone feels seen, respected, and genuinely included. #LI-DB1