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Vacancy Name: Senior Product Designer
Vacancy No: VN914
Location: London
Employment Type: Perm
Basis: Full Time
Overview
At Chambers and Partners, we are transforming how the legal profession understands and uses data. We are looking for a Senior Product Designer to join our data and analytics platform team. This role is perfect for someone who is passionate about creating intuitive and impactful products that help law firms unlock powerful insights, benchmark competitors, and discover new opportunities. In this position, you will take full ownership of the design process, from research and concept development to prototyping and final delivery. Your work will shape new product propositions and drive continuous improvements in user experience. You will be part of a collaborative cross‑functional team, working closely with product managers, engineers, analysts, and legal market experts to turn complex data into accessible and valuable tools. You will report directly to the Director of Product Design and join a growing team of designers who are committed to innovation and excellence across all of our digital products.
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- YouwilltakeonleadingthemissionofsupportinglegalCMO’sandBusinessDevelopmentprofessionalsinausercenteredwaywithinour‘Improve’team.ThisteamensuresfirmscanmakeuseofthedataChamberscollectswhencreatinglegalfirmbusinessandmarketingstrategies.
- YouwillcollaboratecloselywithFEengineerstodevelopaccessible,scalableandsustainabledesignsolutionsthatbalanceinnovationwithfeasibility.
- YouwillcollaboratewithdataengineeringandtechnicalarchitectstoinvestigateandincludeNLPandLLMinclusioninthedatacollection,analysisandstorytellingprocess.
- Youowntheimplementationandevolutionofthebrandwithinyourproducts.Youwilldefinethevisuallanguage:typography,colour,iconography,componentsandpatterns.Specificallytothisarea,youwillcollaboratewithotherdesignersindataproductstodefinetheChambersapproachtodatavisualisationforthelegalsector.Finally,youwilljoininthesupporttherestoftheproductdesignteamingeneratingacohesiveexperienceforusersacrossallproducts.
- ConductuserresearchwhenneededtogeneratequalitativeinsightsandcollaboratewithourProductDataAnalysttointegratequantitativeinsights.Togetherbuildingarobust,evidence-baseddesignapproach.
- Drivedesignfacilitationwithinyourproductarea.Effectivelycommunicateandcollaboratewiththeteamaroundyou,workingtogethertowardsasharedgoal.Generateasenseofsharedresponsibilityfortheuser.Youwillbecomfortablewithexplainingdesignapproachandrational.
- Facilitatingandaligndesignideationandprioritisationsessionwiththeteamandstakeholders.Conductingwiderorganisationalrequirementsgatheringandotherservicedesignactivitiestoensuretheproductsyoucreateworkwiththewiderorganisationprocesses.
- Workingwiththewiderproductdesignteamincontributiontoincreasingthematurityofthedesignpractice.
Skills and Experience
- Youhavedemonstrableexperienceofworkinginaproductteamandshippinginterfaceswithfrontendteams.
- YouarehappytodrivedirectionintheImproveproductteamwhenausercentredapproachispriorityandwillfacilitatethisthroughtheteam,includingstakeholders,todriveconsensusandexecutedelivery.Youareaproductthinkerandcanshiftbetweenthinkingstrategicallytoidentifyingshorttermwinswhentheopportunityarises.
- Youtakeprideinyourworktoadetailedlevel.Youareexcitedbyproblemsolvinganddeliveringcleanpracticalinterfaces.Youarehappytohavepeerssupportyouwithcritiquingtorefinetheoutcomes.
- Youareopentocollaborationwithnon-designers,andwillingtolistentoother’sviewsondesignapproachandsolutions.Youunderstandthattheteamwillfinditdifficulttoarticulateexactlywhattheirfeedbackisandguidethemintoahelpfulplace.
- Youareself-awareandabletocollaboratecross-functionally,functionally,acrossteamsanddepartments,caringtobuildtrustandlong-lastingrelationships
- Youaremotivatedbygoalsandoutcomes,stayingfocusedonthebigpicturewhilegivingcaretothedetailswhennecessary
- Youaremotivatedtodevelopyourselfpersonally.Youwillworkwithyourlinemanagerdevelopyourcareer.
- YouareabletomanageyourtimeandcommunicateyourworkloadtoyourteamwithinanenvironmentthattriestobeAgile.
- Youwillhaveaportfoliowhichvisuallyshowsyourprocessandevidencestheskillsweareseeking.
- YouunderstandB2Bproduct,dataandbusinessstrategycreation.
- Youiteratequickly,youseek,uncoverandutilisedataanduserresearchtoensureyou’reontherightpathtowardsyourgoal
- Youareexcitedtoelevatethepracticeofthosearoundyouanddeliverhighqualityinterfaces.
- Youwillbecomfortableworkingindependentlyindiscoveryanddelivery.
Nice to have
- Youarefamiliarwiththelegalindustry.
Person Specification
- You have demonstrableexperience of working in a product team and shipping interfaces with front end teams.
- You have a university degree in an area such as Product Design, Human Computer Interaction, Interaction design
- You understand B2B product, data and business strategy creation.
- You are happy to drive direction in the Improve product team when a user centred approach is priority and will facilitate this through the team, including stakeholders, to drive consensus and execute delivery. You are a product thinker and can shift between thinking strategically to identifying short term wins when the opportunity arises.
- You take pride in your work to a detailed level. You are excited by problem solving and delivering clean practical interfaces. You are happy to have peers support you with critiquing to refine the outcomes.
- You are open to collaboration with non-designers, and willing to listen to other’s views on design approach and solutions. You understand that the team will find it difficult to articulate exactly what their feedback is and guide them into a helpful place.
- You are self-aware and able to collaborate cross-functionally, functionally, across teams and departments, caring to build trust and long-lasting relationships
- You are motivated by goals and outcomes, staying focused on the big picture while giving care to the details when necessary
- You iterate quickly, you seek, uncover and utilise data and user research to ensure you’re on the right path towards your goal
- You are motivated to develop yourself personally. You will work with your line manager develop your career.
- You are able to manage your time and communicate your workload to your team within an environment that tries to be Agile.
- You are excited to elevate the practice of those around you and deliver high quality interfaces.
- You will be comfortable working independently in discovery and delivery.
- You will have a portfolio which visually shows your process and evidences the skills we are seeking.
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Equal Opportunity Statement
We are committed to fostering and promoting an inclusive professional environment for all of our employees, and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Diversity and inclusion are integral values of Chambers and Partners and are key in our culture. We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified individuals regardless of age, disability, race, sex, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, religion or belief, marital status, or pregnancy and maternity. This commitment applies across all of our employment policies and practices, from recruiting and hiring to training and career development. We support our employees through our internal INSPIRE committee with Executive Sponsors, Chairs and Ambassadors throughout the business promoting knowledge and effecting change. As a Disability Confident employer, we will ensure that a fair number of disabled applicants that meet the minimum criteria for this position will be offered an interview.
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