Senior Product Designer (Apps)
Department: Product
Employment Type: Full Time
Location: London
Reporting To: Head of Digital Design
Compensation: £70,000 - £80,000 / year
Description
We’re Pod – one of the UK’s leading EV charging providers, trusted by 250,000 customers and powering 5 million miles daily. We’re here to build a smarter, more sustainable future for communities and homes.
Responsibilities
- Own the Mobile App Experience – lead end‑to‑end design of the mobile app, crafting user flows, UI, interactions, motion for intuitive, performant, delightful experiences.
- Drive Design Quality and Craft – raise the bar for visual, usability, accessibility, and detail, guiding the team to 5‑star experiences.
- Evolve our Design System – mature and scale the design language and system to support speed, consistency, and growth.
- Lead User‑Centred Design Decisions – plan, conduct research, synthesize insights and balance business, technical constraints.
- Shape Product Direction – collaborate with leaders on change management, culture and performance to steer Pod through growth.
- Oversee the Full Product Lifecycle – identify opportunities, simplify complexity, influence road‑maps with design‑led thinking.
- Collaborate Cross‑functionality – work with product managers and engineers to solve problems and deliver outcomes.
- Partner Across the Business – cooperate with marketing on messaging and end‑to‑end customer journeys.
- Work with Pace and Flexibility – adapt between rapid exploration, iteration and polish based on problem scope.
- Improve How We Work – refine processes and ways of working for clarity and efficiency.
- Mentor and Elevate the Team – support growth of other designers through mentoring and stewardship of standards, tools, best practices.
Qualifications
- Strong portfolio demonstrating end‑to‑end mobile app ownership, excellent craft and measurable impact.
- Strong foundation in design fundamentals, usability, interaction patterns and accessibility (WCAG).
- Autonomous and proactive in understanding requirements; high level of independence.
- Excellent facilitation and communication skills – lead workshops, alignment sessions, stakeholder discussions.
- Attention to detail, organised and thrives in structured environments.
- Effective engineering collaboration – understand technical constraints and make pragmatic decisions.
- Customer‑Centred approach – base work on customer insight, research, and real user behavior.
Benefits
- Access to the UnMind wellbeing platform for you and up to five family/friends.
- PodPoint charger.
- Discounted energy tariff.
- Flexible hybrid working model.
- Work abroad for up to 20 days per year.
- Family & friend discount scheme.
- 25 days holiday plus bank holidays.
- Generous parental and family leave.
- Pension scheme with 4.5% matched contribution.
- Eyecare scheme.
- Life insurance up to 4× annual salary.
- Virtual GP via HealthHero.
- Employee Assistance Program.
- Free mortgage advice.
- Discounted gym memberships.
- Cycle2Work scheme.
Important Information
You must have the legal right to work in the UK.
We celebrate diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds.
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