Senior Product Designer (Apps)

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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