At The Stepstone Group, we help everyone get the job that best fits their life. Whether it is the next step in their career, or a job to pay the bills - we exist to match lifestyles with livelihoods. We play our part by giving people everything they need to find the right job for them in that moment; making jobs work for more people, whatever they do, and however they choose to do it. 

Equal opportunities are important to us. We believe that diversity and inclusion at The Stepstone Group is critical to our success as a global company, so we want to recruit, develop, and keep the best talent on the market. We encourage applications from everyone, regardless of your background, gender identity, sexual orientation, disability status, ethnicity, belief, age, family or parental status, and any other characteristic. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application or interviewing, please let us know.

Design at The Stepstone Group

Find the right job for everyone – Our mission reflects how design has been part of our DNA for more than a decade. Our product design organisation has evolved through this time and today we are a team of 30+ designers including Design Operations, Design System, Design Foundation & Service Design roles. We are also part of a wider UX community including our dedicated User Research team of +10 people. 

As a product design organisation, we have designers in key senior leadership positions and therefore you will always have support pushing for strategical initiatives across the business.  

We are spread across both the B2C and B2B sides of the business, providing an end-to-end experience, for both candidates and recruiters alike.  

The role

This is a role for our B2C area of the business. We are looking for an exceptional Lead Product Designer that will be able to provide the thought leadership, innovative spirit and expectational craft to re-imagine and redefine an experience which has shaped an entire industry.  

• This is a highly senior IC role within the product design organization, and therefore leadership aptitudes and mindset are expected from this position. 
• You will be leading an entire stream of work in our B2C area and redefining how we think and believe about recruitment 
• Alongside Heads of Product and Product Directors you will help define and prioritise the right areas of focus for your teams 
• You will craft some of the best experiences across the entire compan

Day to Day 

• You will report directly to one of our Product Design Managers 
• Craft simple, clear and innovative experiences that solve real problems for real users 
• Alongside your Product Partners you will define your own impact, priorities and own the same success metrics as your teams 
• You will elevate the quality of our experiences through outstanding craft and product thinking, and setting standards across the organization 
• Help define and steer the strategy for your streams of work  
• Lead critical initiatives across multiple projects and ensure alignment across business objectives 
• Mentor junior designers and foster a culture of excellence and growth within the product design organization 

Some skills you might have:

We know looking for a new job can be scary, and sometimes the list of skills you are asked for can seem exhaustive. Below are a few of the skills we look for, but please do not be put off applying if you do not have every single one of them!

• You have shipped real products, with real impact across both consumer and enterprise products 
• Track record of craft excellence and the ability to connect user needs and insights with simple and clear solutions 
• Extraordinary storyteller. You are able to bring your immediate team on the full journey as well as your senior stakeholders 
• Prototyping is one of your superpowers – you bring experiences to life, and you inspire others around you through prototyping 
• You have actively evolved a design language and contributed to the continuous innovation of a design system 
• You understand that brilliant design is about finding the right thing to build and discovering unseen opportunities 

Benefits and Rewards:

We believe in giving recognition to our employees, so if you are interested to find out more, please look at the The Stepstone Group career site.

• Holiday - We feel work-life balance is important, so we offer every single one of our employees 29 days holiday a year, plus public holidays.  Everyone also has the option to buy or sell up to three days each year in our Holiday Flex scheme. 
• Family Leave - We understand that laying the foundations for a smooth start to family leave will also make for an easier transition back to the workplace and subject to qualifying criteria, the benefits under the Company Family schemes are more generous than required under current legislation.
• Pension Scheme - To help our people plan for their future we offer an excellent pension scheme.
• Medical - Access to digital GP and well-being services.
• Charity - Each employee receives x2 additional days off every year to volunteer to charitable causes. We also give our employees the chance to 'give as they earn' meaning they can donate tax-free to a registered charity, and The Stepstone Group will match their contribution up to a value of £10 per month.

When you apply for a role with us you will be asked to complete an equal opportunities questionnaire. If you have any questions about this, please feel free to reach out to one of the team.