Head of Design Job at Become Recruitment UK (London)

Head of Design, Banking

Square Banking exists to give small businesses the financial tools they need to ...

Location

United States , Bay Area

Salary:

304500.00 - 456700.00 USD / Year

Block

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

15+ years of experience in design management both leading and building product design teams
A record of delivering transformative, high-impact work — products that influence company strategy, elevate brand perception, and drive measurable outcomes
Experience leading design at scale across multiple product lines, regions, and platforms, creating cohesion while honoring local nuance
A portfolio that demonstrates vision, taste, and range — spanning product experience, marketing, and innovation
A proven ability to partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Marketing executives to shape roadmaps, define strategy, and align teams around shared goals
Strength in developing and scaling organizations, mentoring leaders, and fostering a culture of excellence and inclusion
Comfort working at both strategic altitude and detail depth — you can define a multi-year design vision and also ensure final implementations meet the highest craft standards
Passion for systems thinking, storytelling, and the customer journey, with the instinct to simplify complex ideas into intuitive, delightful experiences
An evolving perspective on design’s role in AI, automation, and emerging technologies — and how these can enhance creative output and customer value

Job Responsibility

Set the vision and raise the bar. Define the creative direction and design standards for Square Banking, ensuring every experience — from onboarding to ongoing engagement — feels clear, connected, and unmistakably Square
Lead with trust and craft. Create the conditions for exceptional work by fostering psychological safety, inspiring ambition, and modeling design excellence across brand, product, and research
Drive company-defining initiatives. Serve as a trusted partner to senior leadership in shaping the strategy for Square Banking and influencing the broader design direction across Square
Scale impact through systems. Build design frameworks, rituals, and structures that allow teams to move fast without sacrificing quality. Promote cohesion across disciplines and regions as Square Banking expands globally
Champion customer-centric thinking. Keep small business owners at the heart of every decision, balancing business goals with empathetic storytelling and world-class design execution
Shape the future of intelligent design. Integrate automation and AI-driven insights to streamline workflows, enhance creativity, and deliver smarter customer experiences

What we offer

Remote work
medical insurance
flexible time off
retirement savings plans
modern family planning

Fulltime

Head of Design, Financial Suite

Square’s Financial Suite team is reimagining how small businesses understand, ma...

Location

United States , Bay Area

Salary:

304500.00 - 456700.00 USD / Year

Block

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

15+ years of experience in design management both leading and building product design teams
A proven ability to lead through complexity — guiding teams to deliver intuitive, data-informed experiences across multiple interconnected products
Expertise in product systems, service design, or workflow automation, ideally within financial or enterprise domains
A strong understanding of data visualization, analytics, and predictive insights, and how they inform product experience
Demonstrated impact on product strategy, user experience, and business outcomes in high-scale environments
Experience working closely with Product, Engineering, and Data Science leaders to define vision, strategy, and metrics for success
A track record of building inclusive, high-performing teams, and mentoring leaders to achieve their full potential
A passion for exploring how AI, automation, and design systems can increase efficiency and unlock creativity at scale
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to connect design vision to customer and business impact.

Job Responsibility

Define a cohesive vision for Financial Suite. Establish the design strategy and creative direction for how sellers experience automation, analytics, and cash flow management across Square’s ecosystem
Elevate design quality and clarity. Raise the standard of excellence across every touchpoint — ensuring each workflow and insight feels elegant, human, and empowering
Drive alignment through influence. Partner with peers in Product, Engineering, and Data Science to define priorities, shape strategy, and bring cohesive solutions to market
Champion intelligence and automation. Leverage AI and machine learning to simplify complex workflows, automate manual tasks, and deliver proactive insights that help sellers make better decisions
Mentor and scale design leadership. Develop design managers and senior ICs, cultivating an environment of clarity, accountability, and creative excellence
Shape systems that scale. Build frameworks, design patterns, and processes that enable rapid iteration without sacrificing craft or cohesion across products.

What we offer

Remote work
medical insurance
flexible time off
retirement savings plans
modern family planning

Head of Design

The Head of Design will lead the Customer Support & Sales Tooling Design Team. T...

Location

India , Bengaluru

Salary:

Not provided

Atlassian

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

At least seven years experience in Design Leadership roles as a direct manager
Experience in planning and driving direction autonomously - both as a hands-on designer, and as a manager
Maintain an area of core strength in one or more Design disciplines where you can lead through your expertise
Experience on design infrastructure teams and working across a suite of products
Track-record in working effectively with scaled systems and different methods for designing
Comfort in the level and speed of learning and ambiguity needed to navigate fast-evolving fields like AI
Positive collaboration history with other departments like Engineering, Product Management and Research
Examples of a high degree of influence with all kinds of internal partners, including Exec leadership

Job Responsibility

Collaborate with some of the industry's smartest (and nicest) people
Work with fellow Designers, Engineers, Product Managers, Content Designers, Researchers, Marketers, and Analysts to develop an elegant user experience in our products and ship high-quality work
Partner with leadership, stakeholders, cross-functional teams to create improvements to AI-driven features and core AI capabilities
Work with teams who will leverage the patterns and concepts in their products to ship AI-powered features
Lead multiple initiatives with your team from creation to execution and be responsible tying back to customer value delivery and business outcomes
Communicate design concepts and plans persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization
Ensure design solutions deliver customer value through qualitative research and quantitative data
Identify opportunities to enhance our products and accelerate AI experiences at Atlassian
Drive innovation in data visualization and user experience, leveraging the Atlassian Design System to create intuitive and impactful dashboards
Enhance design processes and efficiency, fostering a culture of continuous improvement and collaboration within the team

What we offer

Health and wellbeing resources
Paid volunteer days
Additional perks supporting family and engagement with the local community

Fulltime

Head of Design Systems

We’re hiring a Head of Design Systems to lead the strategy, technology, and crea...

Location

Singapore , Singapore

Salary:

Not provided

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10–15+ years in digital product design and systems
5+ years leading enterprise design systems at scale, ideally in regulated industries (banking/fintech/insurance)
portfolio that demonstrates design craft (UI/visual/interaction) and system leadership (tokens/components/patterns, brand evolution, before/after impact)
hands-on fluency with modern front-end stacks (TypeScript, React/Angular or Web Components, Storybook, design tokens, theming) and CI/CD practices
ability to set PR standards and release/versioning policies
proven art direction experience with a strong visual sensibility and motion principles applied to systemized UI
practical experience applying generative/agentic AI to design and engineering workflows (code generation/review, unit testing, documentation playbooks, migration support, RAG) with guardrails, evaluations, and governance
deep knowledge of digital accessibility and WCAG, assistive tech, and how to embed accessibility into tokens/components and SDLC gates
tooling leadership: Figma Enterprise (libraries, tokens, branching, audit), research/analytics platforms (e.g., Matomo, UserTesting, Qualtrics), documentation sites, analytics/telemetry
experience shipping products across multiple businesses and functions with i18n, L10n, and RTL considerations and regulatory/locale constraints

Job Responsibility

set the multi-year vision and roadmap for the enterprise design system—covering design tokens, components, patterns, documentation, and platform services
establish and chair cross-functional governance (Design, Product, Engineering, Brand, Accessibility, Compliance, Security, and Architecture) with clear contribution and change-management models
define adoption strategy, KPIs/OKRs, and incentives to drive measurable outcomes across lines of business and functions
inventory and assess existing/legacy design systems across businesses/functions (tokens, components, code stacks, documentation quality, accessibility posture, and adoption)
define a convergence strategy: token mapping & theming, component equivalence matrix, de-duplication rules, and brand harmonization guidelines
lead engineering for the system’s codebase (e.g., Web Components/React/Angular, TypeScript, Storybook, CI/CD, package distribution/registries) and partner with Architecture on standards: design tokens, theming, motion, internationalization (i18n) and right-to-left (RTL) support
ensure quality through automated testing (unit/visual regression), performance budgets, security scans, and a versioning/release strategy (safe migrations, deprecation policies)
serve as the art director and custodian of our digital visual brand—color, typography, iconography, motion, and imagery—ensuring brand consistency and accessibility across channels
partner with Content Design and Engineering on CMS strategy (e.g., headless CMS such as Adobe Experience Manager (AEM)), ensuring components, patterns, and editorial workflows are integrated, versioned, and accessible
lead, grow, and mentor a global team of designers, developers, strategists, writers, and producers

What we offer

Discover the top benefits offered to our global workforce, designed to support your well-being, growth and work-life balance

Fulltime

Head of Design Systems

We're hiring a Head of Design Systems to lead the strategy, technology, and crea...

Location

Canada , Mississauga

Salary:

160000.00 - 270000.00 USD / Year

Citi

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

10–15+ years in digital product design and systems
5+ years leading enterprise design systems at scale, ideally in regulated industries (banking/fintech/insurance)
Portfolio that demonstrates design craft (UI/visual/interaction) and system leadership
Hands-on fluency with modern front-end stacks (TypeScript, React/Angular or Web Components, Storybook, design tokens, theming) and CI/CD practices
Proven art direction experience with strong visual sensibility and motion principles
Practical experience applying generative/agentic AI to design and engineering workflows
Deep knowledge of digital accessibility and WCAG, assistive tech
Tooling leadership: Figma Enterprise, research/analytics platforms, documentation sites
Experience shipping products across multiple businesses with i18n, L10n, and RTL considerations
Exceptional stakeholder management and communication

Job Responsibility

Set multi-year vision and roadmap for enterprise design system
Establish and chair cross-functional governance
Define adoption strategy, KPIs/OKRs, and incentives
Lead platform consolidation & migration from multi-system to unified platform
Lead engineering for system's codebase
Serve as art director and custodian of digital visual brand
Implement AI-powered platform & automation
Own portfolio of design and research tools
Embed accessibility, compliance, and risk controls
Partner on content systems & CMS integration

Fulltime

Head of Product Design, Ridehailing

We’re looking for an experienced Head of Product Design to oversee the Ride-hail...

Location

Estonia , Tallinn

Salary:

Not provided

Bolt

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Experience as a Manager in the field of UX, preferably in a fast-paced technology or internet-based company
Proven track record of shipping digital products that serve millions of users
Proven experience managing teams
Strong English communication and collaboration skills
Proficient in design tools and software, including Figma, Jira, Confluence, and various usability testing tools
Highly creative individual who takes the initiative in finding solutions to problems and takes ownership of your work
Stay up-to-date with the latest design trends and emerging technologies

Job Responsibility

Partner with business stakeholders to discover new innovative services and drive product development from concept to launch
Link business goals to user metrics for the product division
Guarantee that the team stays dedicated to solving impactful user problems
Steer the vision and set a high standard for design quality and user experience
Build, lead and nurture your team’s professional growth and development
Develop and execute design strategies that align with the product's business objectives and user needs
Foster and nurture the Design culture at Bolt

What we offer

Rewarding salary and stock option package
Flexibility of working in a hybrid mode
Take care of your physical and mental health with wellness perks

Fulltime

Head of Art and Design

Head of Art and Design position at an Outstanding Secondary School in Bexley. Th...

Location

United Kingdom , Bexley

Salary:

Not provided

EdEx

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

Must have UK QTS or be in the process of gaining
Strong academics across the board - Degree, A Levels and GCSEs
Must be meeting the 8 Teaching Standards to a 'Good or Outstanding' level
You must be able to work as part of a large team of Art and Design Teachers
Must be willing to listen to feedback

Job Responsibility

Inspiring and motivating the younger generation
Working alongside a team of fantastic Art Teachers
Leading the Art and Design Department
Taking the Art Department to new heights

What we offer

TLR Opportunities
Modern & creative facilities throughout
Plenty of additional support in class from graduate Teaching Assistants
Onsite carpark
Supportive SLT
Training and development opportunities

Fulltime

Head of CDM and Principal Design

A national architecture practice is seeking an experienced Head of CDM and Princ...

Location

United Kingdom , Manchester

Salary:

55000.00 - 70000.00 GBP / Year

Brandon James

Expiration Date

Until further notice

Requirements

NEBOSH Diploma or NEBOSH Construction Certificate as a minimum requirement
Extensive experience in CDM and health and safety roles, ideally with experience as a CDM Principal Designer
Proven experience managing small teams within a construction or consultancy environment
Strong client-facing skills, with a background in managing CDM projects and acting as the client contact
Ideally to have experience producing fee proposals and managing project invoicing
Excellent leadership, organisational, and communication skills

Job Responsibility

Oversee CDM and Health & Safety management across projects
Manage and mentor a team of CDM Principal Designers and Advisors
Serve as the client’s primary point of contact, providing expert CDM guidance on a wide variety of projects
Produce and manage fee proposals and control project invoicing
Ensure compliance with CDM 2015 regulations and best practices across all projects
Develop and maintain strong client relationships to drive successful project delivery
Work collaboratively across seven offices to maintain consistent and high-quality CDM services

What we offer

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Pension contribution
Bonus scheme based on project and team performance
Professional development and training opportunities
Flexible working arrangements
Healthcare benefits
Regular company social events

Fulltime

Head of Design

Become Recruitment UK

Location:
United Kingdom , London

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Job Posted:
February 06, 2026

Expiration:
February 26, 2026

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