Senior Product Designer

Job Description

THE CARWOW GROUP

Carwow Group is driven by a passion for getting people into cars. But not just any car, the right car. That’s why we are building the go-to destination for car-changing. Designed to reach drivers everywhere with our trail-blazing portfolio of personality rich automotive brands; Carwow, Auto Express, evo, Driving Electric and Car Buyer.

What started as a simple reviews site, is now one of the largest online car-changing destinations in Europe - over 10m customers have used Carwow to help them buy and sell cars since its inception. Last year we grew over 50% with nearly £3bn worth of cars bought on site, while £1.8bn of cars were listed for sale through our Sell My Car service.

In 2024 we went big and acquired Autovia, doubling our audience overnight. Together we now have one of the biggest YouTube channels in the world with over 1.1 billion annual views, sell 1.2 million print copies of our magazines and have an annual web content reach over 350million.

WHY JOIN US?

We are winners of the prestigious Culture 100 award that recognises the most loved and happiest tech companies to work for! We have just raised $52m in funding led by global venture capital firm Bessemer Venture Partners (an early backer of LinkedIn and Shopify) to accelerate our growth plans!

As pioneers, we’re always driving for new territory and positive change, so our work as a group is never done. Where others see difficulty, it’s our responsibility to see possibility – building new experiences, launching new titles and listening to drivers.

Being a part of Carwow Group means championing drivers and the automotive industry, acting as a disrupter and never being afraid to fail (but learning fast when we do!).

Our team of 500 employees across the UK, Germany, Spain and Portugal are revolutionising car-changing and we are fast expanding our mission across every single brand and country we operate in, so jump in!
The Design team’s Mission is to make changing cars a seamless, thrilling, and surprising experience.

THE ROLE

As a Senior Product Designer, you'll play a crucial role in crafting exceptional end-to-end experiences for our audiences. You will be part of a growing Design Team and work day-to-day as part of one of our product squads. Your mission will be to craft seamless and engaging end-to-end experiences, contribute innovative design solutions, and inform the design vision, ensuring alignment with our overarching product strategy.

Our Design Principles are:

Bold. Surpass the ordinary with exceptional design. By pushing boundaries, we set standards and inspire greatness.

Simple. Create clarity through design. Distil a solution down to its essence.

Human. Deeply understand our users' needs and craft experiences that fulfil them.

Refined. Craft work you’re proud of and obsess over the detail.

WHAT YOU'LL DO

• End-to-End User Experience: Identify opportunities to improve our automotive tech products and services.
• Advanced Design Delivery: Deliver high-quality experience design, inspire the team, and accelerate project momentum.
• Storytelling & Innovation: Master storytelling and advocate for innovative ideas and practices. Communicate within the Product Tribe to lead and deliver compelling products.
• Strategic Thinking: Engage in strategic problem-solving, identifying key user needs and crafting design solutions that address these effectively.
• Autonomy and Initiative: Manage individual projects with a high degree of autonomy, while aligning your work with the broader product vision and team goals.
  

WHAT YOU'LL NEED

• Experience: Proven experience in UX/Product Design, demonstrating the ability to deliver intuitive and visually compelling user interfaces.
• Design Tools Mastery: High proficiency in tools such as Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, or similar, with a deep understanding of how to utilize these tools in complex design challenges.
• Communication and Leadership: Strong communication skills, with the ability to lead design discussions and articulate complex concepts clearly.
• Problem-Solving and Creativity: A track record of strategic problem-solving, applying creative solutions to drive product success.
• Collaborative Spirit: A history of productive collaboration in cross-functional teams, contributing to a positive and dynamic work environment.
• Feedback and Continuous Improvement: Skilled at integrating feedback constructively and committed to continuous learning and improvement in design practices.
  

INTERVIEW PROCESS

Step 1: Talent Screen

Step 2: Hiring Manager Interview

Step 3: Case Study Part 1

Step 4: Case Study Part 2

WHAT’S IN IT FOR YOU

• Hybrid working
• Competitive salary to fund that dream holiday to Bali
• Matched pension contributions for a peaceful retirement
• Share options - when we thrive, so do you!
• Vitality Private Healthcare, for peace of mind, plus eyecare vouchers
• Life Assurance for (even more) peace of mind
• Monthly coaching sessions with Spill - our mental wellbeing partner
• Enhanced holiday package, plus Bank Holidays
• 28 days annual leave
• 1 day for your wedding
• 1 day off when you move house - because moving is hard enough without work!
• For your third year anniversary, get 30 days of annual leave per year
• For your tenth year anniversary, get 35 days of annual leave per year
• Option to buy 3 extra days of holiday per year
• Work from abroad for a month
• Inclusive parental, partner and shared parental leave, fertility treatment and pregnancy loss policies
• Bubble childcare support and discounted nanny fees for little ones
• The latest tech (Macbook or Surface) to power your gif-sending talents
• Up to £500/€550 home office allowance for that massage chair you’ve been talking about
• Generous learning and development budget to help you master your craft
• Regular social events: tech lunches, coffee with the exec sessions, lunch 8 learns, book clubs, social events/anything else you pester us for
• Refer a friend, get paid. Repeat for infinite money
  

Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture. We know that diverse teams are strong teams, so we welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply for this position. We make recruiting decisions based on experience, skills and potential, so all our applicants are treated fairly and equally.