Product Design Lead - Platform - FARFETCH

FARFETCH exists for the love of fashion. Our mission is to be the global technology platform for luxury fashion, connecting creators, curators, and consumers.

PRODUCT

We're the customer experts and advocates. Our teams work on the end-to-end product lifecycle; from understanding the motivations and needs of our customers and partners to designing and testing hypotheses, to creating industry-leading experiences for luxury shoppers, sellers, and service providers. We set our Product vision and achieve our strategy in close partnership with teams across the business.

THE ROLE

We're looking for a Design Lead to join our Platform Product Design team. We want a leader and enabler who will help develop the product strategy for their team and fine-tune their design approach.

The Platform Product Design team creates the experiences that help our business users leverage the power of the FARFETCH platform.

We explore user needs and champion them throughout the product design process, producing apps that enable them to make an impact.

As part of a global team, we're shaping the digital experience of the fashion industry by pushing the boundaries of what's technologically possible and applying revolutionary thinking to everything we do.

What you'll do

• Reporting to the Head of Product Design, you will work with your area leadership (Product Management, Engineering) to ensure that designers in your team are clear about their objectives and missions, and that they have the clarity of purpose to move quickly and autonomously
• You will directly line-manage a small team of designers, being responsible for their personal and professional development
• You'll contribute to the wider Platform Product team's practice, culture and community
• You will gain a deep understanding of the needs and goals of your users and develop good knowledge of the technical foundations behind the platform capabilities
• You'll provide regular coaching, mentoring and guidance to your team, ensuring each designer has a clear growth plan and the support they need to thrive in their roles
• You'll sync and collaborate with the wider Platform Product team to align the experience, making sure journeys and design patterns across our tools are coherent and consistent

Who you are

• You are regarded as an expert in designing functional, task-oriented products for digital platforms
• You have excellent collaboration skills, and are able to constructively direct and inspire action within your team
• You have experience working with global teams, and understand how to create products and services that address global and regional user needs and behaviours
• You have a talent for breaking down complexity and creating context for others
• You are an expert in bringing a lean, evidence-based approach to product development teams

REWARDS & BENEFITS

Health insurance for the whole family, flexible working environment and well-being support and tools

Extra days off, a sabbatical program, and days for you to give back to the community

Training opportunities and free access to Udemy

Flexible benefits program

FARFETCH Equity plan

EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES STATEMENT

FARFETCH is an equal opportunities employer ensuring that all applicants are treated equally and fairly throughout our recruitment process. We are determined that no applicant experiences discrimination on the basis of sex, race, ethnicity, religion or belief, disability, age, gender identity, ancestry, sexual orientation, veteran status, marriage and civil partnership, pregnancy and maternity, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. We continue to build our consciously inclusive culture as part of our Positively FARFETCH strategy throughout our business, partnerships and communities.${description2}