Senior Product Designer (Contract) - UK Remote

Note: This is a contract opportunity starting ASAP until Friday 12th December.

At Spotted Zebra, we're revolutionising how the world's leading organisations build future-ready teams. We're an award-winning Series A company whose Interview Intelligence and Assessment platform combines cutting-edge skills science with responsible AI to help enterprises make better, more objective hiring decisions with confidence every time.

What we do: We're redefining how great teams are built, helping organisations identify, evaluate, and secure the right talent with precision and speed. Our comprehensive platform features AI-powered interview tools, validated blended assessments, and industry-leading skills science that transforms conversations into meaningful insights and empowers data-driven decisions that drive real impact.

The numbers that matter:

🚀 25% faster time to hire

⚡ 20% improved speed to competence

💰 8x return on investment

Who's already on board: Forward-thinking teams at Virgin Media O2, Lidl, Merlin Entertainments, AWE, and Paramount trust us to help them spot the right hire every time and deliver hiring magic.

Why this matters: We're not just another HR tech company. We're solving one of the biggest challenges facing every growing business: finding and hiring exceptional people, fast. Our platform doesn't just assess candidates - it predicts success and empowers talent teams with AI tools they love.

Our Dazzle (that's our team!) 🦓

_Fun fact: A group of zebras is called a dazzle - and ours truly is dazzling!

_We create a culture in which our team thrives and gallops ahead.

As we roam free and empower our dazzle, we gallop ahead on the journey to achieving our goals. We understand this journey will pose challenges along the way, yet we brighten the trail with our positive mindset and encouragement of others. The dazzle continuously moves, gaining knowledge and skills so that we can graze new grounds.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll be part of a small crew working at the frontier of AI-Augmented Delivery (AAD), reimagining how products are discovered, designed and built with AI embedded into every stage of the workflow.

Your primary focus will be experimenting with new ways to deliver user value faster using AI. You'll explore how discovery, design, and delivery processes can be restructured to reduce coordination cost and increase speed, while maintaining quality. For example, this might include structuring Figma files for AI → Code workflows, testing AI-assisted research and prototyping, and shaping lean, AI-integrated design methods that support cross-functional agility.

At the same time, you'll apply those learnings directly to the creation of a new product, a POC in human-agent collaboration for recruiters. You'll take ideas from zero to one, designing intuitive, elegant interfaces and collaborating closely with engineering to ensure feasibility and quality. You'll be empowered to move fast, make decisions, and shape both the product and how it's built.

The crew will be working directly with the CEO and this role will also have line management into the Head of Product.

This role is ideal for a designer who's excited not just about what we build, but how we build it, and who's motivated to help shape the future of design in an AI-native world.

Requirements

• End-to-end product design experience across complex, web-based digital products
• Proven ability to design intuitive, accessible, and elegant UIs with deep attention to craft
• Experience working in fast-paced product teams, ideally in early-stage or startup environments
• Experience collaborating closely with engineers in a trio environment
• Skilled in discovery methods - user research, rapid prototyping, and testing ideas fast
• Ability to operate independently in a lean, high-autonomy environment
• Mastery of Figma, with experience setting up reusable components, structured design systems, and clean handoff to dev
• Demonstrated use of AI tools to enhance speed, creativity or cross-functional workflows (e.g. Figma plugins, Bolt, Claude, Cursor)
• Comfort working across disciplines and stepping into product thinking when needed
• Strong communication skills and a collaborative mindset
• A creative thinker who's curious, resourceful, and passionate about solving real user problems with clarity and speed

Benefits

🦓 Collaborating with a small, dynamic squad of curious and ambitious people

🚀 working at the frontier of AI-Augmented Delivery (AAD)

🏠 Remote-first work environment

Our Commitment to Diversity & Inclusion

At Spotted Zebra, we welcome people of all stripes. We are committed to providing equal opportunities and an inclusive and diverse culture.

We believe that each and every one of us possesses an extraordinary set of skills and abilities, waiting to be discovered, nurtured, and harnessed for the benefit of all.

We are a team. And no matter your race, gender, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, or disability, we will empower you to unleash your superpower to help us create a world where everyone is able to utilise their unique blend of skills and abilities to contribute to the greater good.

Everyone is unique and we encourage you to let us know in your application, or share with your recruiter directly, if there is anything we can do to make your interview experience with us more comfortable and positive.

At Spotted Zebra, everyone is welcome. So even if you don't meet all the requirements, we would still love to hear from you. We are always keen to speak with people who are passionate about our mission

🦓 Ready to gallop ahead with us? We're a team that moves fast, thinks big, and isn't afraid to challenge how things have always been done. If you're excited about using AI and skills science to transform how the world hires, apply now and a member of our dazzle will be in touch!