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Lead and mentor product designers while owning end-to-end design vision for a web vertical. Deliver user-centric, accessible, and monetisable marketplace experiences, advance design system adoption, collaborate across product, engineering, research and commercial teams, and influence strategy and roadmaps. Hybrid role based in Soho, London.
Our vision is to give everyone the belief they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust, and belief to make it happen.
We’re home to the UK’s largest choice of properties and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what’s on the market.
We’re seeking an experienced Lead Product Designer to join our Experience Design (XD) team.
The role:
- Lead, coach, and mentor Product Designers within the team.
- Own the end-to-end design vision for your vertical
- Create intuitive, trusted experiences that support both consumers and
Estate Agents.
- Collaborate closely with the Head of Product, Senior Product Manager and Product Designer to deliver user-centric solutions that align with product strategy.
- Remain hands-on where valuable – exploring ideas, setting quality standards, and guiding execution.
- Define a long-term vision for your vertical that inspires stakeholders and influences roadmaps.
- Work across product, engineering, research, design systems, and commercial teams to drive alignment and strategic outcomes.
- Explore and define opportunities for monetising reputation-focused products and features.
- Ensure consistency across platforms, establishing scalable patterns, and supporting the evolution of the design system.
- Report to and work closely with the Head of Experience Design.
- Hybrid – 2 days per week in the Soho, London
office and 3 days from home.
What you'll be doing:
- Partner with the Head of Product, Engineering leadership, and the other Lead Product Designer in the domain. Contributing to strategic decisions, aligned to business objectives and key results.
- Conduct generative research for discovery, leverage insights and data to inform decisions and long-term planning.
- Develop a deep understanding of the user experiences you work across.
- Provide a holistic view of your domain, supported by insights, data, and clear articulation of user problems and opportunities.
- Raise product design quality across UX, visual, content, and interaction design and adoption of the design system, promoting reuse and consistency with Brand and code.
- Champion inclusive and accessible design practices, ensuring standards are upheld.
- Represent XD within Rightmove and stay engaged with best practice and industry trends.
- Support team hiring and recruitment when needed.
What you'll bring to the role:
- Demonstrated expertise designing complex, multi-sided platforms or marketplace experiences, ensuring interactions between multiple users
feel intuitive, trustworthy, and high-performing. - Experience managing and developing Product Designers with clarity, coaching, and support.
- Curiosity and creativity in exploring new technologies and approaches, including the responsible use of AI in design.
- Ability to influence design direction through insights, evidence, and rapid conceptual thinking.
- Leadership skills in recruitment and onboarding, providing clear direction and continuous feedback.
- Excellent collaboration, effective communication and storytelling skills with leadership, stakeholders and peers, building trust and nurturing strong relationships.
- A passion for continuous learning and development, with a proactive approach to enhance ways of working and collaboration, contributing to design operations for XD.
- A strong grasp of design systems, interaction patterns and scalable frameworks.
- Strategic thinking with the ability to balance business goals, including commercial and monetisation opportunities with user needs and long-term product vision.
- A proactive approach to evolving ways of working and improving cross-team delivery and collaboration.
About Rightmove
At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success., We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve. By applying, you confirm that you are aged at least 18 or over and that you’ve read and understood our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle and protect your personal information during the recruitment process.
Our vision is to give everyone the belief that they can make their move. We aim to make moving simpler, by giving everyone the best place to turn to and return to for access to the tools, expertise, trust and belief to make it happen.
We're home to the UK's largest choice of properties, and are the go-to destination for millions of people planning their next move, reading the latest industry news, or just browsing what's on the market.
Despite this growth, we’ve remained a friendly, supportive place to work, with employee #1 still working here! We’ve done this by placing the Rightmove Hows at the heart of everything we do. These are the essential values that reflect our culture, and include:
- We create value…by delivering results and building trust with partners and consumers.
- We think bigger…by acting with curiosity and setting bold aspirations.
- We care deeply…by being real, having fun, and valuing diversity.
- We move together…by being one team - internally collaborative, externally competitive.
- We make a difference…by focusing on delivering measurable impact.
We believe in careers that open doors and help our team develop by providing an open and inclusive work environment, offering ongoing training opportunities, and supporting charity fundraising events. And with 88% of Rightmovers saying we’re a great place to work, we’re clearly doing something right!
If all of this has caught your eye, you may well be a Rightmover in the making......
- Cash plan for dental, optical and physio treatments.
- Private Medical Insurance, Pension and Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Plan.
- 27 days holiday plus two (paid) volunteering days a year to give back, and holiday buy schemes.
- Hybrid working pattern with 2 days in the office.
- Contributory stakeholder pension.
- Life assurance at 4x your basic salary to a spouse, family member or other nominated person in your life.
- Competitive compensation package.
- Paid leave for maternity, paternity, adoption & fertility.
- Travel Loans, Bike to Work scheme, Rental Deposit Loan.
- Charitable contributions through Payroll Giving and donation matching.
- Access deals and discounts on things like travel, electronics, fashion, gym memberships, cinema discounts and more.
At Rightmove, we believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce leads to better innovation, productivity, and overall success., We are committed to creating a welcoming and inclusive environment for all employees, regardless of their background or identity, to develop and promote a diverse culture that reflects the communities we serve. By applying, you confirm that you are aged at least 18 or over and that you’ve read and understood our Privacy Policy, which explains how we handle and protect your personal information during the recruitment process.
Rightmove London, England Office
33 Soho Square, London, United Kingdom, W1D 3QU
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