Job Description

About us.

We’re the team behind digital retailer Very

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers. ✨

About the role.

As a Senior Product Designer, you’ll take the lead in designing intuitive, accessible, and impactful customer experiences across our digital products. Working closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and UX Researchers, you’ll own design solutions from discovery through to delivery, ensuring they meet user needs, business goals and technical constraints.

You’ll contribute to the evolution of our design system, lead design work across your squad or workstream, and collaborate on cross-tribe initiatives. You’ll play a hands-on role in shaping the product experience, while also mentoring associate designers and role-modelling best practices in accessibility, collaboration, and product thinking.

Key Responsibilities

Craft skill & methods

• Delivers high-quality, accessible, and inclusive design across native mobile (iOS/Android) and responsive web platforms.

• Skilled in discovery, journey mapping, prototyping, testing, and delivering polished UI design.

• Applies platform-specific conventions (e.g. iOS HIG, Material Design) and considers mobile-specific scenarios like authentication, gestures, and screen constraints.

• Uses data and user insight to iterate and inform decisions at pace.

• Evolves our design system through thoughtful pattern contribution and reuse.

• Balances usability, creativity and feasibility through close collaboration with engineers.

• Mentors associate designers on tools, techniques and craft best practices.

Strategic focus & Product Mindset

• Understands product strategy and can translate it into clear design opportunities.

• Collaborates with Product Managers to shape roadmap decisions and priorities.

• Embeds lean UX into day-to-day work, validates early and iterates quickly.

• Connects user needs with business impact and measures success through outcomes.

• Identifies risks, challenges assumptions and ensures the “why” is clear in every design decision.

Technical & business understanding

• Works fluently within agile product teams and understands development constraints.

• Builds strong partnerships with engineers to ensure quality delivery.

• Advocates for accessibility and designs with WCAG 2.2 AA standards in mind.

• Understands the role of performance, SEO, and platform requirements in product design.

• Contributes to team rituals, agile ceremonies and shared delivery goals.

Leading, influencing & communication

• Leads workshops, design reviews and team rituals with confidence.

• Communicates design intent clearly to different audiences, from developers to stakeholders.

• Mentors and coaches Associate and Mid-level designers, supporting their growth.

• Helps drive alignment across disciplines and keeps focus on the user outcome.

• Comfortable giving and receiving feedback in a constructive, respectful way.

Collaboration & culture

• Works openly and collaboratively with cross-functional teams.

• Participates actively in the design community, contributing to design critiques, rituals, and culture.

• Role models inclusive design behaviours and accessibility principles.

• Champions diverse user perspectives and helps ensure all voices are represented in design thinking.

Self-Management

• Organised and proactive — able to manage time across multiple workstreams.

• Makes considered trade-offs to balance speed, quality and constraints.

• Seeks feedback, reflects on their work, and pursues opportunities to learn and grow.

• Supports team wellbeing and a psychologically safe team culture.

What you will need to be successful

• experience designing digital products in cross-functional teams.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design, from discovery to delivery.
• Expertise in UX, interaction, visual design and accessibility (WCAG 2.2 AA).
• Confident designing for both native mobile apps (iOS/Android) and responsive web.
• Familiar with platform conventions and mobile-first design principles.
• Experienced in working with mobile engineers to deliver high-quality app experiences.
• Proficient in Figma and modern product design tools and workflows.
• Comfortable working within and contributing to design systems at scale.
• Skilled in facilitating discovery, workshops, testing sessions and co-design activities.
• Strong communicator — able to explain design rationale clearly and influence decision-making.
• A user-first mindset, grounded in commercial awareness and business impact.

Some of our benefits.

• Flexible, hybrid working model
• Inclusive culture and environment, check out our Glassdoor reviews

• £1,000 flexible benefits allowance to suit your needs
• 30 days holiday + bank holidays
• Udemy learning access
• Bonus potential (performance and business-related)
• Up to 25% discount on Very.co.uk

• Matched pension up to 6%
• More benefits can be found  on our career site

How to apply

Please note that the talent acquisition team are managing this vacancy directly, and if successful in securing this role, you may be required to undertake a credit, CIFAS and DBS check.

What happens next?

Our talent acquisition team will be in touch if you’re successful so keep an eye on your emails! We’ll arrange a short call to learn more about you, as well as answer any questions you have. If it feels like we’re a good match, we’ll share your CV with the hiring manager to review. Our interview process is tailored to each role and can be in-person or held remotely.

You can expect a two-stage interview process for this position:

1st Stage – A 30-45 minute video call with the hiring team to discuss your skills and relevant experience. This is a great opportunity to learn more about the role and ask any questions you may have.

2nd Stage – A one-hour formal onsite task interview where you can expect both competency and technical questions.

As an inclusive employer please do let us know if you require any reasonable adjustments.

If you'd like to know more about our interviews, you can find out here

Equal opportunities

We’re an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, religion, colour, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.

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About us.

We’re the team behind digital retailer Very

Our purpose, helping families get more out of life, powers everything we do.

And we want our people to get more out of life too! If you’re high-performing, ambitious and make the most of every opportunity, we want to hear from you. In return, you’ll enjoy heaps of flexibility, great perks and benefits, and the freedom to be yourself, keep learning and take your career wherever you want it to go.

If you love making a difference, you’ll love making it sparkle for millions of Very customers. ✨

Diversity, inclusion and equal opportunities

We’re building a culture of everyday inclusion, and welcome applications from anyone who believes they can do the job. We don’t discriminate based on age, disability, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, race, religion or belief, sex, or sexual orientation.

We want our recruitment process to be accessible to everyone. If you need reasonable adjustments to apply, interview, or perform a role, let us know via talentacquisition@theverygroup.com. We’ll be happy to support you.

We’re proud to be a Disability Confident Committed Employer and have nine brilliant colleague networks - including DAWN (Disability Awareness at Very) and Think (Neurodiversity at Very) - that are helping us make Very an even more inclusive place to work.