Product Designer

About Us

At Koodoo, we're reshaping the future of mortgages. Our market-leading mortgage platform provides a critical bridge, connecting aspiring homeowners to their ideal mortgage. Our products are designed to simplify and accelerate the mortgage process, catering to a wide range of consumers, from people looking to buy their first home to seasoned remortgagers.

To achieve this, we partner with leading UK lenders to bring greater transparency and simplicity to the mortgage market. We also work with renowned price comparison brands and leading FinTechs to power their mortgage verticals, making us an integral part of providing consumers with market-leading mortgage experiences.

Innovation has always been at the core of what we do at Koodoo. Our work in AI-driven mortgage solutions has set new industry benchmarks, exemplified by our groundbreaking achievement of being the first company to successfully pass the CeMAP exam using AI. Our commitment to innovation continues as we spearhead the development of cutting-edge AI tools in collaboration with major lenders, constantly pushing the boundaries to revolutionise the mortgage sector.

We're looking for an amazing Product Designer to join our small but growing product team. Together, we're not just changing the way people apply for and get their mortgages - we're redefining the future of home financing.

Please note this role requires you to be in the office 4 days a week.

Our Core Values

Knowing who we are and understanding our mission, our core values at Koodoo define our approach to excellence:

• We are empowered : If it's to be, it's up to me.
• We deliver : We are committed to what we do, determined to succeed, and we obsessively prioritise to achieve our goals.
• We empathise : We listen, we support, we care - for each other, our partners, and customers.
• We are focused : We are committed to what we do, determined to succeed, and we obsessively prioritise to achieve our goals.
• We are passionate : We are proud of our work, our product, and our team, and relentless in solving the problems in our industry.

Responsibilities

As a Product Designer at Koodoo, you'll play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience and design of our cutting-edge products. Your responsibilities will include:

• User Experience Design: Craft and refine fully responsive user experiences across multiple web applications and brands. Apply user-centred design to champion the needs of our users.
• Design Systems: Own and continue to build out our internal design system, helping us solve complex design challenges in intuitive ways.
• Strategy: Work with product managers to uncover opportunity areas, define user needs, create user stories and help shape the product roadmap.
• Collaboration: Refine requirements and ensure that new functionality is delivered by working closely with engineers, creating clear and concise design documentation.
• Communication: Clearly articulate design decisions and their rationale to the wider team, building alignment and understanding.
• Prototyping and Testing: Build complex prototypes to demonstrate and test interactions whilst creating and running user-testing sessions to validate our designs and uncover usability issues.
• Stay Informed and Innovate: Keep up with the latest trends and tools in design and technology. Bring fresh ideas and perspectives to the table, helping to keep our products at the forefront of innovation.
• Quality Assurance: Ensure the quality of design throughout all phases of the project, from conception to delivery. Pay attention to detail to guarantee that the final product meets high standards.
• Data-Driven Design: Utilise data and analytics to inform design decisions, ensuring our products not only look great but also perform well.

The Person

Our ideal Product Designer is someone who embodies a blend of technical expertise, creative flair, and a user-centred mindset. Here's what we're looking for:

• Passionate about Design: You live and breathe design. You're not just up to date with the latest design trends and tools, but you're also constantly seeking new ways to innovate and improve.
• Empathetic: You're led by a hunger to better understand users and uncover insights. You have a strong ability to empathise with users, understanding their needs, frustrations, and aspirations.
• Creative: You love to solve complex problems with innovative and elegant design solutions. Your approach is not just about making things look good, but also about creating intuitive and effective user experiences.
• Detail-Oriented: Your attention to detail is impeccable. You understand that great design is all about the finer details, and you apply this meticulousness throughout your design process.
• Collaborative: You thrive in a team environment and understand that nothing great is built alone. You're skilled at working cross-functionally with engineers, product managers, fellow designers, and other stakeholders.
• Focused on outcomes: You are motivated by shipping features that will help our users and naturally prioritise improvements that will make the biggest impact.
• Strategic Thinker: You actively look for and uncover opportunities for product/feature enhancements whilst remaining aware of product competitors and actively planning for how your designs and experiences will surpass them.
• Data-Driven: You understand the importance of data in shaping design decisions. You're adept at using data and user feedback to iterate and enhance your designs.
• Embrace Feedback: You view feedback as a crucial component of your design process. Open and receptive to constructive criticism, you're always willing to iterate and improve your designs based on input from colleagues, stakeholders, and users.

Requirements

Minimum Requirements

• Experience: 3+ years of experience designing digital products, with a proven track record creating designs for existing products as well as designing 0 to 1 products as part of cross-functional teams.
• Portfolio: A design portfolio that demonstrates design principles for web and/or mobile platforms.
• Technical Skills: A knowledge of Figma, Sketch or similar design tools with experience creating complex prototypes and conducting user testing sessions.
• Understanding of UX Principles: A solid grasp of user-centred design and testing methodologies, usability, and accessibility concerns.
• Communication Skills: Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to effectively articulate design concepts and rationales to team members and stakeholders.
• Right to Work: Must be legally authorised to work in the country where the job is located.

Ideal Requirements

• Industry Experience: Experience designing products in the financial services space.
• Additional Technical Skills: Basic knowledge of HTML and CSS as well as proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite.
• Commercial and Business Thinking: An ability to understand and incorporate commercial strategies within design decisions, including designing with a focus on maximising key business metrics, understanding market trends, and aligning with business objectives.
• Stakeholder Engagement: Experience working closely with business stakeholders, including marketing, sales, and finance teams, to ensure that design solutions are aligned with commercial goals and market realities.

What we can offer to you

• Enrolment into our annual discretionary bonus scheme with a maximum of 20% of base salary.
• Range of benefits to choose from including Private Medical Insurance, Gym Membership, Dental Plan and more.
• Enrollment into a new Advanced GenAI Practitioners qualification upon joining, delivered by an independent learning provider (all Koodoo staff go through this in onboarding).
• Opportunity to collaborate closely with our colleagues in India in our Mumbai.
• Flexible Working
• MacBook Pro and External Monitor
• Bi-annual Hackathons and Events to Promote Teamwork and Ongoing Learning
• A significant role in a high-growth phase, influencing the company's trajectory.
• Unlimited growth potential, matching your professional development ambitions.
• An inclusive culture surrounded by a passionate, forward-thinking team.

How to Apply

Please submit your CV along with a design portfolio of your work (feel free to leave a link) and answer the questions below