Location
London, based at Bracken House with a hybrid working model requiring onsite presence 50% of the time, subject to role requirements and regular review.

Hours
Full Time

Salary
Negotiable

About the Role
The Financial Times is a globally recognised news organisation known for its authority, integrity and accuracy. We are seeking an experienced Senior Product Designer to join our Design Systems team and play a key role in shaping and evolving Origami, the FT’s design system. You will collaborate closely with designers, engineers and product managers to develop shared foundations, components and guidance that enable teams across the business to create coherent, accessible and high-quality digital experiences across web and mobile platforms. This role involves thoughtful decision-making about consistency and platform-specific approaches, as well as exploring how AI can support the future of design systems. You will combine strong design craft with technical skills to ensure Origami remains dependable, accessible and relevant as our products and technologies evolve. Your responsibilities will include leading design work from problem definition through to implementation, creating clear documentation and guidance, supporting colleagues in using the design system, and experimenting with AI-assisted design and development tools to improve workflows and product development.

Our Commitment
We foster a warm, collaborative culture that supports growth, career aspirations and wellbeing. We are committed to inclusion and fairness, ensuring everyone is heard, respected and valued. We are a disability confident employer and a Valuable 500 signatory, welcoming reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Experience
- Significant product design experience with strong visual design, interaction design and prototyping skills.
- Experience creating, maintaining or evolving design systems, reusable components or shared patterns.
- Advanced proficiency in Figma, including component libraries, variables and design tokens.
- Experience building interactive prototypes using code, with working knowledge of HTML and CSS.
- Strong technical understanding and ability to collaborate with engineers on feasibility and implementation.
- Experience designing for both web and mobile platforms.
- Knowledge of accessibility principles and applying them to digital experiences.
- Experience using or exploring AI-assisted design and development tools.
- Experience leading cross-functional design work and influencing decisions without formal authority.
- Strong communication and documentation skills.
- Collaborative, systems-oriented approach with ability to help others adopt shared design practices.

About you
Collaborative and innovative, you thrive in a dynamic environment and are passionate about creating accessible, high-quality digital products. You are comfortable navigating ambiguity and enjoy working closely with cross-functional teams to deliver impactful design solutions.

Qualifications
A portfolio demonstrating high-quality product design and design systems work, clearly explaining your contribution and impact, is essential.

Desirable Experience
- Supporting adoption of design systems across multiple product teams.
- Exploring AI tools to support product development using design system guidance and components.
- Evaluating design system effectiveness through feedback, usage data or quality measures.