Senior Product Designer
Employer: Arbor
Location: Remote, UK
Working hours: Full time
Salary: £100,000 per year
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About us
At Arbor, we’re on a mission to transform the way schools work for the better.
We believe in a future of work in schools where being challenged doesn’t mean being burnt out and overworked. Where data guides progress without overwhelming staff. And where everyone working in a school is reminded why they got into education every day.
Our School Management Suite is already making a difference in over 12,500 schools and trusts. Giving time and power back to staff, turning data into clear, actionable insights, and supporting happier working days.
At the heart of our brand is a recognition that the challenges schools face today aren’t just about efficiency, outputs and productivity - but about creating happier working lives for the people who drive education everyday: the staff. We want to make schools more joyful places to work, as well as learn.
About the role
We're a growing, central design team embedded within a wider product and engineering organisation. As we scale our impact, we're seeking a Senior Product Designer to own and evolve our Design System while establishing the frameworks and processes that enable our design team to do their best work. This role focuses on building the foundations for consistent, high-quality design at scale. You will play a key role in shaping how design operates across the organisation and ensuring our users experience a coherent, intuitive product suite.
Core responsibilities
Own the strategic direction and governance of the design system, including roadmap planning, contribution frameworks, and driving adoption across product teams.
Lead, mentor, and manage designers within the team, setting quality standards and supporting their professional growth.
Explore AI-enhanced tooling to accelerate design exploration to rapidly generate and test ideas.
Design and prototype wireframes, user flows, and high-fidelity UI mockups to communicate design ideas effectively.
Create intuitive, visually appealing, and accessible user interfaces for our users.
Develop and maintain a deep understanding of user needs, business objectives, and the education sector to create impactful design solutions.
Plan, conduct and analyse both quantitative and qualitative user research to make data-driven design decisions.
Translate complex workflows and requirements into simple, effective, and scalable user experiences.
Effectively communicate design rationale, process, and decisions to stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
Understanding how AI-powered tools will help extend Design capabilities beyond traditional boundaries.
Requirements
We’re looking for a practical and proactive Designer who has experience turning complex requirements into intuitive, elegant solutions that solve real user problems. Beyond that, we’d love to see:
Strong experience in user-centered design, from research to final execution.
Extensive experience building, scaling, and maintaining a design system. From foundational tokens and components through to team enablement.
Proven experience leading and managing designers, with a track record of developing team capabilities and maintaining high design standards.
Experience working in agile environments with cross-functional teams including engineering, product management, and marketing.
Strong decision-making skills, adaptability, and the ability to influence teams.
A proactive approach to learning and applying new design methodologies.
A curious and collaborative mindset, able to think on your feet, likes to move fast.
Benefits
What we offer
The chance to work alongside a team of hard-working, passionate people in a role where you’ll see the impact of your work everyday. We also offer:
A dedicated wellbeing team who champion initiatives such as mindfulness, lunch n learns, manager training, mental health first aid training and much more!
32 days holiday (plus Bank Holidays). This is made up of 25 days annual leave plus 7 extra company wide days given over Easter, Summer & Christmas
Life Assurance paid out at 3x annual salary
Comprehensive wellness benefit provided by AIG Smart Health, which provides a 24/7 virtual GP service, Mental health support, Counselling, and personalised Health Checks
Private Dental Insurance with Bupa
Salary sacrifice Pension provided by Scottish Widows
Enhanced maternity and adoption leave (20 weeks full pay) and paternity (6 weeks full pay) pay
5 free return to work maternity coaching sessions, helping you adapt to this new exciting time of life!
Access to services such as Calm and Bippit (financial wellbeing coaching)
All of our roles champion flexible working and we are happy to discuss what this means to you
Social committees that plan team, office and company wide events to bring people together and celebrate success
Dedicated professional development training budget (CPD courses, upskilling resources, professional memberships etc)
Volunteer with a charity of your choice for a day each year
Dog friendly offices!
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