Product Design Lead

Lyst is a global Fashion Tech company and premium shopping app, founded in London in 2010 and catering to over 200M shoppers per year. We offer our customers the largest assortment of premium & luxury fashion items & products in one place, via an assortment of 8.5M+ items from over 17,000 of the world’s leading brands. We are a scale-up business with a current team size of c.150 people in London, combining an agile mentality with a proven business model and over a decade of experience. This provides a balance between foundations and structure, and autonomy and pace.

At Lyst we obsess over the customer, providing a search & discovery experience which offers inspiration, fulfilment, and personalisation. We believe that fashion is amazing but shopping for fashion often isn’t, and use our technology, data and creativity to bring more joy, greater choice and fewer fails. Our mission is to help fashion shoppers make better decisions and help fashion partners find better audiences as the category-leading destination for every fashion shopper. Lyst has raised over $160m from leading investors including Accel, Balderton, Molten Ventures, Fidelity International, and LVMH.

The Role:

We are looking for a Product Design Lead to join the team in our London office. You will shape and lead on the design of products that communicate our vision and help people shop from over 11,000 designers and 8 million products.

You will bring leadership and direction to Design and be responsible for developing and managing the processes, controls and governance required to deliver these outcomes. You'll also be responsible for overseeing the resolution of complex design decisions across Lyst.

You will be accountable for design from concept through sketches and prototypes all the way to delivery and execution. You will have a strong aesthetic sense, an intuitive understanding of interface and UX design and be comfortable managing and developing Product Designers.

You will be an advocate within the company for the user & help the company develop a stronger sense of design thinking. 

Responsibilities:

• Implementing design and brand strategies that support Lyst's product vision
• Building and scaling a user-first design team that supports our Product organisation, mentoring and managing Product Designers of varying skill levels
• Collaborating with the product team to design the UX and UI of our products, releases, and features, ensuring they're both functional and delightful
• Integrating Lyst's brand and values into our design aesthetics, creating a cohesive and recognisable visual identity
• Accountable for Lyst's design systems and infrastructure, enabling us to scale design efficiently across all our products
• Championing design thinking and advocating for design's role in driving business success, collaborating closely with our Marketing and Product teams
• Representing and promoting Lyst's design efforts outside the company, such as at industry events, conferences, or in publications

Requirements

• Extensive product design experience and solid experience of managing and leading a team
• A history of building and scaling top-notch design teams in fast-paced, product-driven environments, all while being an incredible mentor to designers at every level
• Expertise in design tools like Sketch, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and prototyping tools like InVision or Axure
• The ability to develop and implement design systems and infrastructure that can keep up with our growing needs
• Great communication and presentation skills that allow you to work seamlessly with cross-functional teams (think engineering, product, and marketing), explain design decisions, and get everyone excited about design thinking
• The ability to collaborate with our user research and analytics teams, using both qualitative and quantitative insights to create designs that users will love
• Proven experience in e-commerce design—we'd be thrilled if you've worked in fashion retail!
• The ability to handle multiple projects in a fast-paced environment without missing a beat
• A real passion for creating amazing user experiences and championing user-centric design throughout the company
• The enthusiasm to be an ambassador for Lyst's design efforts, both within the company and at industry events and conferences
• A portfolio that showcases your user-centric design solutions across different platforms (web, mobile, you name it), highlighting your strong UX and UI design skills

Benefits

• Our Ways of Working: We come into the office between 2-4 days a week and we're always in on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We strongly believe that in-person collaboration and time spent together as a team allows us to deliver high impact work, but the flexibility to also work remotely supports our diverse team.
• Time Off: In addition to the 8 statutory bank holidays, you will receive 29 holidays per year. Lyst’s holiday year runs from 1 April to 31 March.
• Competitive Family Leave Package: This includes Enhanced Family Leave for those eligible, paid Time off for Dependents and Support for Fertility Treatment & Loss.
• Clothing Benefit: We want you to enjoy using the Lyst app and site as much as our customers, so we provide you with a clothing allowance to use on Lyst every year. This starts at £250 when you join and increases up to £1,000 with your length of service
• Private Healthcare: Our healthcare provider is Vitality. Your health is important to us which is why we offer all employees a comprehensive healthcare scheme from the day you start..
• Training Allowance: We’re big on continuous learning and growth, so all employees are currently entitled to an annual training allowance of £1,000. This can be used to attend conferences, industry events, training courses and to purchase resources.
• Pension Scheme: Our pension provider is The People’s Pension. We offer a minimum employee contribution of 5% and 3% employer contribution.
• Eye Tests and Vouchers: Employees can make a saving on their eye test and glasses through our chosen provider. You’ll receive a free eye test every year and a discount towards glasses.
• Cycle-to-Work Scheme: Lyst will purchase a bicycle from your chosen retailer, you will then receive a voucher to pick up your bicycle from them.
• Transport Season Ticket Loan: Employees can apply for an interest free season ticket loan to support your travel to work.
• Social Events: Frequent company wide social events including Christmas & summer parties, sports days, themed drinks, quizzes, cook alongs, as well as smaller team socials. We also have plenty of interest based groups such as football, running club, book club, culinary and more.

We want to build a world where fashion works for everyone, and we want teams that are just as inclusive. Diversity and inclusion is an integral part of our culture at Lyst. We recognise and celebrate the value and impact diversity brings to our company and are committed to ensuring this is a consistent focus, for which we are held to account. We are committed to treating all applicants fairly and equally, and encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply for this role. We are happy to talk about flexible working arrangements.

Don’t meet every single requirement? Studies have shown that women and people of color are less likely to apply to jobs unless they meet every single qualification. At Lyst we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive and authentic workplace, so if you’re excited about this role but your past experience doesn’t align perfectly with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.