Staff Product Designer

About the role

Carwow is seeking a Staff Product Designer to lead complex, high-impact design initiatives within their automotive marketplace. This senior individual-contributor role requires a designer who is fluent in AI-native workflows to accelerate prototyping and development. You will partner with product and engineering leadership to set design standards, mentor team members, and drive measurable outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design for a major problem space in the marketplace, from discovery to launch.
• Prototype at pace using AI design tools to create testable experiences for users and stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineers using AI-assisted workflows to bridge the gap between design and production.
• Set strategic direction and make evidence-based decisions using user research and data.
• Raise the team's design craft through critique and mentorship.
• Champion AI-native methodologies by building reusable prompts and workflows.

Required skills

• Product Design
• AI design tools
• Prototyping
• User research
• Data analysis
• Stakeholder management

Nice to have

• Claude Code
• Marketplace design
• E-commerce
• A/B testing
• Funnel analysis

Qualifications

• 7+ years of product design experience

Benefits

• Private healthcare
• Matched pension contributions
• Share options
• Life assurance
• Mental wellbeing coaching
• Enhanced holiday package
• Home office allowance
• Learning and development budget
• Childcare support

About the Company

Carwow is a leading online car-changing destination in Europe that combines technology, media, and automotive expertise to transform how people buy, sell, and lease cars. Following the acquisition of Autovia, the company operates a massive digital and print media presence, including major YouTube channels and automotive publications.