Product Design Lead in London

About the Team

We’re Accenture Song’s Venture Studio—brought in to help clients evolve what works now, reimagine what’s next, and build something entirely new. We make it real, fast, and together.

Overview

We are a cross‑functional team of growth strategists, product builders, and creative designers who build products that people want to use. We work with brands such as L’Oréal, IKEA, British Airways, Virgin and JLR, and we help transform how people live, shop, bank, work, and travel.

Responsibilities

• Combine product vision, strategic thinking and design leadership to shape and deliver innovative digital products, services and ventures.
• Translate complex client challenges into clear product opportunities – defining the vision, shaping strategy, and guiding teams from concept through to validated product and scalable solution.
• Apply strong product thinking grounded in user insight, business viability and technology feasibility.
• Lead multidisciplinary teams through ambiguity, helping clients make confident decisions and turning bold ideas into tangible outcomes.
• Guide the end‑to‑end product innovation process, from opportunity exploration to MVP launch and iteration.
• Define product propositions, experience principles and high‑level feature roadmaps.
• Shape the MVP strategy, prioritising the right capabilities and defining the fastest path to validated learning.
• Collaborate closely with designers and engineers to translate ideas into intuitive, elegant and buildable product experiences.
• Oversee rapid prototyping, testing and iteration to validate assumptions and refine product direction.
• Ensure product design supports scalability and aligns with long‑term growth and operational models.
• Run day‑to‑day delivery of product workstreams, maintaining high standards of thinking, craft and execution.
• Act as a trusted partner to clients, challenging assumptions and guiding complex decisions.
• Collaborate with Growth and Creative leads to align product strategy with commercial models and venture scaling pathways.
• Support proposal and pitch development, contributing product thinking that strengthens our approach to client challenges.
• Drive smooth team operation through planning, rituals, and collaborative working methods.
• Contribute to the evolution of the venture studio by elevating product thinking, design quality and ways of working.
• Mentor junior designers and product thinkers, helping them grow their craft and strategic perspective.
• Partner with strategy and creative partners to advance quality of thinking, craft and outcomes across the creative spectrum.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8+ years of demonstrable experience in product design, product strategy, service design or digital innovation within a consultancy, startup, scale‑up or in‑house product team.
• Strong track record of leading the definition and delivery of digital products from concept through launch or validated prototype.
• Comfortable navigating the intersection of user needs, business strategy and technology.
• Experience leading cross‑functional teams with strategists, designers, engineers and growth specialists.
• Strategic thinking combined with the ability to translate vision into tangible product decisions and experiences.
• Confidence working with C‑suite and managing senior client relationships, facilitating workshops, shaping product strategy discussions and presenting complex ideas clearly.
• Flexible mindset that adapts across disciplines, balancing strategic direction with hands‑on product thinking.
• Proactive, entrepreneurial attitude and growth mindset, able to navigate ambiguity and push ideas forward.
• High standards of craft and thinking, passionate about using design and product thinking to solve meaningful problems.
• Appreciation for team culture and experience owning and delivering cultural initiatives outside of work.

Benefits & Rewards

• Competitive base salary, annual performance bonus and potential equity.
• Up to 30 days of leave plus 3 additional volunteering days per year.
• Family‑friendly and flexible work policies.
• Attractive pension plan with financial wellbeing support and resources.
• Private healthcare insurance and mental wellbeing support.
• Employee Assistance Programme, career development and counselling.
• Generous parental leave offerings.

Working Conditions

Flexibility and mobility are required. There may be on‑site collaboration time with clients and partners.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

We believe that no one should be discriminated against because of their differences. All employment decisions shall be made without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, sex, national origin, ancestry, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, citizenship status or any other basis protected by applicable law.