Product Designer in Bristol

As Bud continues to grow, we're looking for a Product Designer to join our Product Department and add vital design capacity across our platform. This is a hands‑on individual contributor role, working alongside our Senior Product Designer and reporting into the Head of Product. You’ll take ownership of design work across defined product areas, supporting the delivery of new features and improvements to Bud’s platform. You’ll collaborate closely with Product Owners and Developers to turn requirements into well‑crafted, accessible user experiences, while learning from and contributing to the design system and practices established by the senior design function. This role is ideal for a designer who wants to grow their craft, take on real ownership of features, and be part of building out a growing design capability — with support and mentorship from a senior designer close at hand.

Key accountabilities

• Design user journeys and interfaces for assigned features and product areas, producing wireframes, flows, prototypes, and developer‑ready UI in Figma.
• Take ownership of UX and UI decisions within your product areas, under the guidance of the Senior Product Designer and Head of Product.
• Apply Bud’s accessibility standards, ensuring your work meets WCAG 2.2 AA guidelines.
• Use and contribute to Bud’s design system and component libraries, flagging gaps or improvement opportunities to the Senior Product Designer.
• Partner with Product Owners and Developers to understand requirements, ask the right questions early, and support high‑quality delivery.
• Incorporate research insights, data, and user feedback into your design decisions, iterating post‑launch where needed.
• Participate actively in design critiques, sharing work openly and applying feedback constructively.
• Support the wider Product team's ways of working, following established UX processes and standards.
• Perform any other reasonable duties or tasks as required by the organisation in line with the role’s purpose and operational needs.

You must have:

• Solid experience designing UX and UI for web‑based products, ideally within a SaaS or platform environment.
• Good working proficiency in Figma, including component‑based design and prototyping.
• An understanding of accessibility and inclusive design principles, with willingness to develop practical WCAG 2.2 AA expertise.
• Ability to translate clear requirements into well‑considered, user‑centred solutions.
• A portfolio demonstrating solid UX thinking and visual design craft across product work.
• Good communication skills, with the ability to explain your design thinking and take on feedback.
• A collaborative, proactive mindset with a willingness to learn and grow within the role.

The Team

You’ll sit within the Product Department, working day‑to‑day alongside the Senior Product Designer, Product Owners, and Developers, and collaborating with QA, Customer Success, and Sales as needed. You’ll report to the Head of Product, who will support your development alongside the guidance and mentorship you’ll receive from the Senior Product Designer.

About Bud

Established in 2016, Bud is the next generation SaaS platform, supporting some of the largest organisations in the skills development and apprenticeship training sector. With over 70,000 users and growing year on year, backed by venture capital, we are on an exciting journey, to expand our client base throughout the UK. At Bud, we’re passionate and proud to be engineering a solution that will enable more and more learners to access consistent, high‑quality training and for training providers to maximise their business opportunities. Our customers love Bud because it enables them to drive up the quality of their training delivery at scale whilst reducing costs. As innovators, we’re constantly looking for new ways to improve training and learner outcomes through technology, and we’re working on a number of exciting new product areas right now. This is a great time to be joining the business as we continue to flourish with strong revenue growth and increasing our workforce.

Working at Bud

We have a strong leadership team and a clear vision that has been translated into a sound business strategy: Each department aligning their strategic direction to the overarching organisational goals. We are supportive and collaborative, working together to create a unique culture, where people thrive and build rewarding careers. We share a work ethic that provides the perfect blend of autonomy, professionalism and accountability, with a desire to have fun along the way. Bud operates a hybrid working model. We believe in striking the right balance between remote and office working, ensuring connected teams, forging internal relations, whilst allowing our colleagues to do their best work both from home and our main office in Berkeley Square, Bristol.

The Bud culture and values

At Bud, we strive to build a culture rooted in our core values. Accountability is key, with each team member taking ownership of their contributions, fostering trust and dependability across the organisation. We promote collaborative teamwork through open communication and mutual support, ensuring that ideas are shared freely, and everyone’s voice is heard and valued. Our commitment to excellence means we consistently push for continuous improvement, setting and achieving high standards, and celebrating our successes along the way. Passion fuels our efforts, driving us to pursue our goals with dedication, energy, and enthusiasm. We also embrace an entrepreneurial mindset, cultivating a culture of innovation where new ideas are welcomed, and calculated risks are taken to achieve growth.

Additional benefits

• Additional day off on your birthday.
• +1 day holiday for each year of service - up to 4 extra days.
• Purchase up to 5 days leave per year.
• Enhanced company contributory pension scheme.
• 4 x Salary Life Assurance.
• Private healthcare through Vitality.
• Subsidised dental care plan through Bupa.
• Head Office gym, free breakfast and lunch once a month.
• Free Nero Coffee once a week, free cinema and film tickets, up to 50% discount on sporting brands plus other offers through the Vitality benefit (subject to criteria).
• Cycle to work scheme.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay.
• Company socials.

Details

• Contract Type: Full Time (37.5 hours/week).
• Contract Term: Permanent.
• Location: Hybrid / Bristol.
• Function: Product Department.

Please note: We do not currently offer UK visa sponsorship. As a Disability Confident Committed employer, we are dedicated to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. We are committed to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the interview and selection process to support all candidates.