At a Glance
- Tasks: Lead design strategy for impactful product areas and mentor talented designers.
- Company: Join Deliveroo, a dynamic team transforming the way people shop and eat.
- Benefits: Competitive salary, equity options, free food, and generous leave policies.
- Other info: Collaborate globally with a diverse community of designers.
- Why this job: Make a real impact in a fast-paced marketplace while growing your career.
- Qualifications: Extensive design experience and strong mentoring skills required.
The predicted salary is between 60000 - 80000 £ per year.
Join us in our mission to transform the way people shop and eat, where impact, innovation and growth drive everything we do. Our Product team defines how millions of people experience Deliveroo, turning complex marketplace challenges into simple, high-impact solutions. Working at the intersection of data, design and engineering, we set direction, prioritise what matters most, and deliver outcomes that move the business forward.
In this role, you will lead the design strategy for critical product areas, influencing the long-term vision of our platform and driving architectural improvements that ripple across the entire Deliveroo ecosystem.
What You’ll Be Doing
- Define the product design strategy for high-level, ambiguous business challenges, ensuring alignment between user needs and long-term commercial goals.
- Partner with Product and Engineering leadership to drive architectural decisions and platform-wide design standards.
- Champion a culture of design excellence by mentoring senior designers and fostering high-quality craft across the organisation.
- Identify and tackle systemic design opportunities that improve performance, accessibility, and user satisfaction at scale.
- Act as a bridge between functions, using your influence to align cross-functional teams around a unified product vision.
What You’ll Need to Thrive
- Extensive experience leading complex design initiatives from conception to launch within large-scale, high-growth environments.
- Proven ability to define and drive design strategy, successfully managing multiple stakeholders and competing priorities.
- Demonstrated track record of mentoring designers and elevating the quality of work within high-performing teams.
- Exceptional communication skills, with the ability to articulate complex design visions and influence senior leadership.
- Deep technical fluency and a strategic understanding of how design influences engineering constraints and product outcomes.
Why Join Us?
- Solve meaningful problems at real scale.
- Work on a complex, always-on marketplace that impacts millions every day.
- See your impact, fast.
- Ship, test and improve ideas quickly in a low-hierarchy, high-ownership environment.
- Grow through challenge and ownership.
- A culture built for builders.
- Share in the success you help create.
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion
At Deliveroo, we know that a great workplace reflects the world around us and that true diversity and inclusion make us stronger, more creative, and better at what we do. We’re committed to fostering an environment where everyone can do their best work and feel they belong.
If you’re excited about making a real impact in a fast-moving marketplace and growing your career alongside ambitious, supportive teams, we’d love to hear from you!
