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Lead Product Designer

inMusic Cambridge, England, United Kingdom

Musicians · 501-1,000 employees

Aug 03
product-designer Senior (5-10 yrs) Full-time United Kingdom
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About the role

The Lead Product Designer will manage a team of designers to define and execute design strategy across complex music creation software and hardware. They will partner with product and engineering leadership to ensure high-quality, user-centered experiences that deliver measurable business impact.

What they look for

Product Design Design Strategy Team Leadership Music Technology User Research Design Systems Stakeholder Management Accessibility Usability Cross-functional Collaboration Hardware-integrated Workflows Analytics Product Management Design Execution Coaching

Requirements

Candidates must have significant experience leading product design teams within software, creative tools, or music technology environments. A strong portfolio demonstrating customer-centered design and the ability to coach teams and communicate with senior stakeholders is required.

Full description

Lead Product Designer

Department: Product Development

Employment Type: Full Time

Location: Cambridge, UK

Description

We are seeking a Lead Product Designer to lead design strategy and execution across complex music creation experiences. This role manages and develops designers while partnering closely with product management, engineering, marketing, and leadership to ensure design delivers measurable customer and business impact.

What You'll Do

  • Lead and develop a team of product designers working across music creation software, hardware-integrated workflows, web, or platform experiences.
  • Define design strategy aligned with product and business priorities.
  • Establish clear design standards, review practices, and quality expectations.
  • Ensure customer insight, research, accessibility, and usability inform design decisions.
  • Partner with product and engineering leaders to make trade-offs and deliver cohesive experiences.
  • Communicate design direction, rationale, and progress to senior stakeholders.
  • Identify opportunities to improve or unify experiences across the broader inMusic ecosystem.

What You Bring

  • Experience leading product design teams in software, creative tools, music technology, hardware/software products, e-commerce, or platform environments.
  • Strong portfolio of customer-centered, commercially relevant design work.
  • Ability to coach designers and raise the quality of design execution.
  • Experience working with research, analytics, design systems, and cross-functional product teams.
  • Strong stakeholder communication and decision-making skills.
  • Ability to balance hands-on design judgment with team leadership.

Why Join Us

  • Work on products and platforms used by creators, producers, performers, DJs, and musicians around the world.
  • Help shape the future of music creation technology across a global portfolio of brands.
  • Join a practical, creative environment that values clear thinking, customer impact, and measurable outcomes.

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