Staff Product Designer
Deliveroo London, England, United Kingdom
Software Development · 1,001-5,000 employees
About the role
You will lead the design strategy for critical product areas and drive architectural improvements across the Deliveroo ecosystem. Additionally, you will mentor senior talent and partner with leadership to align cross-functional teams around a unified product vision.
What they look for
Requirements
The role requires extensive experience leading complex design initiatives within large-scale, high-growth environments. You must demonstrate a proven track record of mentoring designers and possess exceptional communication skills to influence senior leadership.
Benefits
Full description
Our Global Structure
Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. Depending on your role, you may collaborate with teammates, systems, and leaders across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.
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.
We’re looking for a Staff Product Designer to join our London team. 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
You’ll be joining the Studio team. While your primary focus will be dedicated to the Deliveroo product, you will be part of a global design community that includes talented designers from Deliveroo, Wolt, and DoorDash. At the Staff level, you will play a pivotal role in this community, mentoring senior talent, cross-pollinating best practices, and setting the standard for design excellence globally.
Here’s what your day-to-day might look like:
- 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?
At Deliveroo, you’ll do work that matters, solving real-world problems in a three-sided marketplace that’s constantly evolving.
We’re food lovers, problem solvers, community builders and more, brought together by a shared drive to make things better. Working here you can expect to:
🔧 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 Take on big, ambiguous problems and accelerate your career with strong support.
🌎 A culture built for builders High standards, collaboration, flexible working and continuous learning.
💰 Share in the success you help create Competitive salary and equity options, so you’re rewarded for the impact you make.
➡️ Want a deeper look at how we build? Check out our Tech Blog.
Our Global Structure
Deliveroo is now part of DoorDash, bringing together teams with even greater reach, scale, and ambition. While you will be focused on Deliveroo, you’ll benefit from our shared global Studio community, collaborating with and learning from design peers across DoorDash and Wolt. Together, we’re unlocking new possibilities as one global team.
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.
We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or if you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our recruitment team at accommodations@deliveroo.co.uk and we’ll be happy to help ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.
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!
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.
We believe in equality of opportunity and welcome candidates from all backgrounds regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, socio-economic background, religion, or belief.
If you have a disability or long-term health condition and need support to apply for one of our roles, or require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, you’ll have the opportunity to let us know once you’ve submitted your application. We’ll share details on how to request support so we can ensure you have a fair and equitable experience.
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!
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