Senior Product Designer

CPL · Recruitment agency
Contract•Front-end development•Dublin, Ireland · Remote within Ireland
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At a glance

Employment type
Contract
Workplace
Remote

What you'll be doing

Senior Product Designer (contract, remote in Ireland) for a new centralized design team in a global software engineering company. Own end-to-end design across multiple products, shape briefs, use AI tools, and raise team capability. Requires 7+ years' experience and strong Figma/design system skills.

  • Own design end to end across multiple concurrent initiatives
  • Shape briefs and influence direction before decisions are made
  • Build trust with product and engineering partners
  • Use AI as a core part of the design process
  • Produce visually considered, accessible interfaces aligned to design system standards
  • Contribute to team's case study output
  • Raise team capability through pairing, critique, and feedback

Key requirements

Must-have

  • 7+ years in product or UX/UI design
  • Portfolio showing strategic range and design craft
  • Ability to operate in ambiguous, complex environments
  • Experience with technically deep, domain-heavy products
  • Confident, practical experience with AI design tools
  • Fluency in Figma
  • Strong design system literacy
  • Low ego and high standards

Experience: 7+ years in product or UX/UI design

Role signals

Technical focus
UX/UI design, AI design tools, design systems
Leadership
Mentoring
Hands-on vs management
Hands-on

Full job description

  • Ireland - Remote

  • Contract

  • Day Rate

My client is building a new Centralized Product Design function as part of a global software engineering company — a small, senior team that goes where design is needed most and proves what great design partnership looks like. This is one of its core founding design roles.

The role

  • As Senior Product Designer, you'll be the delivery engine of the team. You'll work across multiple products and initiatives — getting up to speed fast, forming strong, influential relationships, while shaping direction, and raising the quality of everything you touch. You'll bring genuine range across UX and UI, using AI to complement your strengths and accelerate your process, while keeping your own judgement firmly in the lead.

What you’ll do

  • Own design end to end across multiple concurrent initiatives — from upstream problem framing and research through to high-fidelity UI, delivery and handoff

  • Shape briefs, not just respond to them — identifying what the real problem is before the team has named it, and influencing direction before decisions are locked

  • Build trust quickly with product and engineering partners — demonstrating through the quality and pace of your work that good design makes outcomes better

  • The bar is rising, but quality is still the differentiator. You’ll use AI as a core part of how you design — prototyping faster, synthesizing research at scale, exploring more directions in less time — while leading with design judgement that AI can't replace

  • Produce interfaces that are visually considered, interaction-sound, accessible and aligned to design system standards — you know that UI is where the experience becomes real for users

  • Contribute to the team's case study output — documenting what worked, what didn't, and what it proved about design's value

  • Raise the capability of the team around you through pairing, critique and direct feedback — you are a multiplier, not just a contributor

  • What you bring to the team

  • 7+ years in product or UX/UI design with a portfolio that shows both strategic range and design craft

  • Proven ability to operate in ambiguous, complex environments where design influence is critical

  • Experience working across technically deep, domain-heavy products — you're not intimidated by complexity, you're energized by it

  • A genuine point of view on quality — you know what great looks like, you can articulate why, and you don't let the bar slide under pressure

  • Confident, practical experience with AI design tools — not experimentation, integration

  • Fluency in Figma and strong design system literacy

  • Low ego, high standards, and an instinct to leave every team and product you touch better than you found it To apply or find out more contactshane.omahony@cpl.ie/ 01-947 6301

Interview prep pack

Grounded in this listing. Use it to prepare examples before you apply.

Your interview focus

Based on this listing, the Senior Product Designer role is a hands-on, senior-level contract position focused on end-to-end design delivery, shaping product direction, and elevating design quality across multiple initiatives within a global software engineering company.

  • Strategic Influence·High
  • Hands-on Design Craft·High
  • AI Tool Integration·High
  • Team Capability Building·Medium

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Your 30-minute plan

  1. Portfolio Deep Dive

    0–10 min

    Select and rehearse 2-3 portfolio stories that best demonstrate your end-to-end design ownership, strategic influence, and work on complex products.

  2. AI Tools Experience Review

    10–15 min

    List and reflect on specific instances where you integrated AI tools into your workflow, focusing on outcomes and lessons learned.

  3. Figma and Design System Refresh

    15–20 min

    Review your recent Figma projects and contributions to design systems, preparing to discuss your process and standards.

  4. Team Collaboration Examples

    20–25 min

    Prepare concise stories about mentoring, feedback, and raising team capability, emphasizing your low-ego, high-standard approach.

  5. Questions and Research

    25–30 min

    Draft thoughtful questions for the interview and research the company's design culture and recent initiatives if possible.

Likely questions

, 7 items

Priority reflects how strongly this topic is emphasised in the job listing, not whether it will be asked.

Talking points

, 6 items

  • End-to-End Design Ownership

    Prepare examples where you led the design process from research and problem framing through to high-fidelity UI and handoff, demonstrating your ability to manage multiple concurrent projects.

  • Strategic Influence in Ambiguous Environments

    Showcase times you shaped briefs, identified underlying problems, and influenced product direction before decisions were finalized, especially in complex or domain-heavy contexts.

  • AI Integration in Design Workflow

    Be ready to discuss how you have practically integrated AI tools into your design process to accelerate prototyping, research synthesis, and exploration, not just experimented with them.

  • Design System Literacy and Figma Expertise

    Demonstrate your fluency in Figma and ability to create accessible, visually refined interfaces that align with established design systems.

  • Team Collaboration and Capability Building

    Prepare stories where you raised team standards through critique, pairing, and feedback, acting as a multiplier rather than just a contributor.

  • Case Study Documentation

    Highlight your experience documenting design outcomes, including what worked, what didn’t, and how it proved the value of design.

What to research

, 4 items

  • Portfolio Review

    Select and prepare to discuss 2-3 portfolio pieces that demonstrate your strategic range, design craft, and experience with complex, domain-heavy products.

  • AI Design Tools

    Review your hands-on experience with AI tools in design, focusing on practical integration and outcomes.

  • Figma and Design Systems

    Refresh your knowledge of Figma workflows and how you have used or contributed to design systems in previous roles.

  • Team Collaboration and Feedback

    Prepare examples of how you have mentored, paired, or provided feedback to raise team capability.

Questions to ask

, 6 items
  1. How does the centralized product design function interact with product and engineering teams across the company?

    Why ask this? Clarifies the structure and expectations for cross-team collaboration.

  2. What are some examples of the types of products or domains the team is currently working on?

    Why ask this? Helps you understand the complexity and variety of projects you may encounter.

  3. How is AI currently being used in the design process, and what tools or workflows are preferred?

    Why ask this? Shows your interest in aligning with and advancing the team's AI practices.

  4. What does success look like for this role in the first six months?

    Why ask this? Clarifies expectations and key deliverables for the initial period.

  5. How does the team approach feedback, critique, and capability building among designers?

    Why ask this? Demonstrates your interest in team culture and continuous improvement.

  6. What are the biggest challenges the team faces when working across multiple concurrent initiatives?

    Why ask this? Gives insight into pain points and areas where you can add value.

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