Lead Product Designer
Location: London (Hybrid) | Practice Area: Product & Experience | Type: Permanent
Design with impact. Lead with empathy. Transform experiences.
The Role
Capco is a global technology and business consultancy focused on the financial services and energy sectors. Our designers translate strategy into intuitive digital products and engaging customer experiences, transforming businesses and impacting millions of users around the world.
We are seeking experienced Product Design leaders who will shape the future of financial services by guiding transformative projects, partnering with clients to deliver innovative solutions, and supporting teams to create experiences used at scale.
You will play a critical role in defining how AI and emerging technologies are embedded into digital products and services, helping clients move from experimentation to real, production-grade AI-enabled experiences - designed with responsibility, transparency, and measurable value.
What You’ll Do
- Lead complex customer experience and design engagements, aligning business goals with user-centred and AI-enabled product opportunities
- Partner with clients to shape product vision, design strategy, and experience roadmaps
- Identify opportunities to apply AI, automation, and data-driven design to deliver meaningful business and user outcomes
- Contribute to the evolution of Capco’s design methodologies, including human-AI interaction and responsible design practices
- Support and mentor designers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, collaboration, and high-quality delivery
What We’re Looking For
- Demonstrated experience leading UX/UI design initiatives within consulting, agency, or in-house environments
- Strong understanding of digital product development, agile methodologies, and stakeholder collaboration
- Ability to communicate ideas clearly and influence decisions across a range of stakeholders
- Experience working across the end-to-end design lifecycle, from discovery through to delivery
- A collaborative mindset with a focus on inclusive, user-centred design
Bonus Points For
- Experience contributing to or scaling design systems and UX frameworks
- Knowledge of behavioural science, human factors, or experimental design approaches
- Familiarity with AI-enabled design tools, workflows, or emerging technologies
- Experience working with cross-functional teams including data and engineering
- Background in financial services or other regulated industries
Why Join Capco
- Deliver high-impact technology solutions for Tier 1 financial institutions
- Work in a collaborative, flat, and entrepreneurial consulting culture
- Access continuous learning, training, and industry certifications
- Be part of a team shaping the future of digital financial services
- Help shape the future of digital transformation across FS & Energy.
We offer a competitive, people-first benefits package designed to support every aspect of your life:
- Core Benefits: Discretionary bonus, competitive pension, health insurance, life insurance and critical illness cover
- Mental Health: Easy access to CareFirst, Unmind, Aviva consultations, and in-house first aiders
- Family-Friendly: Maternity, adoption, shared parental leave, plus paid leave for sickness, pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement
- Family Care: 8 complimentary backup care sessions for emergency childcare or elder care
- Holiday Flexibility: 5 weeks of annual leave with the option to buy or sell holiday days based on your needs
- Continuous Learning: Minimum 40 Hours of Training Annually: Take your pick -workshops, certifications, e-learning- your growth, your way. Also, Business Coach assigned from Day One: Get one-on-one guidance to fast-track your goals and accelerate your development
- Healthcare Access: Convenient online GP services
- Extra Perks: Gympass (Wellhub), travel insurance, Tastecard, season ticket loans, Cycle to Work, and dental insurance
Inclusion at Capco
We’re committed to making our recruitment process accessible and straightforward for everyone. If you need any adjustments at any stage, just let us know – we’ll be happy to help. We value each person’s unique perspective and contribution. At Capco, we believe that being yourself is your greatest strength. Our #BeYourselfAtWork culture encourages individuality and collaboration – a mindset that shapes how we work with clients and each other every day. #LI-DNI
Skills Required
- Proven experience designing end-to-end digital products across UX and UI
- Strong storytelling, research and communication skills
- Experience with tools like Figma, Adobe and prototyping platforms
- Experience working in agile teams and collaborating with data science or ML teams
- Curiosity and working knowledge of AI in product design
What the Team is Saying
Capco Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources are extensive, featuring a global platform with a Mental Health Hub, EAP-style support, coaching, financial-wellness content, and regional wellbeing events. These offerings position health and lifestyle support as a core part of the employee experience.
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Parental & Family Support — Family-friendly design includes enhanced maternity, adoption, and shared parental leave along with paid leave for pregnancy loss, fertility treatment, menopause, and bereavement. U.S. Return-to-Work materials highlight flexibility and structured support for caregiving needs.
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Inclusive Benefits Coverage — Recognition on the Human Rights Campaign Corporate Equality Index signals LGBTQ+ inclusive policies and benefits in the U.S. context. This reflects intentional coverage for diverse families and life stages.
Capco Insights
What We Do
Capco, a Wipro company, is a global management and technology consultancy specializing in driving transformation in the energy and financial services industries. Capco operates at the intersection of business and technology by combining innovative thinking with unrivalled industry knowledge to fast-track digital initiatives for banking and payments, capital markets, wealth and asset management, insurance, and the energy sector. Capco’s cutting edge ingenuity is brought to life through its award-winning Be Yourself At Work culture and diverse talent. TRUSTED ADVISORS - Our collaborative and entrepreneurial approach position us as trusted long-term partners to our clients. DEEP EXPERTISE - Clients look to us for clear guidance, proven expertise, and the support they need to set their companies up for success. DISRUPTIVE SOLUTIONS- We do not provide off -the-shelf answers to clients’ challenges. Instead, we work in close collaboration to understand the issues, and craft disruptive, bespoke solutions. ACCOUNTABILITY AND OWNERSHIP - We recognize every client has distinct needs and expectations, and we take ownership and accountability for the solutions we design, build, and deliver.
Why Work With Us
We support and encourage an inclusive culture, entrepreneurial outlook and independent thinking. Capco is not about organizational charts and rigid hierarchies – we want all employees to feel that Capco is their firm to own and run. We believe diversity powers innovation. Be Yourself At Work (#BYAW) is an integral and underlying part of our culture
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