59 Design Strategy jobs in the United Kingdom

Company Description

Salsus Design is a product and industrial design company based in Derby, England, dedicated to supporting clients at every stage of product development, from initial ideation through manufacture. Our expertise ranges from creative conceptual thinking to detailed engineering. We have successfully realized products for SMEs, crowdfunded startups, and multinational corporations. Our core focus is on designing enclosures for mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems. Led by Adam Gordon-Stables, with over two decades of experience, Salsus Design brings innovative and effective solutions to market.

Role Description

This is a full-time hybrid role for a Product Design Engineer based in Derby. The role involves the design and development of products, including mechanical engineering and CAD work. The Product Design Engineer will engage in ideation, prototyping, and refining product designs through to manufacture. Collaboration with cross-functional teams and clients to ensure successful project outcomes is essential. Some work from home is acceptable, although presence in the Derby office will be required for specific tasks.

Qualifications

• Product Design and Product Development skills
• Design Engineering and Mechanical Engineering skills
• Proficiency in Computer-Aided Design (CAD, Solidworks)
• Strong problem-solving abilities and creative thinking
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills
• Experience in the design of enclosures for mechanical, electrical, and electronic systems is a plus
• Minimum Bachelor's degree in Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, or related field

We are looking for a Product Design Engineer to join the team at a leading lighting manufacturer in Mitcham. The ideal candidate will bring a strong background in design engineering, with specific expertise in lighting design.

Product Design Engineer - Lighting Job Overview

• Develop and expand the company’s distinguished collection of antiques and modern reproductions with an emphasis on integrity and beauty.
• Design lighting and additional products for the company using SolidWorks.
• Participate actively in product development.
• Contribute to project management tasks.

• Salary likely £35k-£38k dependent on experience
• Full time position based in Mitcham
• 08:30-16:00 (Some flexibility when needed)
• Bonus Scheme
• 25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Who we are:

At La Fosse, we do things a little differently. We’re an employee-owned talent solutions business that specialises in technology, digital, and change, but at our core, we’re all about people.

Our goal is to create a working world where talent is recognised for what it brings to the table, not where it comes from. That’s why we work with organisations of all sizes to solve people and business challenges, whether that’s helping them find great talent, build long-term capability, or shape future leadership. We do this through our recruitment, academy, solutions, and executive search services.

What really sets us apart? Everyone here has a stake in the business. We’re employee-owned, which means we all have a voice, and we all share in the success we create. That sense of ownership shapes everything, from how we make decisions to how we support each other to grow.

The culture here is ambitious but grounded. We care about doing good work and being good people while we do it. There’s a genuine focus on learning, development, and helping people build careers they’re proud of. You’ll be part of a team that’s collaborative, down-to-earth, and serious about making an impact, but without taking itself too seriously.

If you're looking for a place where you can do meaningful work, progress at pace, and be part of a business that’s growing with purpose, La Fosse is a great place to do it.

The Role:

We’re looking for a Recruitment Manager to join our Product and Design division and play a key role in its continued growth. This is a 360 recruitment role where you’ll be working with both existing clients across the La Fosse network and developing new business opportunities while working with our senior management team to scale the divison. You’ll partner closely with customers to understand their needs and deliver high-impact talent solutions, while also building strong relationships.

The Team:

You’ll be joining a team made up of 4 specialists delivering over £1.1 million in NFI, reflecting both strong market presence and a collaborative, results-driven culture. With ambitious growth plans in place, we’re looking to double the size of the team over the next two years.

Hear from some of our team here about what they love about working at La Fosse.

What will you be doing?

• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Manage, coach, and develop team members to reach their full potential. Foster a high-performance, inclusive culture built on care, ambition, and humility, while maintaining your own billing performance.
• Client Partnership: Build and maintain strong client relationships, offering market insight, salary benchmarking, and talent strategy advice.
• Business Development: Identify and win new business through networking, referrals, and proactive outreach.
• Candidate Attraction: Source and engage high-quality candidates using platforms like LinkedIn, job boards, and your own network.
• Recruitment Delivery: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from job brief to offer, ensuring a smooth, professional experience for both clients and candidates.
• Offer & Negotiation: Support clients and candidates from negotiating terms through to managing best package for candidates at offer stage.
• Compliance & CRM: Keep accurate records in Bullhorn and ensure alignment with GDPR, employment law, and internal standards.
• Market Expertise: Stay ahead of industry trends and share insights to support clients’ needs.
• Team Collaboration: Live our values of care, ambition, and humility, contributing to a high-performing, inclusive team culture.

Requirements

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Proven experience in a 360 recruitment role, ideally within the tech, digital, or change space.
• A strong track record of business development and client relationship management.
• Confidence sourcing talent through platforms like LinkedIn, job boards, and your own network.
• The ability to manage the full recruitment lifecycle with professionalism and attention to detail.
• Solid negotiation and offer management skills, with a commercial mindset.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and build trust.
• A collaborative, team-first mindset, with a proactive approach to hitting personal and shared targets.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple roles and stakeholders at once.
• Familiarity with CRM systems (Bullhorn experience is a plus) and an understanding of recruitment compliance and best practices.

What are the Standards & Expectations we live by?

• We support each other to be as successful as we can.
• Treat others how you would like to be treated.
• We put our teams before ourselves.
• We think and act on what is best for the overall business.

Benefits

When you join our recruitment team, you will start on a flat 15% commission to help you settle in, then move you to our standard structure where you will earn 33% of any NFI up to £800k and 40% on billings beyond that, ensuring a clear and rewarding commission structure. You can also earn through additional earning streams such as Management overrides, cross selling and referral bonuses from our Academy & Solutions service lines. Below are some example commission figures:

Benefits:

Who we are:

At La Fosse, we do things a little differently. We’re an employee-owned talent solutions business that specialises in technology, digital, and change, but at our core, we’re all about people.

Our goal is to create a working world where talent is recognised for what it brings to the table, not where it comes from. That’s why we work with organisations of all sizes to solve people and business challenges, whether that’s helping them find great talent, build long-term capability, or shape future leadership. We do this through our recruitment, academy, solutions, and executive search services.

What really sets us apart? Everyone here has a stake in the business. We’re employee-owned, which means we all have a voice, and we all share in the success we create. That sense of ownership shapes everything, from how we make decisions to how we support each other to grow.

The culture here is ambitious but grounded. We care about doing good work and being good people while we do it. There’s a genuine focus on learning, development, and helping people build careers they’re proud of. You’ll be part of a team that’s collaborative, down-to-earth, and serious about making an impact, but without taking itself too seriously.

If you're looking for a place where you can do meaningful work, progress at pace, and be part of a business that’s growing with purpose, La Fosse is a great place to do it.

The Role:

We’re looking for a Recruitment Manager to join our Product and Design division and play a key role in its continued growth. This is a 360 recruitment role where you’ll be working with both existing clients across the La Fosse network and developing new business opportunities while working with our senior management team to scale the divison. You’ll partner closely with customers to understand their needs and deliver high-impact talent solutions, while also building strong relationships.

The Team:

You’ll be joining a team made up of 4 specialists delivering over £1.1 million in NFI, reflecting both strong market presence and a collaborative, results-driven culture. With ambitious growth plans in place, we’re looking to double the size of the team over the next two years.

Hear from some of our team here about what they love about working at La Fosse.

What will you be doing?

• Team Leadership & Collaboration: Manage, coach, and develop team members to reach their full potential. Foster a high-performance, inclusive culture built on care, ambition, and humility, while maintaining your own billing performance.
• Client Partnership: Build and maintain strong client relationships, offering market insight, salary benchmarking, and talent strategy advice.
• Business Development: Identify and win new business through networking, referrals, and proactive outreach.
• Candidate Attraction: Source and engage high-quality candidates using platforms like LinkedIn, job boards, and your own network.
• Recruitment Delivery: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from job brief to offer, ensuring a smooth, professional experience for both clients and candidates.
• Offer & Negotiation: Support clients and candidates from negotiating terms through to managing best package for candidates at offer stage.
• Compliance & CRM: Keep accurate records in Bullhorn and ensure alignment with GDPR, employment law, and internal standards.
• Market Expertise: Stay ahead of industry trends and share insights to support clients’ needs.
• Team Collaboration: Live our values of care, ambition, and humility, contributing to a high-performing, inclusive team culture.

Requirements

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Proven experience in a 360 recruitment role, ideally within the tech, digital, or change space.
• A strong track record of business development and client relationship management.
• Confidence sourcing talent through platforms like LinkedIn, job boards, and your own network.
• The ability to manage the full recruitment lifecycle with professionalism and attention to detail.
• Solid negotiation and offer management skills, with a commercial mindset.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and build trust.
• A collaborative, team-first mindset, with a proactive approach to hitting personal and shared targets.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple roles and stakeholders at once.
• Familiarity with CRM systems (Bullhorn experience is a plus) and an understanding of recruitment compliance and best practices.

What are the Standards & Expectations we live by?

• We support each other to be as successful as we can.
• Treat others how you would like to be treated.
• We put our teams before ourselves.
• We think and act on what is best for the overall business.

Benefits

When you join our recruitment team, you will start on a flat 15% commission to help you settle in, then move you to our standard structure where you will earn 33% of any NFI up to £800k and 40% on billings beyond that, ensuring a clear and rewarding commission structure. You can also earn through additional earning streams such as Management overrides, cross selling and referral bonuses from our Academy & Solutions service lines. Below are some example commission figures:

Benefits:

Who we are:

At La Fosse, we do things a little differently. We’re an employee-owned talent solutions business that specialises in technology, digital, and change, but at our core, we’re all about people.

Our goal is to create a working world where talent is recognised for what it brings to the table, not where it comes from. That’s why we work with organisations of all sizes to solve people and business challenges, whether that’s helping them find great talent, build long-term capability, or shape future leadership. We do this through our recruitment, academy, solutions, and executive search services.

What really sets us apart? Everyone here has a stake in the business. We’re employee-owned, which means we all have a voice, and we all share in the success we create. That sense of ownership shapes everything, from how we make decisions to how we support each other to grow.

The culture here is ambitious but grounded. We care about doing good work and being good people while we do it. There’s a genuine focus on learning, development, and helping people build careers they’re proud of. You’ll be part of a team that’s collaborative, down-to-earth, and serious about making an impact, but without taking itself too seriously.

If you're looking for a place where you can do meaningful work, progress at pace, and be part of a business that’s growing with purpose, La Fosse is a great place to do it.

The Role:

We’re looking for a Recruitment Manager to join our Product and Design division and play a key role in its continued growth. This is a 360 recruitment role where you’ll be working with both existing clients across the La Fosse network and developing new business opportunities while working with our senior management team to scale the divison. You’ll partner closely with customers to understand their needs and deliver high-impact talent solutions, while also building strong relationships.

The Team:

You’ll be joining a team made up of 4 specialists delivering over £1.1 million in NFI, reflecting both strong market presence and a collaborative, results-driven culture. With ambitious growth plans in place, we’re looking to double the size of the team over the next two years.

Hear from some of our team here about what they love about working at La Fosse.

What will you be doing?

• Client Partnership: Build and maintain strong client relationships, offering market insight, salary benchmarking, and talent strategy advice.
• Business Development: Identify and win new business through networking, referrals, and proactive outreach.
• Candidate Attraction: Source and engage high-quality candidates using platforms like LinkedIn, job boards, and your own network.
• Recruitment Delivery: Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, from job brief to offer, ensuring a smooth, professional experience for both clients and candidates.
• Offer & Negotiation: Support clients and candidates from negotiating terms through to managing best package for candidates at offer stage.
• Compliance & CRM: Keep accurate records in Bullhorn and ensure alignment with GDPR, employment law, and internal standards.
• Market Expertise: Stay ahead of industry trends and share insights to support clients’ needs.
• Team Collaboration: Live our values of care, ambition, and humility, contributing to a high-performing, inclusive team culture.

Requirements

We’d love to hear from you if you have:

• Proven experience in a 360 recruitment role, ideally within the tech, digital, or change space.
• A strong track record of business development and client relationship management.
• Confidence sourcing talent through platforms like LinkedIn, job boards, and your own network.
• The ability to manage the full recruitment lifecycle with professionalism and attention to detail.
• Solid negotiation and offer management skills, with a commercial mindset.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, with the ability to influence and build trust.
• A collaborative, team-first mindset, with a proactive approach to hitting personal and shared targets.
• Strong organisational skills and the ability to manage multiple roles and stakeholders at once.
• Familiarity with CRM systems (Bullhorn experience is a plus) and an understanding of recruitment compliance and best practices.

What are the Standards & Expectations we live by?

• We support each other to be as successful as we can.
• Treat others how you would like to be treated.
• We put our teams before ourselves.
• We think and act on what is best for the overall business.

Benefits

What’s in it for you?

What can you earn?

When you join our recruitment team, you will start on a flat 15% commission to help you settle in, then move you to our standard structure where you will earn 33% of any NFI up to £800k and 40% on billings beyond that, ensuring a clear and rewarding commission structure. You can also earn through additional earning streams such as Management overrides, cross selling and referral bonuses from our Academy & Solutions service lines. Below are some example commission figures:

Benefits:

Head of Product Design (UI/UX, AI-Forward) - Contractor

Downstream · Open to employees in Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom

About Downstream

Downstream is transforming the construction industry by building a marketplace for equipment rentals, portable toilets, and roll-off dumpsters. We are scaling fast. Our vision: bring price transparency, automation, and intelligence into one of the most manual, underserved verticals in the economy.

We’re inspired by clean design and modern architecture—and we’re pushing forward with AI-native product thinking, not bolting it on later.

The Role

We’re hiring a Head of Product Design (UI/UX) who is obsessed with creating intuitive, elegant, and impactful user experiences. You’ve shipped something before—whether at a startup that scaled, a product that users loved, or a platform that redefined a workflow. You know the pain of turning complex problems into simple, usable solutions, and you want another shot at shaping an industry from 0 → 1.

At Downstream, you’ll work directly with our CEO, CTO, and Product team to:

• Define and own the design vision for our marketplace, supplier tools, and customer experience.
• Lead end-to-end design for web and mobile, including UX flows, UI systems, and visual identity.
• Architect AI-native product experiences that feel intuitive, not artificial—helping users trust automation and agents in critical workflows.
• Collaborate with engineers and product managers to ship fast: prototype, test, iterate, and refine.
• Build and scale our design system so we can move quickly without sacrificing quality.

Responsibilities

• Drive the product design strategy across customer, supplier, and internal platforms.
• Build and maintain UI/UX standards that reflect simplicity, trust, and efficiency.
• Design AI-native experiences—where agentic systems interact seamlessly with users, data, and decisions.
• Conduct user research and usability testing with construction industry stakeholders.
• Mentor and grow a design team as we scale.

What We’re Looking For

• Battle-tested designer: You’ve shipped real products (startup, marketplace, SaaS, or similar).
• AI-forward mindset: You don’t just add AI—you design around it, making it feel natural and empowering.
• Builder’s DNA: Comfortable with ambiguity, speed, and iteration. You’ve felt the pain of building in the real world and still want more.
• Technical & design skills:
• UI/UX design (Figma, Sketch, or equivalent)
• Strong UX research and prototyping chops
• Design systems and component libraries
• Understanding of modern frontend frameworks (bonus: Flutter, React)
• Experience designing for AI interactions (chat, agents, workflows)
• Startup mentality: Hands-on, resourceful, willing to go beyond your job title.
• Industry experience: Construction tech or marketplaces a huge plus—someone who can empathize with our users.

Nice-to-Haves

• Experience in marketplaces, logistics, SaaS, or fintech.
• Familiarity with B2B workflows and procurement tools.
• Contributions to open-source design systems or AI products.

Why Downstream

• Early-stage, high-growth startup with real traction.
• Work with a small, sharp, and ambitious product + engineering team.
• Opportunity to shape AI-native product experiences in an industry that hasn’t seen this level of innovation before.
• Competitive salary + equity