Product Designer

Who Are We?

Located in vibrant Horsham, Breathe isn't your typical SaaS business. Private equity owned, well-funded, with over 16,000 customers and an average 6 years’ LTV (a rarity in the SaaS industry), Breathe is the number 1 HR Software for SMEs in the UK. But there's more to it – our work culture is award-winning, with talented people committed to driving impact while having fun together. We're proud of our track record of success, but we're even more excited about what the future holds for us.

Our Values: What We Live By

People First: Every decision we make is about our people. We ARE the people-first company.

Be Better Tomorrow: Every day, we challenge ourselves to learn, grow, and improve—individually and as a team.

Strive with Impact: Every action we take makes a difference—to our employees, our customers, and our business.

Seek Out Efficiency: We scale smart. We innovate. We find ways to work better, not harder.

Why is this role important?

Are you passionate about turning complex user problems into beautiful, intuitive, and high-performing digital experiences? This is a pivotal, highly collaborative role where you will be the champion of user-centric design across our core product suite. You will own the entire design process, from initial discovery and user research through to high-fidelity prototyping and launch. If you thrive on autonomy, enjoy working in a fast-paced SaaS environment, and want to see your designs directly impact user adoption and business success, this is your opportunity to truly define the product experience.

Responsibilities

• End-to-End Design Ownership: Lead the design process for key product features, spanning discovery, ideation, user flow mapping, wireframing, and creating high-fidelity prototypes (using tools like Figma/Sketch).
• Deep User Advocacy: Conduct and synthesise robust qualitative and quantitative user research (interviews, surveys, usability testing) to deeply understand user needs, pain points, and behaviours, ensuring all designs are backed by evidence.
• Strategic Collaboration: Work in tight collaboration with Product Managers, Engineers, and Stakeholders to define requirements, refine specifications, and ensure technical feasibility while maintaining a high bar for design quality.
• Design System Contribution: Champion and contribute significantly to the evolution and maintenance of our centralised Design System, ensuring consistency, scalability, and efficiency across all product touchpoints.
• Measure and Iterate: Design and execute A/B tests and usability studies to validate hypotheses. Use data and metrics (e.g., usage rates, task completion) to rigorously evaluate design performance and drive continuous iteration.
• Visual and Interaction Excellence: Deliver exceptional visual design, interaction patterns, and micro-interactions that elevate the overall user experience and reflect our brand identity.
• Maintain awareness of and be compliant with information security protocols in relation to your job role and handling of any data.

What we value for this role

• The Right Experience: A minimum of 2-4 years of professional experience in a Product Designer, UX Designer, or similar role, preferably within a B2B or SaaS environment.
• Technical Design Mastery: Expert proficiency with Figma and a strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end design solutions is essential.
• UX/UI Rigour: Deep understanding of user-centred design principles, information architecture, and common design patterns, with the ability to articulate design rationale clearly and persuasively.
• Collaboration & Communication: Exceptional verbal, written, and presentation skills, capable of influencing product direction and clearly communicating design decisions to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Data & Metrics Focus: Experience incorporating data analysis, usability findings, and business metrics directly into the design process to drive measurable outcomes.
• Mindset Matters: A highly proactive and empathetic designer with a curious mind. You thrive in a collaborative environment, are comfortable with ambiguity, and possess a persistent desire to ship high-quality, impactful products.

Why You’ll Love It Here

• £50,000 + up to 10% company bonus!
• Time Off – 25 days holiday + your birthday off! - you can also buy additional days!
• Flexible Working – Hybrid role (50% in office is our minimum)
• Private Medical Insurance – Includes dental, optical & mental health cover
• Life Insurance – 2x salary
• Matched Pension – Salary exchange with 5% employer contribution
• Access to unlimited Professional Coaching – More Happi
• Volunteer Days – 2 per year to give back to the community
• Dog-Friendly Office – Bring your four-legged friend!
• Access to Mintago – Exclusive financial wellbeing through discounts and expert advice

Ready to join us? Apply Now!

A bit of background on Breathe: Located in vibrant Horsham, Breathe isn't your typical SaaS business. Private equity owned, well-funded, with over 16,000 customers and an average 6 years’ LTV (a rarity in the SaaS industry), Breathe is the number 1 HR Software for SMEs in the UK. But there is more to it – our work culture is award winning, with talented people that are committed to driving impact, while having fun together. We're proud of our track record of success, but we're even more excited about what the future holds for us.

Confidence can sometimes hold us back from applying for a job. But we'll let you in on a secret: there's no such thing as a 'perfect' candidate. Breathe is a place where everyone can grow. So however you identify and whatever background you bring with you, please apply if this is a role that would make you excited to come into work every day.

Breathe is an equal opportunity employer, and we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds to join our team.

• At Breathe, we are passionate about empowering HR with responsible, secure and safe AI, aiming to be among the first in the UK to achieve ISO 42001:2023 certification. Handling sensitive employee data necessitates strict adherence to our ISO 27001:2022 Certified security policies, making data privacy and security paramount in every role.