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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.
Why is this role important?
As a Product Designer, you’ll help shape the future of Breathe’s user experience, working across product squads from discovery and ideation through to high-fidelity design and implementation. This is a fantastic opportunity for a designer with experience in a SaaS, product-led environment who loves solving user problems through thoughtful design and close collaboration. You won’t just be creating screens, you’ll be helping to define how our customers experience Breathe every day, championing intuitive, accessible, and beautifully crafted design that supports real customer outcomes.
Responsibilities
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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).
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Visual and Interaction Excellence: Deliver exceptional visual design, interaction patterns, and micro-interactions that elevate the overall user experience and reflect our brand identity.
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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
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The Right Experience: Professional experience in a Product Designer, UX Designer, or similar role, preferably within a B2B or SaaS environment.
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Technical Design Mastery: Expert proficiency with Figma and a strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end design solutions is essential.
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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.
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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.
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Data & Metrics Focus: Experience incorporating data analysis, usability findings, and business metrics directly into the design process to drive measurable outcomes.
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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.
- Full time is 37.5 hours a week.
️ 25 days holiday (+ 1 extra after 3 years!) plus your birthday off.
UK Bank holidays + some extra celebration days off.
Dog friendly office – because furry co-workers make everything better.
Private medical insurance with enhanced mental health, dental and optical coverage via AXA.
Employee Assistance Programme – support when you need it.
️ Life Insurance – 2 x salary and matched pension (5%).
Flexible working – 50% office based and core hours are 10am to 3.30pm.
2 volunteer days per year – give back to causes that matter to you.
️ Retail discount scheme – perks and savings just for being part of our team.
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.
