Product Designer
This role can be based in either UK or Portugal- Local salaries ranges will apply

Who we are?

Verifile is an award-winning leading provider of CV verification and background screening services using innovative technology and methodology. We carry out background checks on candidates to enable our clients to make informed and long-term rewarding recruitment decisions.

As a Product Designer you’ll work closely with our customers and teams from initial research and prototyping through to delivery and iteration, ensuring every solution is relevant, effective, and aligned with our brand identity.

You’ll use evidence-based decision-making to create simple, consistent, and intuitive designs, stay ahead of UI/UX trends, and embrace emerging technologies to enhance quality and efficiency. Balancing user needs with commercial goals, you’ll turn ideas into impactful products that deliver lasting value.

About the role:

• Own the end-to-end design process, from discovery to delivery and iteration
• Understand and solve customer pain points through data, feedback, and user research
• Test designs with real users throughout the product journey to ensure quality and relevance
• Build user personas to create tailored, effective solutions for different needs
• Advocate for customers and users with empathy, curiosity, and strong communication
• Make research-driven design decisions that keep Verifile at the forefront of the industry
• Enhance and maintain a consistent, simple, and recognisable brand identity across products
• Stay current with UI/UX trends and maintain credibility with stakeholders
• Collaborate across teams, share insights, and influence design choices with confidence
• Leverage emerging technology to boost design quality and efficiency

The must haves:

• Proven product design experience, ideally in SaaS, B2B, B2C, or platform-based businesses, designing for web and mobile apps
• Strong UX skills – user research, journey mapping, interaction design, accessibility and inclusivity
• Strong UI skills – visual design, design systems, responsive design, and user-centred principles
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma and Adobe, including prototyping for testing
• Basic front-end knowledge to ensure designs are feasible and communicate well with developers
• Experience with design handoff, providing assets/specs, and checking builds for quality and accuracy
• Collaborative approach, working closely with product managers, engineers, and data analysts to deliver the best user experience  

The nice to haves:

• Degree or equivalent experience in graphic design, interaction design, visual arts, or related field
• Knowledge of Agile, Lean UX, or Scrum practices
• Familiarity with design thinking to tackle complex UX challenges
• Understanding of web performance optimisation for efficient user experiences
• Awareness of applied AI for automation and decision support
• A portfolio/examples showing both iterative improvements and final designs
  
  We’d also love you to:
  
  Ensure that the company values are reflected in your own work and behaviour:
  Put People First, own it, Be Curious, Succeed Together, and Delight your customer
  
  What’s in it for you:
  Every member of our team at Verifile is valued, which is why we support their wellbeing fully with a range of benefits to help them thrive both inside and outside of work. Grouped around four priorities – health, time, finances, and community, we don’t have enough space to list them all, but it does include Holiday Trading, retail discounts, Life assurance, medical services, wellness programmes, fitness classes, gym discounts and much more!

Sound Exciting?

Please apply directly through the link attached and our recruitment team will be in touch.
** All our employees will be required to undergo background screening to BS7858 standards. **

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