Lead UI Designer

Lead UI Designer

Location
London
Job type
Permanent

As Lead UI Designer

Our Company:

QiH is a fast-growing, innovative, and progressive scale-up business headquartered in London with a collective of brilliant brains in Skopje. We specialise in multi-channel marketing. Thanks to our Affiliate, Paid Media, SEO, Retention, and Data and analytics teams, we are successful across several areas in a highly competitive industry.

Data is at the core of what we do at QiH, but our people are at the heart of our success! At QiH, we have created an energetic and target-driven culture and continuously invest in each individual.

The Role
 
As Lead UI Designer, you will lead the visual direction and execution of interface design across all of our brands and platforms. This is a high-impact, combining design excellence with strategy, creative vision with implementation, and team guidance with cross-functional collaboration.
 
You’ll manage and evolve our UI systems, inspire the team with high standards of design thinking, and partner closely with UX, product, development, and marketing to ensure user-centric, conversion-led outcomes across the business.
 
Your goal: create interfaces that are not only intuitive and on-brand, but grounded in data, optimised for performance, and built to scale with the business.
 
Key Responsibilities:
 
Own and lead the end-to-end UI design for mobile-first websites, landing pages, and product interfaces across QiH’s global brand portfolio
 
Set the visual direction and design quality bar for digital experiences, ensuring consistency, usability, and performance across all touchpoints
 
Lead the development and governance of scalable design systems and component libraries
 
Translate business goals, user insights, and product strategy into impactful and polished UI solutions
 
Collaborate with UX, product managers, developments, and marketers to build seamless, high-converting user journeys
 
Champion accessibility standards, responsive best practices, and performance-based design
 
Mentor and guide a growing team of designers while fostering a culture of creativity, collaboration, and continuous improvement
 
Define and optimise UI design processes, documentation, and tooling across the team
 
Serve as a senior voice in the creative studio by influencing roadmaps, cross-functional workflows, and design maturity at scale
 
Stay on top of digital and UI trends, tools, and competitor activity to bring fresh thinking that elevates our experiences
 
About You:
 
6+ years of experience in UI or digital product design, with a proven track record of leadership and impact
 
A portfolio that demonstrates excellence in visual design across mobile-first, responsive web, and conversion-optimised experiences
 
Strong ability to lead design work independently while aligning with broader business objectives
 
Deep expertise in Figma and modern design system development
 
Strong understanding of front-end principles and comfortable collaborating closely with developers
 
Experience working in agile product teams alongside UX, marketing, and engineering
 
Confident team mentor with a collaborative and humble leadership style
 
Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and problem-solving skills
 
A growth mindset with a passion for iteration, experimentation, and data-informed design
 
A proactive, adaptable attitude and collaborative spirit
 
Nice to Have
 
Experience in performance marketing, affiliate, iGaming, fintech, or e-commerce
 
Familiarity with creative automation tools like Bannerflow
 
Understanding of WCAG accessibility standards
 
Experience leading rebrands or large-scale design transformations
 
Light motion or prototyping skills (e.g., After Effects, Principle)
 
What You’ll Get
 
Competitive Base Salary
 
Quarterly Bonuses
 
Private Health Care (Bupa)
 
Travel Insurance
 
Market Leading Training Programme
 
Recognition & Reward Scheme
 
Annual Company Conference (previous destinations Bologna, Dubrovnik, Belgrade and Thessaloniki)
 
Regular Happy Hour / Team Lunches
 
Free Coffee, Drinks & Snacks
 
What’s the next step?
 
Our hiring process ensures we're recruiting the right people for the role. We ensure that people are as suitable for us as we are for them.
 
If you like the sound of what we're all about at QiH and want to join a team where you can make an impact, please apply or contact us at careers@qih-group.com.
 
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