Feeling stuck in a slow, layered environment where good ideas die in committee? If you’re craving autonomy, speed, and real influence, this will feel like oxygen.
Our client is a portfolio of high-growth DTC pet food brands undergoing a major digital transformation. They’re rebuilding their entire tech stack in-house, phasing out a costly external agency, and bringing in a senior UX/Product Design leader who understands both design and commercial impact.
This is a chance to shape UX across multiple brands while staying hands-on. You’ll partner with founders, brand teams, and an underutilised dev team that’s ready to move fast once the right UX expertise is in place.
What You’ll Step Into
Multiple brand migrations currently happening
New product initiatives that require research, testing, and rapid iteration
A development team with serious capability but no senior designer unlocking what’s possible
Founders who want UX leadership but have no internal expert to call
Inside your first year, you’ll replace a six-figure external UX budget and become the go-to person for all product design decisions. You’ll ship meaningful work quickly—not sit in roadmap purgatory.
What’s In It for You
1. Immediate, Measurable Impact
You’ll run research, design solutions, ship them, and see the results. Expect to deliver 2–3 major brand redesigns within 9–12 months, with clear improvements to conversion, subscription flows, and user satisfaction.
2. Multi-Brand Variety Without Corporate Bloat
You’ll work across several DTC brands, each with its own identity and challenges. No big design team. No endless review cycles. Just meaningful problems, autonomy, and speed.
3. Real Creative Freedom + Budget
Have an idea? Scope it, pitch it, and run with it. Need help? Bring in freelancers. You’ll have influence over how things get done—without layers slowing you down.
4. Leadership Without People Management
You’re not managing a team. Instead, you lead through expertise—partnering with founders, coaching brand teams, running design sprints, and guiding developers. Influence > hierarchy.
5. Founders Who Actually Listen
These teams know the value of UX. They’re tired of agencies that don’t understand their brands. They want someone who can own the craft, validate decisions with customers, and build better journeys.
6. A Chance to Build Something Scalable
You’ll help develop the UX playbook across the portfolio. As the function grows, you may eventually partner with a Head of Product while owning design excellence across brands.
7. A Fast, Low-Ego Culture
No micromanagement. No long approval chains. Just smart people building quickly.
What We’re Looking For
7+ years in UX, Product Design or Experience Design
Strong DTC/e-commerce background
Expert Figma: systems, prototyping, components
Proven experience improving conversion and subscription journeys
Hands-on research: interviews, usability tests, analytics (Hotjar, GA4, FullStory)
Ability to work autonomously across multiple projects
Comfortable collaborating with devs, brand teams, and senior stakeholders
A portfolio showing strong UX thinking and measurable impact
You’ll Thrive Here If…
You’re frustrated by slow corporate systems
You want autonomy and influence
You combine strong design craft with data and experimentation
You enjoy partnering closely with teams and founders
You can scope projects and manage freelancers independently
You’re willing to travel to brand sites monthly (2–3 trips per quarter)
Probably Not for You If…
You prefer large teams and structured corporate UX processes
You want a Head of Design title with direct reports
You need highly detailed briefs
You see portfolio work or hands-on execution as beneath you
This role isn’t “safe” in the corporate sense. You’ll be judged on what ships and how it performs—not how many meetings you attend. But for the right person, the impact is immediate, visible, and career-defining.
Interested? Apply now.
To apply for this job email your details to Kasia.Lemmer@AcquireDigitalTalent.com