Lead Product Designer (AI focus)

<p>MCS Group are delighted to be partnering with a Belfast-based AI technology company building secure, enterprise-grade artificial intelligence solutions for highly regulated industries including defence, national security, government, financial services, healthcare and education.</p><p>Founded nearly a decade ago, the business began as a specialist AI consultancy delivering complex projects in secure environments before evolving into a product-led organisation with its own proprietary AI platform.</p><p> </p><p>Their flagship platform is an AI operating system designed to operate in cloud, edge and highly secure environments - and they're now hiring a <strong>Lead Product Designer</strong> to take ownership of user experience across the platform.</p><p> </p><p><strong>The Opportunity</strong></p><p>This is a hands-on leadership role where you'll shape the UX and interaction design of a complex AI platform used in real-world, mission-critical environments.</p><p>You'll:</p><ul><li>Lead end-to-end product design from discovery to delivery</li><li>Design AI-first interfaces, including application builders and natural language workflows</li><li>Own and evolve the internal design system</li><li>Work closely with Product and Engineering to influence roadmap and strategy</li><li>Mentor designers and help scale design best practice</li></ul><p>This role suits someone who enjoys solving complex problems and shipping production-grade products in fast-moving environments.</p><p> </p><p><strong>What We're Looking For</strong></p><ul><li>8+ years' product design experience (enterprise/B2B preferred)</li><li>Experience designing complex platforms or systems</li><li>Exposure to AI / Generative AI environments</li><li>Strong systems thinking and stakeholder communication skills</li><li>Comfortable working hands-on while influencing strategic direction</li><li>Ability to obtain UK Security Clearance (preferred)</li></ul><p> </p><p><strong>Why Join?</strong></p><ul><li>Work on cutting-edge AI products with real-world impact</li><li>High ownership and visibility</li><li>Collaborative, close-knit product team</li><li>Hybrid working (Belfast-based with a 4 day week at times throughout the year)</li><li>Up to £90,000 + strong work-life balance benefits</li><li></li></ul><p>If you're a Lead Product designer ready to shape AI-driven products at scale, we'd love to speak with you.</p><p> </p><p> </p>To speak in absolute confidence about this opportunity, please send an up-to-date CV via the link provided or contact Matthew Rainey at </strong></p>Even if this position is not right for you, we may have others that are. Please visit MCS Group to view a wide selection of our current and exclusive roles </p>MCS Group is committed to Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion for all, being the first recruitment agency in NI to achieve Bronze Diversity Mark accreditation. If you have a disability which means you require a reasonable adjustment to be considered at any stage of the recruitment process, please contact us and we will endeavour to facilitate the request.</em></p>Not all agencies are the same MCS Group are passionate about providing a first-class service to all our customers and have an independent review rating of 4.9 stars on Google.</em></p><img src="https://www.jobg8.com/Tracking.aspx?DLlfkpzUkdA2hEweal%2bP0%2frh6n8N6TtDh" width="0" height="0" />