Senior Principal Product Designer

Gen Digital Inc.; London; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A global leader in digital safety is seeking a Senior Principal Product Designer in London to lead user-centered design initiatives, mentor other designers, and drive product clarity through effective collaboration and storytelling. This position offers a hybrid work model and numerous benefits, including unlimited PTO and annual bonuses.

Benefits

Annual bonus scheme

Unlimited PTO

Flexible working hours

Tuition reimbursement

Gym/Fitness annual allowance

Qualifications

• Experience overseeing and executing high design craft for B2C products.
• Deep understanding of user-centred design principles.
• Experience with design tools to enhance user experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead collaboration within a product pillar, setting a vision that aligns stakeholders.
• Establish best practices in interaction design and visual design.
• Mentor designers by sharing processes and frameworks.

Skills

UX strategy

User-centered design principles

AI design tools

Mentoring

Communication

Tools

UX design software

AI tools

Job description

**Senior Principal Product Designer – Global Product Design Org****Location:** London (Hybrid) *Please attach link to portfolio on CV.*We’re more than just a company; we’re a global leader in digital safety. With a strong commitment to ensuring that everyone can navigate the digital world securely, we unite the best minds and cutting-edge technology through our family of brands: **Norton, Avast, LifeLock, Avira, AVG, ReputationDefender**, and **CCleaner**. Together, we protect over 500 million people worldwide.**How We Work**Our hybrid work model (3 days in the office) gives us the face-to-face time to have creative conversations, meaningful meetings, make quick decisions, and build relationships. At the same time, it offers flexibility you need to focus and do your best work. The person can be located in London, Dublin or Prague.**Mission and Goal**At Gen, our global Product Design Team is a diverse and dynamic group that collaborates across regions to create innovative and user-centered designs. We bring together talented designers, researchers, and product managers to tackle complex problems and create exceptional user experiences. Whether it’s building next-generation cybersecurity products, **applying AI to accelerate workflows**, or reimagining key user journeys, we are committed to making digital freedom accessible to everyone.**Objectives****Strategic Leadership & Influence*** Lead collaboration within a product pillar, setting a vision that aligns cross-functional stakeholders across product, engineering, and research.* Influence company and product strategy through storytelling, using strong narratives to communicate the design vision to executive leadership.* Mediate complex design debates and stakeholder disagreements to drive product clarity and alignment.**Design Craft & Execution*** Lead UX strategy with a research-backed approach, grounding product experiences in user needs, market signals, and business priorities.* Establish best practices in interaction design, information architecture, and visual design for product-wide consistency and impact.* Drive the evolution of our design system and standards to support scalable, cohesive product experiences.* Apply AI tools and design methods to speed up iteration, unlock new value for users, and evolve how we design and build products.**Process & Operational Impact*** Shape design processes at the team level to improve efficiency, quality, and collaboration.* Identify and lead process improvements across the pillar—removing friction and amplifying output across teams.* Partner with peers to ensure product delivery is timely, reliable, and cross-platform consistent.**Coaching & Knowledge Sharing*** Mentor designers by sharing your process, frameworks, and lessons learned.* Create training resources and documentation that enhance team effectiveness and design maturity.* Foster an inclusive, transparent design culture across disciplines and locations.**Competencies*** Can showcase strategic product thinking with experience in developing product goals, identifying opportunities, and making decisions based on the impact to people and the company.* Experience overseeing and executing high design craft and vision for B2C products.* Experience building and shipping multiple features that are broad/ambiguous in scope and encompass an end-to-end experience across a variety of platforms.* Deep understanding of user-centred design principles, and the ability to apply them to complex problems.* Hands-on with AI design tools and workflows — actively using them to enhance user experience, streamline design processes, and explore new opportunities.* Passionate and humble; you always seek new horizons, remaining curious about emerging market trends and trail-blazing experiences.* You are comfortable working within a geographically distributed team.**Benefits:*** Annual bonus scheme* Unlimited PTO (paid time off), flexible working hours & home office.* The chance to join a major global tech company listed on the S&P 500.* Opportunity to learn and work with the best in the Digital Security industry.* Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses* Learning & Development plan.* Sustainable home improvement bonus* Gym/Fitness annual allowance* Mac/Windows laptop and mobile phoneLinkedIn Tag: #LI-AM1Gen is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusivity. We base employment decisions on merit, experience, and business needs, without considering race, color, national origin, age, religion, sex, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, medical condition, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, military or veteran status, or other unlawful factors. Gen prohibits discrimination based on these protected characteristics and recruits talented candidates from diverse backgrounds. We consider individuals with arrest and conviction records and do not discriminate against employees for discussing their own pay or that of other employees or applicants. . To conform to U.S. export control regulations, applicant should be eligible for any required authorizations from the U.S. Government.Gen is a global company dedicated to powering Digital Freedom through its trusted consumer brands including Norton, Avast, LifeLock, MoneyLion and more. Our combined heritage is rooted in providing financial empowerment and cyber safety for the first digital generations. We bring award-winning products and services in cybersecurity, online privacy, identity protection and financial wellness to nearly 500 million users in more than 150 countries. We're always looking for smart, fearless and dedicated people. Together, we have a collective passion and vision to power Digital Freedom by protecting consumers and helping them grow, manage and secure their digital and financial lives.When you’re part of Gen, you have access to a range of resources and support to ensure you can do your best work and live your best life. This includes flexible working options with generous time off and competitive benefits and compensation packages.Inclusion is foundational to how we do business because we know the greatest ideas and results come from our unique perspectives and differences. We strive to create a safe, inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. Team members are valued, respected and celebrated for who they are in a meaningful and exciting atmosphere. Gen is an equal employment opportunity employer. Employment decisions are based on merit, experience and business needs.If this sounds like you—Gen has a dynamic, supportive culture with core values that celebrate inclusion, promote teamwork and encourage every team member to contribute and grow—join us!Learn more at .Click to review our Global Applicant Privacy Policy.Click to review Legal Notices and Information.Gen is committed to requests for reasonable accommodations to assist you in applying for positions at Gen including resume submissions. If you need to request an accommodation, please contact .\*LifeLock identity theft protection is not available in all countries.