Senior Product Designer, Dock & Bay

Salary not provided

Illustrator

Figma

Miro

Senior and Expert level

London

2-3 days a week in office

Eco-friendly beach and travel brand

Be an early applicant

Eco-friendly beach and travel brand

21-100 employees

B2CRetailLifestyleSustainabilityConsumer GoodseCommerce

Be an early applicant

Salary not provided

Illustrator

Figma

Miro

Senior and Expert level

London

2-3 days a week in office

21-100 employees

B2CRetailLifestyleSustainabilityConsumer GoodseCommerce

Company mission

To make the world a little brighter

Job

Company

Role

Who you are

6+ years' experience in product design and development, with hands-on experience designing bags, accessories and/or outdoor lifestyle/travel products
Experience contributing to product or category strategy, using customer, market and commercial insights to identify opportunities and shape future product roadmaps
A strong track record of taking physical products from initial concept through technical development, sampling and into mass production
Expert knowledge of CADs, Tech Packs, BOMs and factory-ready production documentation
Direct experience working with China-based factories and confidently managing sampling, feedback, approvals and production
Strong technical knowledge of materials, construction methods, trims, hardware and packaging development
Excellent Adobe Illustrator skills; Miro/Figma experience is a bonus
Strong commercial judgement, with evidence of balancing creativity, customer needs, cost and business performance when making product decisions
A good understanding of factory QC, product testing and compliance, and comfortable working alongside factories and our Compliance Manager to ensure products meet the right quality and safety standards
Comfortable working in a small, fast-growing business, owning multiple projects autonomously while collaborating across creative, commercial and operational teams in a fast-paced environment

What the job involves

We're looking for a Senior Product Designer to lead the design and development of our growing range of bags, accessories and outdoor lifestyle products. Reporting to our Head of Product Design & Creative, you'll own the product journey from spotting the next big opportunity and shaping seasonal direction through to technical development, production and launch
You’ll play a key role in shaping the future of Dock & Bay’s product offering, combining brilliant design, innovation and commercial thinking to define where we go next. You’ll identify new categories and opportunities that play to our USPs, creating products that genuinely stand out in the market while shaping a clear roadmap for what we deliver now and where we want to be in the next 3–5 years
This is a hands-on role, so you’ll be just as comfortable getting into the detail of a Tech Pack, factory sample or QC issue as you are stepping back to think strategically about what we should make next and why, working closely with our factories and Compliance Manager throughout
Own and shape Dock & Bay’s product roadmap, defining where we innovate next and translating our 3–5 year vision into clear product, category and development priorities
Use customer insights, market trends, competitor analysis and commercial opportunities to identify new categories and products that play to our USPs and have the potential to outperform what’s already in the market
Lead the end-to-end design and development of new products and categories, taking ideas from initial concept through to production and launch
Create detailed CADs, Tech Packs, BOMs and production specifications, ensuring our manufacturing partners have everything they need to deliver products to the right quality, cost and specification
Own the development process through sampling, testing, approvals and bulk production, building strong relationships with our manufacturing partners
Help manage our factory quality control process, working with manufacturing partners and our Compliance Manager to ensure products meet Dock & Bay’s quality, safety and compliance standards from development through to bulk production
Identify, assess and onboard new manufacturing partners to unlock new product innovations, materials and capabilities, continuously improving product quality, construction and production
Develop packaging alongside products and collaborate with Print Design, Compliance, Operations, Marketing and Sales to deliver a seamless product experience and successful launch
Balance innovation, functionality, quality and commercial performance, with the ambition to create products that genuinely stand out in the market while always feeling unmistakably Dock & Bay
Continuously improve how we develop products, embracing new technologies (yep, including AI 👀), processes and smarter ways of working as we grow

Salary benchmarks

Our take

Founders and avid travellers, Andy and Ben were tired of towels that were too bulky for their backpacks. Noticing a gap in the market, the pair got to work on designing a light, compact towel that could dry quickly.

In 2017, the pair headed for Dragon's Den, securing a £75k investment from Deborah Meaden. Using the investment to give back to the planet, Dock & Bay products are now made from 100% recycled materials.

The capital gained also gave the company the ability to work with charities like WWF, Whale & Dolphin Conversation (WDC) and One Tree Planted, donating a chunk of their profits to charity as part of their continued company mission.