How your CV stacks up
Upload your CV to see how well it fits this job role
?%
Designer (UX/UI)
We’re building the next generation of employee benefits infrastructure.
We help global teams design, manage, and scale benefits that actually work for their people by using AI, across flex allowances, benefits, insurance, recognition, and wellbeing, all in one intelligent platform.
Happl is backed by leading investors such as YCombinator, 6Degrees Capital, and more, known for backing leading companies such as Deel, Rippling, Airbnb, Coinbase, Dropbox, and most recently was awarded a place in the UK’s top 100 startups for 2026.
About The Role
As a Design Lead at Happl, your mission is to define and shape how Happl looks, feels, and is remembered. This goes beyond our platform, you'll be owning anything design across the company, including social, website, platform, app and more.
As the first member in our design team, you’ll obsess over craft and detail, building a distinctive, recognisable brand that resonates with HR leaders, People teams, and senior stakeholders. You’ll sit at the intersection of design, product, and technology, using AI and modern tools to prototype fast, ship often, and continuously raise the bar on quality.
You’ll work closely with Product and Engineering to deeply understand customer needs and reimagine how users interact with our platform, while owning everything beyond the product too: website, socials, campaigns, events, and brand moments that make Happl stand out.
Reasons to use Rodeo
Start with a chat, not a search bar
Grad scheme, placement, apprenticeship? Not sure what you want yet — that's fine. Your agent talks it through with you and turns "I have no idea" into a shortlist.
It searches the market for you
Every day your agent scans the market matching roles against what actually matters to you, not just keywords on a CV.
Only hits
No noise. No "maybe this fits." Just roles with a clear explanation of why they're right — and where to focus when applying.
This is a high-impact, high-ownership role for someone who thrives on challenge, brings bold ideas, moves quickly, and cares deeply about how things are made, not just that they ship.
What You’ll Be Doing
Owning UX/UI across the Happl product, from concept to shipped experience Prototyping and shipping ideas quickly using modern tools and AI-assisted workflows Working closely with Product to deeply understand customer problems and turn them into elegant, intuitive solutions Shaping and evolving Happl’s visual identity to be instantly recognisable to HR leaders and senior stakeholders Designing and building our website, landing pages, and marketing surfaces Creating assets for socials, campaigns, launches, and events Designing and shipping prototypes to test new ideas, flows, and interactions Maintaining and evolving design systems, patterns, and standards across product and brand Bringing new ideas, tools, and approaches to how we design, build, and ship Raising the overall quality bar
What We’re Looking For
A strong design craft with taste, range, and attention to detail 4+ Experience working across UX/UI, brand, and digital experiences Comfort operating in product teams and collaborating closely with engineers A bias toward shipping — you like getting things live, not just perfect Experience using modern prototyping tools and AI to move faster and explore more Someone who enjoys ownership, ambiguity, and being challenged Strong opinions, loosely held, you care deeply but stay flexible Ability to think in systems while still sweating the small details A portfolio that shows shipped work across product, brand, or both
Get help with your application
Your very own career expert that helps elevate your application to the next level.
If you don’t tick every box but this role excites you, we’d still love to hear from you.
Why join Happl
Help shape the future of employee benefits Competitive base salary and commission Meaningful equity in an early stage growing business Flexible hybrid working from day one Access to your own Happl benefits platform Optional enrolment in Private Health Insurance Optional enrolment in Dental insurance, including family cover A flexible Wellbeing budget to spend on whatever wellbeing means to you Learning & Development (L&D) allowance Work From Home (WFH) setup allowance (for remote roles) Home office setup budget Pension scheme from day one
“It took my CV and asked me questions relevant to understanding what kind of jobs to suggest for me. Suggestions were almost perfect. Jobs were exactly what I’ve been looking for.”
Jessica, London
Skills
Location