Role: Senior Product Design Manager, Tesco

Leading design across digital Clubcard

Grew and supported a team of 11 designers across 30+ initiatives, bringing structure and alignment to Tesco's 17m+ customer loyalty programme.

Grew and supported a team of 11 designers across 30+ initiatives, bringing structure and alignment to Tesco's 17m+ customer loyalty programme.

17.3m

Digital Clubcard users

Digital Clubcard users

30+

Active initiatives

Active initiatives

7

Teams managed

Teams managed

93%

Digital CSAT score

Digital CSAT score

The challenge

Coordinating a growing loyalty ecosystem

As Clubcard expanded, work became increasingly distributed across propositions, squads and roadmaps. Without a shared view across squads, priorities started to drift and dependencies were easy to miss.

As Clubcard expanded, work became increasingly distributed across propositions, squads and roadmaps. Without a shared view across squads, priorities started to drift and dependencies were easy to miss.

The approach

Increasing visibility across the whole portfolio

As Loyalty expanded, visibility became a challenge. I introduced a shared planning rhythm that connected priorities, capacity, discovery and delivery across the portfolio.

Shared Portfolio View

Created visibility across 30+ initiatives, helping teams understand how work connected across the wider ecosystem.

Capacity & Prioritisation

Connected roadmap ambitions with design capacity, creating more realistic planning conversations.

Dependencies & Risk

Surfaced dependencies and delivery risks earlier, helping teams make more informed trade-offs.

Aligning the Clubcard experience

To support more connected decision-making, I helped align teams around shared initiatives and customer outcomes, creating a clearer view of how propositions, journeys and priorities fitted together across the ecosystem.

Strategic Initiatives

Prism

Creating a clearer model for how customers earn, hold and spend value across Clubcard.

Loyalty as a Service (LaaS)

Extending Clubcard beyond loyalty touchpoints and into wider shopping journeys.

Core journeys

Wallet
Scanning
Coupons
Missions
Savings
Value
Partners
Rewards
Savings schemes
Points

Building team capability

Alongside delivery, I focused on strengthening the design team's effectiveness through coaching, planning, recruitment and clearer ways of working.

Team growth

Expanded and strengthened the Loyalty design team through hiring, onboarding and development.

Quality and consistency

Introduced practices that improved design quality, collaboration and delivery confidence.

Planning and leadership

Created greater predictability and alignment through structured quarterly planning and portfolio oversight.

The impact

Outcomes at Scale

Portfolio

30+

Active initiates prioritised

11 designers

Managed across 7 teams
Improved understanding of dependencies, priorities and capacity

Operational scale

17.3m

Digital Clubcard users

93%

Digital Clubcard CSAT

14+

Propositions and experiences

Team & Organisation

Stronger cross-squad collaboration
More consistent planning and prioritisation
Clearer alignment around customer and business outcomes
Increased confidence in design delivery and resource planning

"The kind of leader you trust to run a design team well;
thoughtful, direct, and deeply committed to doing things properly."

Chloe Smith
Head of Product Design, Tesco

"The kind of leader you trust to run a design team well;
thoughtful, direct, and deeply committed to doing things properly."

Chloe Smith
Head of Product Design, Tesco

"The kind of leader you trust to run a design team well;
thoughtful, direct, and deeply committed to doing things properly."

Chloe Smith
Head of Product Design, Tesco

Rebecca Smeeth

Product Design Leader

© 2026 Rebecca Smeeth

Rebecca Smeeth

Product Design Leader

© 2026 Rebecca Smeeth

Rebecca Smeeth

Product Design Leader

© 2026 Rebecca Smeeth