Role: Senior Product Designer
Salary: Up to £85,000 + 10% Bonus + 10% Pension
Location: Central London HQ – 3 days p/w on site
Reporting To: Head of Product Experience
We've partnered with a major specialist financial services business looking for a first Design hire to help shape UX as a practice in the coming years. Candidates must demonstrate experience working with developers and product while advocating for the user.
Experience Required:
* Proven experience in a Senior UI/UX role, ideally within a large and matrixed organization.
* Solid experience in application branding and white labelling,
* Should have experience working with marketing and follow brand guidelines
* Strong portfolio demonstrating experience across the full UX lifecycle—from research and strategy to wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes.
* Experience managing or mentoring UX professionals.
* Ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders across IT and business functions.
* Deep understanding of user-cantered design principles, accessibility standards, and responsive design.
* Familiarity with modern design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD, Axure, Sketch).
* Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
* Nice to have experience working with Sitecore, Pega, and Guidewire Digital platforms
Key Responsibilities:
* Lead the design and analysis of user journeys, workflows, and user interfaces across all our digital platforms.
* Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, Developers, and Business Analysts to ensure user-cantered design is embedded across all initiatives.
* Provide UX strategy, design advice, and best practices to product teams as part of the Product Experience Practice.
* Manage and mentor junior UI/UX team members, fostering skill development and consistency in UX delivery.
* Conduct user research, usability testing, and data analysis to inform design decisions.
* Engage with senior IT and business stakeholders to advocate for user-centric solutions and communicate design rationale.
* Work with platforms such as Sitecore, Pega, and Guidewire Digital to ensure best-practice implementation of experience design.
* Contribute to the evolution and adoption of UX standards, guidelines, and toolkits.
* Support product teams through workshops, ideation sessions, and design sprints.
Performance Objectives:
* Define UI/UX best-practices and build Centre of excellence
* Contribute to the evolution and adoption of UX standards, guidelines, and toolkits
* Upskill junior colleagues in React and UI/UX design