Role: Assistant VP of Design Salary: Up to £104,000 Benefits Location: Central London HQ - Hybrid Model As an Assistant VP of Design, you'll be at the forefront of this transformation, playing a pivotal role in designing, developing, and enhancing software. The Platform you'll be building is a next generation Customer Identity Access Management platform, unifying digital banking accounts under one singular platform. Experience Required: Previous experience as a Head of Design or similar roles. Previous experience working on Customer Identity Access platforms is highly desirable. Exposure to Permissions and Profiles, including policy as code for defining permission roles, and familiarity with security model paradigms such as RBAC, ABAC, and ReBAC. Proven experience collaborating with cross functional teams, with a strong understanding of software engineering methodologies. Experience with BDD (Behaviour-Driven Development) testing concepts. A strong desire to learn and work with authorisation and authentication technologies (e.g., Policy as Code, IAM, PingGateway, PingAM, PingIDM, PingDS). A proactive and constructive approach to challenging the status quo, with the ability to build strong relationships, demonstrate patience, and exhibit resilience in driving change. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to translate technical concepts effectively. A passion for user experience and a desire to build intuitive and customer-centric digital solutions. What you'll be doing: Design, develop, and deliver scalable, maintainable, and performant software solutions using industry-aligned programming languages. Translate user needs and design specifications into functional and intuitive software components, ensuring a seamless and engaging user experience. Work closely with product managers, designers, and other engineers to define software requirements, devise innovative solutions, and ensure seamless integration with business objectives. Adhere to secure coding practices, implement effective unit testing, and participate in code reviews to maintain high code quality and mitigate vulnerabilities. Collaborate with business stakeholders to quickly bring their needs to life through prototypes and proof-of-concepts, validating solutions and iterating on designs. Effectively communicate complex Design concepts and solutions to both technical and non-technical teams, ensuring clarity and alignment. Advise and influence decision-making, contribute to policy development, and take ownership of operational effectiveness within your domain. Lead teams performing complex tasks, setting objectives, coaching colleagues, and appraising performance (or lead collaborative assignments as an individual contributor). Identify ways to mitigate risk, contribute to new policies and procedures, and take ownership of strengthening controls within your work. Work closely with Product and Engineering to ensure alignment, understand interdependencies, and contribute to the overall organizational objectives. Engage in complex data analysis from various sources to creatively and effectively solve problems. Clearly and persuasively communicate complex or sensitive information to diverse audiences. Influence and convince stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes. Reasonable Adjustments: We understand that there are a wide range of reasons that you may require reasonable adjustments to the recruitment process- please let us know in your application how we can best support you.