The User Experience Senior Lead Analyst is a senior level principal role, acting as a thought leader in the research, analysis and design of digital products and systems.
User Experience partners with Product and Technology colleagues to create innovative and intuitive digital products that deliver best-in-class user experience and usability to our clients, both internally and externally. We undertake a wide spectrum of activities, from discovery and research, through definition, ideation, and design, to the management of design systems and the delivery of interactive prototypes and high-fidelity designs to our development partners.
The UX Design Group’s primary goal is to research and design products and solutions that are streamlined, intuitive, consistent, accessible, great-looking, and easy-to-use, which perfectly suit (or even anticipate) our clients’ needs.
Responsibilities:
1. Lead meetings with users, clients, product sponsors and technology to understand project requirements
2. Plan and perform UX research, define IA, user journeys, and create personas
3. Identify metrics and data that can support decision-making, guiding tech partners where needed to add necessary metrics
4. Work closely with users, stakeholders, business analysts, product managers and development teams to brainstorm and co-create ideas, approaches, and solutions
5. Perform relevant testing to validate and inform design decisions
6. Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using specialist tools such as Sketch, InVision, Axure, and the Adobe suite
7. Apply a positive and constructive attitude to all feedback
8. Use and contribute to the approved design system
9. Contribute to design standards and best practices
10. Perform detailed handover to development teams, ensuring they have all they need to implement the designs
11. Provide ongoing support to development, with regular UX review checkpoints ensuring quality and spec are as designed
12. Continuously look for opportunities to improve research and design practices and processes, keeping track of latest trends, standards, and tools in the industry
13. Ensure all designs comply with ADA/WCAG standards for accessibility
14. Deliver on-time, identifying and managing risks to ensure timelines are met, and escalating where needed
15. Help to train, support and develop junior team members, and identify opportunities for colleagues to specialize and grow
16. Confidently challenge substandard work by other team members, providing coaching and guidance to resolve
17. Build consensus, and find smart solutions when colleagues and stakeholders are in conflict over technical or design
18. Provide thought leadership to the wider UX community of practice
19. Evangelize the value of UX within the wider organization
20. Use your network of contacts (internally and externally) to raise the profile of UX at the firm
21. Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.
Qualifications:
22. Significant relevant experience
23. Strong attention to detail & analytical skills
24. Significant experience on complex, enterprise-scale design projects
25. Excellent communication and presentation skills
26. Excellent skills in professional design tools, Sketch, Figma, AdobeXD, Axure, InVision etc.
27. Significant experience using/creating design systems
28. Significant aptitude for coaching and mentoring junior designers
29. Keen interest in, or knowledge of, banking or finance
30. HTML/CSS Development Skills
31. Software Development or Program Management Experience
32. Participation in external UX groups or communities
Education:
33. Bachelor’s/University degree, Master’s degree preferred
34. At least one formal UX Qualification
What we’ll provide you
By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:
35. 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
36. A discretional annual performance related bonus
37. Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
38. Employee Assistance Program
39. Pension Plan
40. Paid Parental Leave
41. Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
42. Access to an array of learning and development resources
Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.
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Job Family Group:
Technology
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Job Family:
Digital Design Engineering
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Time Type:
Full time
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Most Relevant Skills
Please see the requirements listed above.
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Other Relevant Skills
For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.
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