UX Designer

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Role: UX Designer

Start date: ASAP

Duration: 3 months + extensions

Location: Northampton

We are continuing to grow our already awesome Experience Design team and are looking for an ambitious and talented Senior User Experience (UX) Designer to help craft first-class online experiences for our customers.

Key Accountabilities

* Constantly push for a customer-centric approach whilst delivering on required business objectives

* Ensuring all outputs adhere to all relevant policies and standards e.g. channel, brand, design language

* Help to instigate the introduction of new strategies and initiatives to ensure the Experience Design team fulfil their maximum potential

* Identify and implement process improvements within the team

Stakeholder Management and Leadership

* Work closely with business stakeholders, challenging business propositions through clear reasoning and evidence to help influence the direction of projects.

* Communicate effectively with design and development teams, business analysts, solutions architects, product owners and senior stakeholders

* You will undertake line management responsibilities for junior team members and ensure their individual needs and personal objectives are met

UX Design Skills

* Execute the UCD process from start to finish including the delivery of personas, user journeys, sketches, wireframes and interactive prototypes

* Be a conceptual thinker and inspire colleagues and stakeholders

* Proficient in popular UX software such as Axure RP Pro, Bohemian Sketch, Adobe XD, etc.

* Be able to lead workshops, presentations and walkthrough sessions as required to explore business requirements, promote shared understanding, stakeholder buy in and acceptance of all work.

* Proactive in solving problems effectively, using multiple sources of factual information

Risk and Control Objective

Ensure that all activities and duties are carried out in full compliance with regulatory requirements, Enterprise Wide Risk Management Framework and internal Policies and Policy Standards.

Person Specification

* Strong presentation skills and the ability to defend design decisions with solid rationales

* Experience working with UI Designers, UX Researchers, UX Writers and UI Developers

* Ensure knowledge of best practices, trends and design paradigms are kept up-to-date in order to deliver fresh, relevant and industry lead designs.

* A real passion for user experience and designing great products

* An active collaborator who enjoys participating in team discussions and debates

Essential Skills/Basic Qualifications:

* Minimum 5 years' experience working in a UX Design role

* Experience working in an Agile environment

* Academic background or professional qualification in a related field

* Demonstrable experience designing for web and mobile, and for complex systems across multiple channels

* Clear and articulate language skills and written communication abilities

* Solid understanding of core digital technologies e.g. HTML, CSS, JavaScript, Android and iOS

Desirable skills/Preferred Qualifications:

* Experience working in the financial sector

* Understanding of accessibility best-practise for digital products and services

Please submit CVs in the first instance