Senior UX Designer

6 months initially - Maternity Cover Contract

Remote role but there is a requirement to travel into London approximately 3 times over the course of the project.

We're looking for a skilled UX Designer to join an exciting project that's already well underway - with 60% of the groundwork completed, you'll be walking into a well-defined role where you can make an immediate impact. This position is focused on completing the final 40% with high-quality, user-centered designs.

Key Responsibilities:

User-Focused Design:

• Apply strong UX research and Figma prototyping skills to build user-centric design solutions.
• Use established processes to understand customer needs and design options, crafting adaptable UI design patterns that resonate with users.
• Stay updated on market trends and competitor insights to inform your design choices.
• Drive user research initiatives to validate designs and uncover deeper insights into user needs.

Creative Problem-Solving:

• Approach problems from multiple angles, using research and testing to verify solutions effectively.
• Collaborate proactively with product, technology, and stakeholders to generate and refine creative ideas.

Product Design and Mentorship:

• Lead the creation of wireframes, prototypes, design concepts, and style guides using Figma.
• Guide product and technology teams in understanding and applying the user-centered design process.
• Ensure adherence to design principles and style guides, while contributing to the design system when necessary.

Technical and Analytical Skills:

• Expert-level Figma skills are essential, as well as a solid grasp of data analysis and research methods.
• Use data from analytics, insights, and other sources to back design decisions and identify information gaps where data is lacking.

Requirements:

• 6-9 years of relevant UX/UI design experience.
• Expertise in Figma prototyping and UX research is crucial.

This is an ideal contract role for a UX Designer who thrives on project-based work and can seamlessly step into a project with substantial progress already made. If you re ready to bring this project across the finish line, we'd love to hear from you!