Senior UX Designer

Senior UX Designer - £60k Per Annum - Hybrid working (Cardiff/London)

Your new company
Our client is a leading provider of innovative solutions for significant risk data analytics challenges. They use the power of data and advanced analytics to help their customers make better, timelier decisions. Their innovative solutions enable organisations to manage risks like identity theft, fraud, money laundering and terrorism and prevent financial crimes and scams. By bringing clarity to information, They ultimately help make communities safer, commerce more transparent, business decisions easier and processes more efficient.


Your new role

You will be responsible for Cchampioning users throughout the design process,developing a deep understanding of user needs. You will share insights with your team and build empathy for users across the organisation. You will plan usability testing sessions and experiment and create concept designs for new products or features, taking them from discovery to implementation

You will be expected to run workshops, ideate and prototype quickly, produce detailed design deliverables, and work alongside product managers and developers to ship your designs into production.Collaboration with other designers is key within the organisation to maintain design standards, develop a consistent visual language and contribute to an existing design systems. You will works closely with developers to integrity check code and ensure consistent, high-quality, accessible UI implementation. Building good working relationships with product and technology staff at all levels is vital to ensure strategic alignment and effective working processes.


What you'll need to succeed

You will have a deep understanding of design principles and industry trends and be an expert at defining, clarifying and solving complex problems, in complicated domains.You'll have hands-on experience planning, conducting and analysing user research and usability testing.You will be able to contribute to the improvement of User Experience processes within the team and across the business.

You'll be able to demonstrate work process methodology including user workflows, wireframes, design exploration and prototypes.You'll have excellent attention to detail and can produce pixel perfect high-fidelity designs and prototypes. You are someone who can clearly articulate your design decisions and explain the 'why'. You can iterate your work based on testing and data analysis. You are comfortable with and excited by a fast-paced and often changing environment, eager to solve new problems, critical thinker prepared to challenge the status quo and learn new skills in order to succeed. You can use design and prototyping software to expert level (e.g. Figma, Sketch, Axure). A Bachelors or Masters degree in a design subject (Psychology, UX, HCI, Product Design, Design, Graphic Design, etc discipline) is preferred, but not required. Bachelors or Masters degree in a design subject (Psychology, UX, HCI, Product Design, Design, Graphic Design, etc discipline) is preferred, but not required.

Please note our client will request an online portfolio of your work or several examples


What you'll get in return

You will be given a salary of £60,000 Per Annum along with an attractive benefits package and you will be able to from home where you are not required to be in either the Cardiff or London office (depending on your location). You will also benefit from an active UX community across the group works collectively to share best practice and keep each other up to date on UX tools and techniques. You will have the opportunity to learn from and contribute to this community. Every employee gets two paid days to volunteer for a cause close to their heart..A Wellbeing programme to support health and wellbeing through education and incentives.Our Diversity and Inclusion Statement articulates our commitment to a diverse workforce and an inclusive work environment that respects individuals and their contributions, regardless of background. Two days' paid hours to attend and work with the Employee Resource Groups that allow employees to contribute directly to diversity and inclusion in the work place.



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