UX Designer - Hybrid - Outside IR35

Summary: The UX Designer role requires a professional with extensive experience in user journey creation, user requirement extraction, and the development of user flows and concept designs. The position involves collaboration within a cross-functional team to conduct workshops and analyze user insights to enhance user experience across various projects. Previous experience in user research and service design blueprints is advantageous. The role is hybrid and classified as outside IR35.

Key Responsibilities:

• Produce user journeys, user flows, layout anatomies, and concept designs.
• Organize and run workshops to gather user requirements from stakeholders, SMEs, and users.
• Analyze requirements and user insights to improve user experience across projects.
• Conduct investigative user research and develop service design blueprints.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and contribute independently.

Key Skills:

• 5+ years' experience as a UX/Service Designer with a strong portfolio.
• Deep understanding of design principles and best practices.
• Proven experience with user-centered design methodologies.
• Expertise in creating user workflows, diagrams, and service blueprints.
• Strong appreciation for simplicity and elegance in UX design.
• Stakeholder collaboration skills with experience engaging with SMEs and business leaders.
• Good knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience in Agile environments.
• Proficiency with UX design tools such as Figma, Sketch, and Axure.
• Passion for human cognition and behavior focused on enhancing user experiences.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at different stages of development.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills in a corporate/banking environment.
• Excellent time management skills for timely delivery of UX solutions.

Salary (Rate): £495 per day

City: London - Canary Wharf

Country: UK

Working Arrangements: hybrid

IR35 Status: outside IR35

Seniority Level: Mid-Level

Industry: IT

Detailed Description From Employer:

UX Designer - Hybrid - Outside IR35

Immediate need for a UX Designer with solid experience in producing user journeys, in extracting user requirements and pain points, and in producing user flows, layout anatomies and concept designs.

Previous experience, in running investigative user research and producing service design blueprints would be a plus.

Working within cross-functional team, you will organise and run workshops to collect high level user requirements from various stakeholders, SMEs and users, and analyse requirements and user insights to produce a great user experience across various projects.

Skills + Experience

• 5+ years' experience as a UX/Service Designer with a strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design expertise.
• Deep understanding of design principles and best practices.
• Proven experience with user-centered design methodologies, including the ability to explain design decisions effectively.
• Expertise in creating user workflows, diagrams, and service blueprints.
• A strong appreciation for simplicity and elegance in UX design.
• Stakeholder collaboration skills, including experience engaging with SMEs, business leaders, and development teams.
• Good knowledge of Agile methodologies and experience working in Agile environments.
• Comfortable working in cross-functional teams, contributing independently and alongside other UX professionals.
• Proficiency with UX design tools, such as Figma, Sketch, and Axure.
• Passion for human cognition and behaviour, with a focus on enhancing user experiences.
• Ability to manage multiple projects at different stages of development.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to engage effectively in a corporate/banking environment.
• Excellent time management skills, ensuring the timely delivery of UX solutions.