Lead User Experience Designer (12 Month Fixed-Term Contract)

• We7re looking for someone to lead and work as part of a design team supporting a core product area within Experience Design They will give guidance to partners, development teams and other Interaction Designers, working alongside and leading a design team
• They will take full ownership of their output, providing rationale for design decisions and confidently present their work back to internal customers
• Shape and implement experience strategy for the product area
• Having a deep understanding of customer needs, problems and expectations
• Understand goals and challenges in the context of business and engineering priorities
• Work with service designers to influence and develop the roadmap and overall product strategy
• Engage with leadership to understand objectives and opportunities aligned to good customer outcomes
• Provide leadership to a team of multi-disciplinary designers to support decision-making, delivery and team culture
• Establish a growth culture and build capabilities through the formal development and mentoring of team members

Benefits

• A generous holiday allowance: You3ll be eligible for a minimum of 22 days holiday (excluding bank holidays), rising to 30 days based on length of service and grade.
• A flexible way of working: Whether you want flexibility over your location or when you log on, together we can create an approach that works for you and for the business.
• Family leave: Up to 63 weeks of maternity or adoption leave. Statutory maternity or adoption pay is available for 39 weeks, and 20 weeks will be enhanced to the equivalent of full pay. Partners can have six weeks of fully paid paternity leave.
• Flex cash: This is 4% of your basic salary and can be used to spend on the benefits of your choice, or you can choose to take it as a cash top up in your monthly salary.
• Health insurance: Our company funded Private Medical Benefit provides all colleagues with access to good quality medical care, including accommodation, nursing care and specialist advice.
• Colleague Offers: Get discounts on everything from electrical items to cinema tickets and weekly food shopping. You can share this benefit with up to ten family members or friends.
• Financial products: Take advantage of our great financial products, some at a discounted rate, including current accounts, home and car insurance and loans.
• Share plans: Participate in Sharematch and receive matching shares of up to £45 a month from the company, and you can choose to participate in Sharesave, our combined savings and share option plan.
• Pension: We offer a generous pension plan, with all joiners being automatically enrolled in our ‘Your Tomorrow’ scheme. You can decide how much you save and get a say in where your contributions are invested.

A strong strategic vision that aligns well to the overall business strategyExperience of leading teams, inspiring, with the ability to rally teams and partners around ambitious goalsStrong people negation skillsExceptional communicator, able to share ideas and successes in compelling, engaging waysA minimum 8 years demonstrable experience within User Experience design/Interaction DesignWe know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply