Senior UX Designer

To further our expansion, we are now recruiting for a Senior UX Designer to play a prominent role in our UX Team, producing designs for our award-winning platforms. We are looking for someone with a minimum of 6 years experience in UX who wants to play a prominent role in helping embed a shared UX vision.What you\''ll do

Creativity: You can effectively demonstrate your expertise in creating seamless user experiences specifically across all digital channelsOwnership: help lead the end-to-end UX design process across product areasDesign leadership: Assist with the strategic planning of design initiatives, aligning design efforts with broader business goals. Play a key role in shaping our overall design strategy, influencing decision-making at senior levels.Brand knowledge: You will be able to follow and contribute to wider branding initiatives and help facilitate our brand promise of "feel good investing" into different experiencesDesign Systems: You have extensive knowledge in creating and maintaining components in a Figma library, bringing creative ideas to help iteration, contributing extensively to the development of our new design guidelines and component libraries.Collaboration: You are able to collaborate with executive and cross-functional teams and will play a key role in building and nurturing team collaboration.Decision making: You can make informed and strategic decisions in the design process, balancing user needs, business considerations and creative goals.Research: You can illustrate skills in designing and overseeing comprehensive usability testing processes, utilising both quantitive and qualitative methodologies.You can effectively communicate design ideas, rationales and strategies clearly and persuasively to various audiences.You will be an advocate for UX in the wider business looking for opportunities to showcase UX.You will be able to inspire and motivate team members providing mentorship and guidance.What you\''ll have

Naturally creativeBusiness acumenBrand awarenessTroubleshooting and problem-solving skillsMinimum 6years’ experience in a UX roleExpert in prototyping software (Figma, XD etc)Deep understanding of user psychologyAccessibility expertiseExperience in guiding junior members of the teamExpertise in juggling multiple projectsNaturally inquisitiveSelf-motivated and ambitiousAbout us

AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have over 620,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £96.1 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1500 employees and have been named one of the UK\''s \''Best 100 Companies to Work For’ forsix consecutive years.Our perks and benefits

Starting holiday entitlement of 26days, increasing up to 31 days with length of serviceHoliday buy and sell schemeA choice of pension schemes with matched contributions up to 7%Discretionary bonus schemeAnnual free share awards schemeBuy As You Earn (BAYE) SchemeHealth Cash Plan – provided by MedicashDiscounted private healthcare scheme and dental planFree gym membership, with an on-site gym providing a wide range of free classesEmployee Assistance ProgrammeSick pay+ pledgeEnhanced maternity, paternity, and shared parental leaveDiscounted nursery fees at Kids Planet on Exchange QuayLoans for travel season ticketsDedicated time for proof-of-concepts and assessing new techSupport to attend conferences, events, and meet-upsCharitable giving opportunities through salary sacrificeCalendar of social events, including monthly payday drinks, annual Christmas party, summer party and much moreParking at Exchange QuayPersonal development programmes built around you and your career goals, including access to personal skills workshopsOngoing technical trainingPeer recognition scheme, with rewards including restaurant and shopping vouchers or time offMonthly leadership breakfasts and lunchesCasual dress codeAccess to a range of benefits from our sponsorship dealsAt AJ Bell, our people are the heart of our culture. We believe in building strong connections by working together. That\''s why we offer a hybrid working model, where you’ll spend a minimum of 50% of your working time per month in the office. For new team members, an initial period will be full-time in the office to help you immerse yourself in our business and build valuable relationships with your colleagues.AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.If you like the sound of the above, or just want to know more about the company and the role, we\''d love to speak to ..... full job details .....