At a Glance
- Tasks: Create user-centred digital experiences and collaborate with cross-functional teams.
- Company: Join a specialist employee benefits provider on a mission to enhance workplace wellbeing.
- Benefits: Generous bonus, healthcare plan, remote GP access, and 27 days holiday.
- Other info: Opportunity to work in a supportive culture with excellent career development.
- Why this job: Grow your UX design skills in a dynamic, Agile environment while making a real impact.
- Qualifications: Experience in UX design with a strong portfolio and proficiency in Figma.
The predicted salary is between 35000 - 45000 £ per year.
Who are we? We’re a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we’re on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.
The role is for a UX Designer to join our product team and help create intuitive, user‑centred digital experiences. You’ll work closely with product managers, developers, and other designers to deliver high‑quality solutions that meet both user and business needs. This role is ideal for a mid‑weight designer looking to grow within a product‑led, Agile environment, with the opportunity to develop skills across research, design, and delivery.
Key Responsibilities- Contribute to UX design within cross‑functional Agile teams, delivering design work as part of sprint cycles.
- Support user research activities (e.g. interviews, usability testing) and apply insights to design solutions.
- Create wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes using tools such as Figma, applying strong interaction design and information architecture principles.
- Collaborate with developers to ensure designs are feasible and implemented effectively.
- Apply existing design systems and contribute to their ongoing improvement.
- Help optimise user journeys by analysing user behaviour and identifying areas for enhancement.
- Take ownership of design tasks from discovery through to delivery, working with ambiguity and shaping problem statements where needed.
- Work closely with stakeholders across product, marketing, and technology, presenting design work and explaining rationale.
- Experience in UX or Product Design, with a portfolio demonstrating your work.
- Proficiency in Figma (or equivalent design tools) and prototyping at varying levels of fidelity.
- Understanding of user‑centred design principles, usability heuristics, and interaction design.
- Experience collaborating with developers and working in iterative environments (Agile exposure beneficial), including prioritising UX work within delivery constraints.
- Ability to translate requirements and insights into clear design solutions.
- Comfortable supporting and running small‑scale research activities.
- Confidence presenting design work, defending decisions, and contributing to design critiques.
- Strong communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.
- Ability to challenge requirements constructively and advocate for user‑centred outcomes.
- Experience supporting or conducting broader user research.
- Familiarity with design systems.
- Awareness of accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG).
- Experience contributing to workshops, ideation sessions, or facilitation activities.
- Experience within financial services or regulated environments.
The successful candidate can expect generous bonus, healthcare cash plan Level 1 funded, DC pension scheme, life, medical and income insurance, access to remote GP, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support and medical 2nd opinion, and 27 days holiday with the option to buy and sell holiday up to 5 days.
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