Head of Experience Design

Made Tech; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 100,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in the UK is looking for a Head of Experience Design to develop and manage a high-performing design team focused on public services. The candidate will drive the practice's growth and engage clients through innovative design solutions. This full-time role requires strong leadership, a deep understanding of digital transformation in the public sector, and experience building trusted advisor relationships. The position offers competitive compensation and various benefits including remote working options.

Benefits

30 days Holiday

Flexible Parental Leave

Remote Working

Paid counselling

Health care cash plan

Pension 8% employer matched

Qualifications

• Experience managing consulting teams and maintaining a profitable cost center.
• Ability to establish trusted advisor relationships with senior stakeholders.
• Experience in creating market-ready propositions that address client needs.

Responsibilities

• Develop and support the growth of the Experience Design practice.
• Lead and mentor a team of UX Designers and User Researchers.
• Oversee client engagements and contribute to billable project activities.

Skills

Public sector digital transformation

User-centric design

Leadership skills

Agile expertise

Business development

Job description

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Head of Experience Design

Department: Strategy & Design

Employment Type: Permanent

Location: Any UK Office Hub (Bristol / London / Manchester / Swansea)

Compensation: GBP 100,000 - GBP 115,000 / year

Description

Our Head of Experience Design is responsible for creating a world class professional services practice and developing demand for a set of propositions and capabilities to meet the needs of our clients and to support the strategic growth of our business.

We believe that good design, research-driven policy, technical excellence, continuous innovation and improvement, and effectively managed change can significantly enhance citizen and user experiences, bolster the resilience of public services, and help to improve the applications that deliver essential services to our society.

The successful candidate will lead the practice to help us to develop and support the sale of a set of differentiated offerings covering Experience Design, for a wide range of public services. They will develop a team of UX Designers, Interaction Designers and User Researchers to engage with our clients on their business priorities and challenges, and they will guide and monitor client engagements across Made Tech.

In addition the Head of Practice will be responsible for engaging with our clients to understand their challenges and build lasting, trusted advisor relationships. They will also oversee client deliveries and be contributing up to 50% of time to billable project activities, to help ensure quality and drive the sharing of best practice across our engagements and industries.

This role reports directly to the Head of Strategy & Design Service Line.

Key Responsibilities

• Our Head of Experience Design is a member of the Strategy & Design Service Line leadership team with the responsibility to develop the capability of the practice to meet business needs and to accelerate the growth of both the practice and wider business.
• You will be responsible for the revenue, margin and utilisation of the practice, collaborating with the other practice, service line, industry and delivery heads to drive excellent services for our Public Sector clients. You will also be responsible for the output of your team working on client projects, proposals and capability development.
• The right person for this role will do this by combining their technical discipline experience, leadership skills and industry network with Made Tech's unique experience of delivering digital services and digital transformation for the Public Sector.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Clients

This role requires a deep understanding of public sector digital transformation and the ability to bridge the gap between commercial innovation and government challenges. You must be able to establish yourself as a trusted advisor to senior stakeholders by delivering user-centric, data-driven solutions.

Leadership

The focus is on operational and people management, specifically the ability to lead high-performing consulting teams while maintaining a profitable cost centre. You will need to grow a practice through talent mentorship, supplier management, and cost-effective delivery models.

Practice

Business development and strategic execution, requiring experience in creating market-ready propositions that solve specific client needs. It involves collaborating with sales teams to meet organisational goals and overseeing complex, multi-disciplinary digital projects.

Experience Design

• Strategic Design
• Content and UX Design
• Service mapping
• User experience analysis
• Consulting expert
• Senior stakeholder management
• Research and Insights
• Design Leadership
• Agile expertise

Job Benefits

Life at Made Tech

We're committed to building a happy, inclusive and diverse workforce. You can get a sense of what it's like working here from our blog, where we talk about mental health, communities of practice and neurodiversity (as well as our client work and best practice).

Like many organisations, we use Slack to foster a sense of community and connection. As well as special interest groups such as music, food and pets, we also have 10+ Slack channels dedicated to specific communities, allies, and identities as well as dedicated learning spaces called communities of practice (COPs). If you'd like to speak to someone from one of these groups about their experience as an employee, please do let a member of the Made Tech talent team know.

Benefits

We are always listening to our growing teams and evolving the benefits available to our people. As we scale, as do our benefits and we are scaling quickly. We've recently introduced a flexible benefit platform which includes a Smart Tech scheme, Cycle to work scheme, and an individual benefits allowance which you can invest in a Health care cash plan or Pension plan. We're also big on connection and have an optional social and wellbeing calendar of events for all employees to join should they choose to.

Here are some of our most popular benefits listed below:

30 days Holiday - we offer 30 days of paid annual leave

Flexible Parental Leave - we offer flexible parental leave options

Remote Working - we offer part time remote working for all our staff

Paid counselling - we offer paid counselling as well as financial and legal advice.
Pension - 8% employer matched

An increasing number of our customers are specifying a minimum of SC (security check) clearance in order to work on their projects. As a result, we're looking for all successful candidates for this role to have eligibility. Eligibility for SC requires 5 years' UK residency and 5 year' employment history (or back to full-time education). Ideally, no more than 30 consecutive days spent outside the UK within the last five years. Please note that if at any point during the interview process it is apparent that you may not be eligible for SC, we won't be able to progress your application and we will contact you to let you know why.