Interaction Designer-12 Month FTC

Yorkshire Building Society; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday: 25 days + Bank Holidays + buy

Up to 10% annual bonus

Pension: employer contributions up to

Private medical insurance / healthcare

My Benefits portal access

Job summary

Yorkshire Building Society is seeking an experienced Interaction Designer to help shape a major digital transformation for millions of customers. You’ll use UX/UI skills across ideation, prototyping and UI design, collaborating with Research, Service Design and Content teams to deliver high quality designs for web and app channels.

You’ll contribute to our design system, iterate rapidly, and communicate ideas clearly to stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Experience designing engaging digital experiences across web and app channels.
• Portfolio showing ideas-to-implementation using design tools such as Figma.
• Experience working with a Design System and developing experience patterns.
• Curiosity, empathy and creativity to understand user needs and translate them into solutions.
• Ability to produce and validate ideas quickly in a create, test, and learn cycle.
• Willingness to learn new tools, techniques, and ways of working.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Shape the future of our digital services by collaborating to meet customer needs and solve business problems.
• Utilise UX and UI design skills across the design process, including ideation, prototyping and UI design.
• Collaborate with User Research, Service Design and Content Design to deliver high quality designs for web and app channels.
• Carry out usability testing and other validation to iterate and improve designs.
• Help drive awareness and understanding of design across Yorkshire Building Society.

Skills

UX design

UI design

Prototyping

Usability testing

Design thinking

Design collaboration

Communication

Empathy

Tools

Figma

Job description

Are you an experienced Interaction Designer that wants to play your part in making some big changes that will benefit millions of customers? We have an exciting opportunity to join our team delivering a huge digital transformation project.

Here at YBS we have an established team of design professionals supporting YBS’ transformation journey. We are driving the direction of our UCD practice with a real focus on inclusive design. We are expanding our team to support continued growth in our digital channels. Along with some fantastic benefits and a culture that’s focussed on our customers and colleagues, you will be a part of a collaborative and inclusive team..

This is a 12-month fixed term contract, with possibility of extension.

About the role

As Interaction Designer, you’ll shape the future of our digital services by working collaboratively to come up with innovative ways to meet customer needs and solve business problems. You will –

• Utilise your UX and UI design skills at all stages of the design process, including ideation, prototyping and UI design

• Work closely with User Research, Service Design and Content Design to deliver high quality designs across web and app channels

• Carry out usability testing and other forms of validation to improve and iterate your designs

• Contribute towards our creative culture by helping to drive awareness and understanding of design throughout YBS

Please Note; This is a hybrid role with remote working and some onsite presence in our central Leeds offices.

About you

You’ll already have experience and a proven track record of designing engaging digital experiences that meet the needs of the people that use them. You will have:

• An ability to take complex business requirements and turn them into simple, clear interactions and interfaces that delight customers

• A portfolio showing your experience of bringing your ideas to life using design tools such as Figma

• Experience of working with a Design System and developing experience patterns

• Curiosity, empathy, and creativity – getting to the heart of people’s needs, behaviours and motivations is your gift, and you use it to help solve their problems

• An ability to produce and validate your ideas at speed; constantly iterating your ideas in a create, test, and learn cycle

• A willingness to learn and try new things - be it tools, techniques, or ways of working

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey ideas and opinions in a clear, thoughtful, and simple way

About us

At YBS we don’t have shareholders, we have members. We care about people and that includes you. So here, you’ll be respected for who you are, you’ll be able to bring your whole self to work, and you’ll have everything you need to build a long and rewarding career.

Flexibility.

We offer a range of flexible working options without unsocial hours, which can help you find a healthy work-life balance. Whether it’s finishing early for an appointment or fitting your studies and hobbies in around your working hours, we can help make it work for you.

Development.

We want you to feel challenged here. Whatever your ambitions, we’re committed to helping you develop your skills and move ahead in your career journey. From day one, we’ll set you up for success with a brilliant induction and full training plan, all designed to get you up to speed quickly.

Inclusivity.

We’re passionate about creating an inclusive environment where everyone is welcome and able to be themselves. If you’ll go the extra mile to help our members, you’ll fit right in and feel you belong here.

Our benefits

• Holiday. You’ll get 25 days plus Bank Holidays, as well as the option to buy up to a further 5 days.

• Bonus. We work together to reach for better at YBS, so when we reach our goals we’re all rewarded, with up to a 10% annual bonus.

• Pension. We know how important it is to save towards the future, that’s why we’ll contribute up 11% into your YBS pension.

• Healthcare. Health and wellbeing are an important part of life at YBS, when you join us you’ll have access to a range of health benefits to suit your life including private medical insurance, dental and healthcare plans.

• My Benefits. When you join YBS you’ll have access to our self-service benefits portal, where you can access a range of retail, hospitality and health discounts.