Lead UX Architect – Holborn London

Jas Gujral; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading international consultancy in London is seeking a Senior UX Architect to lead design initiatives. The role requires over 8 years of experience in UX design, service design, and agile methodologies. The ideal candidate will have a strong portfolio, proven leadership skills, and proficiency in design tools like Sketch and Axure. The salary for this position ranges from £70K to £85K plus benefits.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in senior UX roles, preferably for blue chip clients.
• Strong leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to define metrics and evaluate project success.

Responsibilities

• Lead pitches, presentations, and support proposals.
• Create project estimates and plans.
• Advocate for design changes within the organization.

Skills

Senior UX design experience

Service Design

Design strategy

Agile development

Lean UX

Cross-platform solutions

Visual thinking

Education

Design degree or equivalent

Tools

Sketch

Axure

Adobe CS

Job description

Lead UX Architect – Holborn London

Our Client is a leading international consultant with offices scattered around the World.

Currently, they are looking to recruit a UX Design Lead Architect for their London office.

You must have be a design lead with a strong UX background, experience in Service Design and an interest in design strategy.

We are looking for a seasoned, hands-on practitioner, with a can-do attitude.

As a senior member of the team and design representative in the organisation, your focus will be on people

– clients, users/customers, team and colleagues and on the process support and advocate for the existing systems, and with a critical eye improve upon them.

You will be reporting to the Global Head of the XD Practice and programme delivery.

EXPERIENCE

· Senior designer with over 8 years work experience working for blue chip clients

· as a Senior UX designer, Senior Product designer, UX architect, or a Service designer.

· Design processes, agile development and lean UX.

· Working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team.

· Creating omnichannel experiences – cross-platform and cross-device solutions.

· Designing enterprise level, consumer grade digital services and products.

· Ability to define key metrics and evaluate project success.

· Working to strict deadlines.

· Proven design track record and design agency experience.

· Design degree or equivalent.

You will be involved in leading pitches, presentations and support proposals.

Create project estimates and plans

Summary of Senior UX Architect Skills required:

· Provide leadership in challenging situations through clarity, tact and diplomacy.

· Ability to identify and communicate the commercial impact of design decisions.

· Full command of the UX process and an understanding of the Service Design process.

· Visual thinking, proof of concept, rapid prototyping, storyboarding and technical skills.

· Attention to detail.

· Ability to quickly turn around wireframes in an iterative environment.

· Proficiency in Sketch, Axure, Adobe CS, etc.

· An understanding of technology.

Salary for this role will be in the range £70K - £85K + Benefits.

Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your current salary and notice period/availability.