Management Consultant - User Experience Designer

Tarka Talent; Greater London, Manchester, Newcastle upon Tyne, Glasgow; Hybrid; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

A renowned recruitment agency seeks a User Experience Designer to champion inclusive design practices and create accessible products for public and private sector clients. The role involves user research, designing evidence-based solutions, and leading teams in a dynamic environment that adopts Agile methodologies. This is a full-time position offering hybrid work opportunities across multiple locations including London and Manchester.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing products for public sector clients.
• Ability to conduct user research and translate findings into design solutions.
• Familiarity with creating interactive prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Identify user needs through research methods.
• Design accessible products for diverse users.
• Communicate complex information to non-technical stakeholders.
• Lead teams and ensure high-quality delivery.

Skills

User-centered design

Usability testing

Agile methodologies

Accessibility guidelines

Problem-solving

Job description

Overview

Location: London, Manchester, Glasgow and Newcastle (2-3 days on client sites/in office).

Job Type: Full-Time, Permanent

Must be eligible to obtain a Security Clearance and have worked to GDS standards

Grade: Consultant

My client has a growing business technology unit with a passion for user-centred design, critical thinking, and problem-solving. The team is dedicated to creating meaningful digital services and products that make an impact, particularly for the public sector.

As a User Experience Designer, you will help champion inclusive design practices across the lifecycle of projects, ensuring that solutions are accessible to as many users as possible. You'll engage with diverse user research, adhere to accessibility guidelines, and advocate for inclusive design principles.

Working here offers you the opportunity to grow and work with some of the world’s most prominent public and private sector clients. With offices in London, Manchester, and Glasgow, they offer hybrid working, though you may be required to travel to client locations depending on the project.

Responsibilities

• Identify and understand user needs through various research methods, translating these into user stories and designing user-focused, evidence-based approaches to meet those needs.
• Design accessible and impactful products and services for public and private sector clients.
• Apply a wide range of skills, including user interviews, creating detailed plans, facilitating workshops, and presenting research findings.
• Visualize, articulate, and solve complex problems, making decisions based on available information and research evidence.
• Apply technical knowledge to create interactive prototypes.
• Lead teams, setting the pace and ensuring high-quality delivery.
• Work in a fast-paced, evolving environment, using Agile and iterative methods to enable rapid delivery.
• Communicate complex and technical information effectively to non-technical stakeholders.

Regretfully, due to a high volume of applicants, we are only able to reply to those who are successful.

We are committed to promoting equality of opportunity for all employees and job applicants. In line with the Equality Act 2010, we strive to create and maintain a working environment in which everyone is able to make the best use of their skills, free from discrimination or harassment, and in which all decisions are based on merit. No person is subjected to any less favourable treatment on any discriminatory grounds on the basis of age, disability, gender reassignment, marital or civil partner status, pregnancy and maternity, race, colour, nationality, ethnic or national origin, religion or belief, sex or sexual orientation.