Product Designer (Content Specialist)

Vanguard; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment management firm in Manchester is seeking a talented designer to contribute to research and design activities. The ideal candidate will be proficient in Figma, possess strong understanding of UX principles, and have experience in finance or regulated industries. This hybrid role emphasizes both collaboration and individual contribution, focusing on attracting and educating investors through compelling design work.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in the design space, especially for apps and websites.
• Experience in finance, asset management or regulated industries is highly recommended.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to research activities and develop research plans.
• Drive the production of design work and lead sign-off processes.
• Engage with various stakeholders and SMEs for design insights.
• Translate complex financial concepts into plain English.
• Produce diverse content types for different mediums.

Skills

Proficient in Figma

Understanding of UX principles

Ability to translate complex concepts

Strategic thinking

Strong communication skills

Job description

Overview

You contribute to research activities by helping with research plans, discussion guides, build prototypes and insight synthesis.

You autonomously drive the production of design work and lead the sign-off process with Product, business stakeholders, legal and compliance.

You proactively engage with your immediate stakeholder group (PM, Marketing, UX, Developers) but also other relevant SMEs (legal, compliance, business strategy, customer services, etc).

You engage with the Content and Design practice through show and tell and contribute to the betterment of the Design craft as a whole.

You understand UX, the Double Diamond and the Agile delivery mindset.

You work off hypothesis and problem statements.

You're highly proficient in Figma - this is our workspace and where you'll need to execute all design work.

The purpose of our website is to attract, engage and educate investors. Experience in or with investing and/or educational/marketing design is therefore preferred.

Responsibilities

• You contribute to research activities by helping with research plans, discussion guides, build prototypes and insight synthesis.
• You autonomously drive the production of design work and lead the sign-off process with Product, business stakeholders, legal and compliance.
• You proactively engage with your immediate stakeholder group (PM, Marketing, UX, Developers) but also other relevant SMEs (legal, compliance, business strategy, customer services, etc).
• You engage with the Content and Design practice through show and tell and contribute to the betterment of the Design craft as a whole.
• You understand UX, the Double Diamond and the Agile delivery mindset.
• You work off hypothesis and problem statements.
• You're able to translate complex financial/investments concepts into simple, plain English language.
• You're able to produce different types of content (microcopy, conversational, product marketing, help/instructional) and adapt your content to the medium.
• You're able to run the Design conversation, from conceptualisation to leading meetings and workshops, connecting with SMEs and sourcing customer insight.
• You're able to think strategically about your work and its impact beyond your immediate value stream.
• You're thorough and considered in your decision making, you seek to understand root causes and avoid rushing to solutions.
• You're comfortable sharing and presenting your ideas and solutions.

What this role isn't

Our team doesn't currently work on anything related to social media, blogging or content marketing.

Qualifications / Experience

• Proven experience in the design space (e.g., writing for journeys, apps, public website, dashboards, etc).
• Experience in finance, asset management or other regulated industries strongly recommended.

Vanguard has implemented a hybrid working model for the majority of our crew members, designed to capture the benefits of enhanced flexibility while enabling in-person learning, collaboration, and connection. We believe our mission-driven and highly collaborative culture is a critical enabler to support long-term client outcomes and enrich the employee experience.