Senior Interaction Designer for AI — Public Sector Impact

Hard Problems; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 57,000 - 69,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work arrangement

Technical allowance up to £14,100

Job summary

The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) is seeking a Senior Interaction Designer to help shape how millions experience AI in government. Based in London, Manchester or Bristol, the role sits in a cross-cutting design function and includes line management of junior designers.

You would design accessible, on-brand flows, test ideas with research, and develop AI interaction patterns across i.AI and wider government. Hybrid work and a competitive Grade 7 salary are offered.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years of work experience in interaction design.
• Experience designing accessible interfaces across devices and browsers.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder alignment skills.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools, including HTML prototyping.
• Ability to test with research data and justify decisions.
• Experience sharing knowledge with the design community through talks or blogs.

Responsibilities

• Design accessible, on-brand flows and interfaces grounded in user needs.
• Use research and data to test assumptions and justify design decisions.
• Build ethical review and evaluation into the design process early.
• Develop AI interaction patterns in collaboration with teams across i.AI and wider government.
• Line manage junior designers and set design standards.
• Participate in i.AI, GDS and cross-government design communities.
• Help build inclusive team culture based on honest feedback.

Skills

User-centered design

Accessible interfaces

Design tools & prototyping

HTML prototyping

Collaboration & stakeholders

Communication

Critical thinking

Community involvement

Tools

Figma

Sketch

HTML prototyping

Job description

The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) is seeking a Senior Interaction Designer to help shape how millions experience AI in government. Based in London, Manchester or Bristol, the role sits in a cross-cutting design function and includes line management of junior designers.

You would design accessible, on-brand flows, test ideas with research, and develop AI interaction patterns across i.AI and wider government. Hybrid work and a competitive Grade 7 salary are offered.