Senior Product Designer

Sanderson; London; On-site; GBP 85,000 - 98,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial services company is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to shape user experience practices. This pivotal role involves collaborating with various teams, advocating for user-centered design, and managing junior designers. The successful candidate will have solid experience in application branding and a strong portfolio demonstrating comprehensive UX skills.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in a Senior UI/UX role within a large organization.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating UX lifecycle experience.
• Ability to manage and mentor junior UX professionals.

Responsibilities

• Lead design of user journeys and interfaces across digital platforms.
• Conduct user research and usability testing.
• Engage with stakeholders to advocate for user-centric solutions.

Skills

User-centered design

Collaboration

Communication

Prototyping

Usability Testing

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

Axure

Sketch

Sitecore

Pega

Guidewire

Job description

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Base pay range

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Salary: Up to £85,000 + 10% Bonus + 10% Pension

Location: Central London HQ – 3 days p/w on site

Reporting To: Head of Product Experience

We've partnered with a major specialist financial services business looking for a first Design hire to help shape UX as a practice in the coming years. Candidates must demonstrate experience working with developers and product while advocating for the user.

Experience Required:

• Proven experience in a Senior UI/UX role, ideally within a large and matrixed organization.
• Solid experience in application branding and white labelling,
• Should have experience working with marketing and follow brand guidelines
• Strong portfolio demonstrating experience across the full UX lifecycle—from research and strategy to wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes.
• Experience managing or mentoring UX professionals.
• Ability to influence and communicate effectively with senior stakeholders across IT and business functions.
• Deep understanding of user-cantered design principles, accessibility standards, and responsive design.
• Familiarity with modern design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Adobe XD, Axure, Sketch).
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and collaboration skills.
• Nice to have experience working with Sitecore, Pega, and Guidewire Digital platforms

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the design and analysis of user journeys, workflows, and user interfaces across all our digital platforms.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Designers, Developers, and Business Analysts to ensure user-cantered design is embedded across all initiatives.
• Provide UX strategy, design advice, and best practices to product teams as part of the Product Experience Practice.
• Manage and mentor junior UI/UX team members, fostering skill development and consistency in UX delivery.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and data analysis to inform design decisions.
• Engage with senior IT and business stakeholders to advocate for user-centric solutions and communicate design rationale.
• Work with platforms such as Sitecore, Pega, and Guidewire Digital to ensure best-practice implementation of experience design.
• Contribute to the evolution and adoption of UX standards, guidelines, and toolkits.
• Support product teams through workshops, ideation sessions, and design sprints.

Performance Objectives:

• Define UI/UX best-practices and build Centre of excellence
• Contribute to the evolution and adoption of UX standards, guidelines, and toolkits
• Upskill junior colleagues in React and UI/UX design

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design

• Industries

  Financial Services and Retail

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