Senior Product Designer - 12 Month FTC

Lloyds Banking Group; Cardiff; On-site; GBP 61,000 - 68,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension up to 15%

Annual bonus

Share schemes

Discounted shopping

30 days holiday

Wellbeing initiatives

Parental leave

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking a Senior Product Designer on a 12 Month FTC in the UK. The role is hybrid with at least two days per week on-site across Cardiff, Bristol or Manchester, and flexible working options.

You will craft end-to-end user experiences, prototype with Figma/Axure/Adobe XD, and collaborate closely with product and engineering to deliver accessible, customer-centred solutions. With 5+ years in product design, you’ll drive design initiatives from discovery to delivery,

Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience.
• Proven track record of creating intuitive user experiences with measurable outcomes.
• Owns end-to-end design from discovery through to delivery and optimisation.
• Excellent prototyping, wireframing and ability to communicate design rationale.
• Comfortable working with established design systems and evolving them.
• Able to connect design decisions to business objectives and customer value.
• Highly collaborative with multidisciplinary teams across design, product, engineering and research.
• Strong storytelling and stakeholder influencing skills.
• Values collaboration and feedback and inclusive design practices.
• Comfortable using AI to improve efficiency and decision-making in design.

Responsibilities

• Craft end-to-end user experiences using a central design system.
• Create prototypes with Figma, Axure or Adobe XD.
• Balance business requirements with user needs and align stakeholders.
• Collaborate with engineering and product to shape solutions.
• Advocate inclusive design for diverse customers.

Skills

Product design

Prototyping

Design systems

User research

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Inclusive design

Tools

Figma

Axure

Adobe XD

Job description

Job Description

End Date Thursday 22 October 2026. Salary Range £61,344 - £68,160. We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options. Flexible Working Options: Hybrid Working, Job Share.

Position

JOB TITLE: Senior Product Designer - 12 Month FTC. SALARY: £61,344 - £68,160. LOCATIONS: Cardiff, Bristol or Manchester. HOURS: Full-time. WORKING PATTERN: Our work style is hybrid, which involves spending at least two days per week, or 40% of our time, at one of our office sites. Colleagues with disabilities can be supported with workplace adjustments including hybrid working expectations in line with our Flexibility Works policy.

What you'll be doing

Skilfully craft the end-to-end user experience, bringing together a cohesive journey step by step, creatively using components from a central design system to figure out the right balance of content and UI (User Interface) elements on screen. Bring designs to life with a choice of prototyping software, such as Figma / Axure / Adobe XD. Balance business requirements with user needs – you'll be gathering user research and rationale to align stakeholders on individual user needs. You'll know when to diplomatically push back, if necessary, to act on what’s right for the customer. Be adaptable, work closely with engineering and product to understand technical constraints, identify opportunities and shape solutions. Advocate customer inclusion – what it means to make an inclusive and accessible design to be used by customers of a wide range of ages, backgrounds and technical abilities.

Why join us?

We're on an exciting journey to transform our Group and the way we're shaping finance for good. We're focusing on the future, investing in our technologies, workplaces, and colleagues to make our Group a great place for everyone.

What we're looking for?

• 5+ years of product design experience.
• Strong experience in product design with a proven track record of creating intuitive, user experiences, evidenced with measurable customer and business outcomes.
• Owns and drives end-to-end design initiatives, from discovery and concept development through to delivery and optimisation.
• Excellent prototyping, wireframing and experience design skills, with the ability to clearly communicate design rationale, influence decision-making and align stakeholders around a shared vision.
• Confident working within established design systems, actively identifying opportunities to improve, evolve and extend them for the benefit of both the product and the wider design community.
• Able to connect design decisions to business objectives, articulating how great design drives customer outcomes, efficiency, engagement and long-term value.
• Highly collaborative, with a proactive approach to working within multidisciplinary teams across Design, Product, Engineering and Research.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, capable of influencing stakeholders, shaping strategic direction and can build confidence in design-led approaches at all levels.
• Values collaboration and feedback, openly sharing work, participating in design critiques and working closely with others to create the best outcomes for customers and the business.
• Comfortable using AI as part of the design process to improve efficiency, collaboration and decision-making.

Diversity & inclusion

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply. This is a place for you: Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative. We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme.

We also provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies

About the company

Ready to make an impact? At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop.

We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person.

We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.