Senior UI Designer

Hargreaves Lansdown Asset Management Limited; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading investment platform in the UK, based in Bristol, is seeking a Visual/UI Designer to enhance the user experience on their digital platforms. This role involves close collaboration with cross-functional teams to develop and maintain a design system that empowers users and supports brand standards. Offering a hybrid work schedule and a wealth of benefits, this position facilitates personal and professional growth within a leading company in the industry.

Benefits

Discretionary annual bonus

25 days holiday plus bank holidays

Flexible working options

Pension scheme with employer contribution

Private medical insurance

Gym memberships

Qualifications

• Excellent knowledge of interaction patterns.
• Experience in setting up collaborative design workshops.
• Ability to articulate design decisions to stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with design teams and stakeholders.
• Iterate designs based on user feedback.
• Develop and maintain a design system.

Skills

User-centered design principles

Interface design passion

Collaboration

Attention to detail

Tools

Prototyping tools

Job description

Excited to grow your career?

Our purpose is to empower people to save and invest with confidence. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at HL.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We'd love to hear from you!

About the Role

An exciting opportunity has arisen to join our User Centered Design team. We are looking for a talented Visual/UI Designer, who takes pride in creating great products and experiences. This is a fantastic opportunity to own and grow the visual language of our digital experience. Alongside a multi-disciplinary squad, you will be responsible for the growth, development and establishment of our recently created design system. You will be an internal advocate for the user and will work closely with product, development, and creative design teams to ensure we maintain a consistent and empowering design system.

What you'll be doing

• Work collaboratively and build successful relationships within the design system squad, UCD department and wider business to better inform design solutions.
• Iterate and improve designs based on evidence and sound rational.
• Support development teams with clear documentation and support.
• Conform and contribute to organisational design standards.
• Working to brand, design guidelines and pattern libraries. Comfortable to challenge and evolve when required.
• Work end to end on solutions from concept creation through to working with developers to ensure the design work is effectively implemented and looks great.
• With the squad adopt a user-centred approach, being passionate about ideas and design but not precious about your solution.
• Help shape the UI design within HL.
• Collaborate and support the UI team to ensure consistency across platforms and develop the teams design approach.
• Present complex information and concepts in a clear and articulate manner.
• Share work with colleagues for critique, provide constructive, actionable critique on the work of others and facilitate critique sessions.
• Proactively share knowledge effecting positive change across the UI team and wider UCD department.

About you

• Have excellent knowledge of established design and interaction patterns.
• Passion for interface design and interaction, keeping up to date with digital trends, techniques, and emerging UI patterns.
• Excellent attention to detail, with excellent visual design knowledge and experience.
• Set up and run collaborative design workshops.
• Clearly articulate design decisions and rational to stakeholders and wider business.
• Produce testable prototypes using appropriate tools and methods.
• Understanding of the creation and maintenance of design systems (desirable).

Interview process

This will be a two-stage interview process, consisting of competency and behavioural based questions and a task.

Working Schedule

This role is permanent, full time, 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday. We have returned to the office, however for this role we offer a hybrid/remote working patterns.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* & annual pay review
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure time
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday per year at annual enrolment
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working
• Enhanced parental leave
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution
• Sharesave scheme - have a real stake in HL's future
• Income Protection & Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)
• Private medical insurance*
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and out patientcare
• Help@hand and an Employee Assistance Programme
• Gympass - gym memberships and wellbeing apps available
• Variety of travel to work schemes with free bike storage and shower facilities
• An inhouse barista serving subsidised coffee and snacks
• Join HL's sports, I&D networks and volunteering groups (two paid volunteering days per year)
• LifeWorks Discounts on services, restaurants and retailers

* dependant on role level

Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis - please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.