Senior User Experience Designer

Northrop Grumman UK; England; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible working options

Private health care

Career development opportunities

Performance bonuses

Job summary

A leading defense technology company in the UK is seeking a Senior UX Designer to create high-quality design artefacts that support a range of projects. You will lead small teams in an Agile environment, collaborating with stakeholders to deliver optimal user experiences. A solid foundation in UX practices, alongside excellent communication skills, is imperative. Flexible working options and numerous benefits are included in the package.

Qualifications

• A varied portfolio that demonstrates design thinking and research/testing methods.
• Experience managing designers and project work is a plus.
• Excellent communication skills for presenting ideas and feedback.
• Solid understanding of UX practices within software development.
• Understanding of accessibility (WCAG 2.1) and inclusive design techniques.

Responsibilities

• Present design choices to varying audiences confidently.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, customer journey maps, testing, and research artefacts.
• Lead development of design features ensuring quality delivery.
• Facilitate workshops for team collaboration.
• Liaise with stakeholders to deliver desired user experience.

Skills

Design thinking

Excellent communication

User experience design

Team leadership

Job description

Overview

As a Senior UX Designer at Northrop Grumman UK, you will design high‑quality artefacts to support features defined in our prioritised roadmap. You will protect our national security through software applications in an Agile environment, collecting data, analysing it, and enabling customers to make information‑aware decisions.

Role responsibilities

• Confidently explain and present design choices to varying audiences
• Create artefacts that support the lean process, including wireframes, prototypes, customer journey maps, testing, and research
• Lead development of those features, ensuring work is consistent and fulfils design aims
• Lead small teams, being accountable for the quality of delivery
• Facilitate workshops to build collaboration between project team members
• Liaise with Product Owners and project stakeholders to deliver the desired user experience

Qualifications

• A varied portfolio that demonstrates the quality of your design thinking and research/testing methods
• Some experience of managing designers and project work
• Excellent communication skills to present ideas and feedback to the project team and to other UX designers to maintain the quality control set out by the UX charter
• A solid understanding of UX practices within software development
• A good understanding of accessibility (WCAG 2.1) and inclusive design techniques, or a keen willingness to learn

Security clearance

Due to the nature of our work, you must be a British National for this clearance type and you must already hold an existing DV clearance.

Benefits

• Flexible working options, including optional compressed working schedule with every other Friday off
• Private health care, cash health plan, holiday buy and sell, career development opportunities and performance bonuses

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