Senior UX Designer

Hippo Digital; Bristol; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading digital services partner in Bristol seeks a Senior Consultant in UX Design to lead Agile teams and advocate for user-centered design. The ideal candidate has advanced UX skills and experience in a variety of environments, aiming for impactful client solutions in collaboration with multidisciplinary teams. This role provides substantial growth potential and a competitive salary.

Benefits

Contributory pension scheme

25 days holiday plus public holidays

Perkbox access for discounts

Critical illness cover

Life assurance and death in service cover

Volunteer days

Cycle-to-work scheme

Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme

Financial and general wellbeing sessions

Flexible benefits scheme including private health cover

Qualifications

• Advanced UX design skills, with experience of applying these across different environments.
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary Agile teams to design people-centred services.
• Proven experience of championing UX and service design approaches.

Responsibilities

• Advise clients on solving complex problems using UX design.
• Lead multidisciplinary Agile teams to meet user needs.
• Manage interactions and support recruitment efforts.

Skills

Advanced UX design skills

Experience in multidisciplinary Agile teams

Experience designing for diverse users

Communication and stakeholder management skills

Consultancy and leadership skills

Job description

Overview

Senior consultant in UX design at Hippo. UX designers ensure that people using a service can do what they need to do, when they need to do it, in a way that is easy for them. Working with user researchers, they identify user needs and use that information to inform design decisions. Champions of user-centred design, they work with other Agile team members to test and iterate designs, and advise clients on how to get the best from UX design.

As a senior consultant in UX design, you’ll already be an expert in your field. You’ll be a leader of people and teams and advocate for user-centred design approaches. Hippo will provide opportunities to share your expertise with and influence clients and team members, and to develop as a leader.

Please note, we are looking for candidates who are looking for growth at this level (senior). Therefore the advertised salary band is the lower end of our full banding for this level of position, allowing for progression in the role.

What you’ll do

• Advise clients on how to solve complex problems using UX design, people-centred design and Agile methodologies
• Lead multidisciplinary Agile teams to design services that meet identified user needs
• Advocate inclusive approaches and styles within UX design
• Build supportive relationships with clients and stakeholders, yet challenge ideas and manage difficult conversations
• Line management of interaction designers and advise other colleagues on how to get the best from UX design
• Support in recruitment, events, blog-writing and winning new business
• Promote Hippo’s people-centred design offer both internally and externally

About the Candidate

• Advanced UX design skills, with experience of applying these across different environments
• Experience of working in multidisciplinary Agile teams to design and deliver people-centred services
• Experience of designing for diverse users, including those with accessibility or assisted digital needs
• Proven experience of championing UX and service design approaches
• Experience of line management or mentoring/training other UX designers
• Advanced communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to manage conflict and convey difficult messages with tact and sensitivity
• A good understanding of other Agile roles across design, product and tech
• Strong consultancy and leadership skills, and confidence in exploring problem spaces with clients to determine the most appropriate way forward

About The Company

As well as a competitive salary which we’re transparent about from the outset, you can also expect a range of benefits:

• Contributory pension scheme (Hippo 6% with employee contributions of 2%)
• 25 days holiday plus UK public holidays
• Perkbox access for a wide range of discounts
• Critical illness cover
• Life assurance and death in service cover
• Volunteer days
• Cycle-to-work scheme for the avid cyclists
• Salary sacrifice electric vehicles scheme
• Season ticket loans
• Financial and general wellbeing sessions
• Flexible benefits scheme with options of:
  • private health cover
  • private dental cover
  • additional company pension contributions
  • additional holidays (up to an extra 2 days)
  • wellbeing contribution
  • charity contributions
  • tree planting

Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging at Hippo

At Hippo, we’re dedicated to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace that works for everyone. We understand that having a diverse team unlocks our capacity for innovation, creativity and problem solving. Only by building a community of diverse perspectives, cultures and socio-economic backgrounds can we create an environment where all can contribute and thrive. We actively encourage applications from underrepresented groups including women, ethnic minorities, LGBTQ+, neurodivergent and people with disabilities. We are committed to providing an inclusive and accessible recruitment process that reflects our workplace culture. We are a registered Disability Confident Employer, Mindful Employer, Endometriosis Friendly Employer and a member of the Armed Forces Covenant. Hippo continually strives to remove barriers, provide accommodations and offer reasonable adjustments to ensure equity throughout our practices.

Hi, we’re Hippo

At Hippo, we design with empathy and build for impact. We do this by combining data-informed evidence, human-centred design and software engineering. We\'re a digital services partner who is genuinely invested in helping our clients thrive as modern organisations. Our delivery methodology is truly agile, from concept to reality, supporting innovation and continuous improvement to achieve your desired outcomes. We firmly believe that technology should serve humanity, not the other way around. We take a human-centred approach to everything we do because we understand that complex problems require a service design approach. This means understanding how users behave and ensuring our solutions work for them in the real world. Our combination of data, design, and engineering delivers bespoke digital services that make a positive and meaningful impact on organisations and society. We\'re confident in our abilities, authentic in our approach, and passionate about what we do. If you\'re looking for a digital services partner that can deliver real results, let us help you build for the future and make a lasting impact.

Hippo locations

We are headquartered in Leeds and have offices across the UK in Glasgow, Manchester, Birmingham, London and Bristol. We\'re on the lookout for top talent nationwide but you need to be located within reasonable travelling distance from one of our offices which will be your contracted office location. Given the dynamic nature of a consulting business, you may be required to work on-site at a Hippo office or at an in/out of town client location for a number of days per week (client dependent) and therefore candidates will need to be open/flexible to travel. Plus, we offer a generous relocation support package of up to £8k (please ask for terms and conditions) to help make your move a smooth one.