Senior UX Lead Architect

Jas Gujral; London; On-site; GBP 60,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior UX Lead Architect to join their London office. This role demands a seasoned design lead with over 8 years of experience in UX and service design, focusing on creating innovative omnichannel experiences. You'll lead pitches and presentations while collaborating with an interdisciplinary team to deliver enterprise-level digital services. The ideal candidate will possess a strong design degree, a proven track record, and proficiency in key design tools. Join a dynamic environment where your design decisions will have a significant commercial impact and help shape the future of user experience.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in UX design for blue chip clients.
• Strong background in service design and design strategy.
• Proven design track record and agency experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead design processes and advocate for existing systems.
• Create omnichannel experiences and evaluate project success.
• Collaborate in an interdisciplinary team to meet deadlines.

Skills

UX Design

Service Design

Agile Development

Lean UX

Visual Thinking

Prototyping

Attention to Detail

Cross-Platform Solutions

Education

Design Degree or Equivalent

Tools

Sketch

Axure

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

Senior UX Lead Architect – Holborn London

Our Client is a leading international consultant with offices scattered around the World.

Currently, they are looking to recruit a UX Design Lead Architect for their London office.

You must have be a design lead with a strong UX background, experience in Service Design and an interest in design strategy.

We are looking for a seasoned, hands-on practitioner, with a can-do attitude.

As a senior member of the team and design representative in the organisation, your focus will be on people

– clients, users/customers, team and colleagues and on the process support and advocate for the existing systems, and with a critical eye improve upon them.

You will be reporting to the Global Head of the XD Practice and programme delivery.

EXPERIENCE

· Senior designer with over 8 years work experience working for blue chip clients

· as a Senior UX designer, Senior Product designer, UX architect, or a Service designer.

· Design processes, agile development and lean UX.

· Working collaboratively in an interdisciplinary team.

· Creating omnichannel experiences – cross-platform and cross-device solutions.

· Designing enterprise level, consumer grade digital services and products.

· Ability to define key metrics and evaluate project success.

· Working to strict deadlines.

· Proven design track record and design agency experience.

· Design degree or equivalent.

You will be involved in leading pitches, presentations and support proposals.

Create project estimates and plans

Summary of Senior UX Architect Skills required:

· Provide leadership in challenging situations through clarity, tact and diplomacy.

· Ability to identify and communicate the commercial impact of design decisions.

· Full command of the UX process and an understanding of the Service Design process.

· Visual thinking, proof of concept, rapid prototyping, storyboarding and technical skills.

· Attention to detail.

· Ability to quickly turn around wireframes in an iterative environment.

· Proficiency in Sketch, Axure, Adobe CS, etc.

· An understanding of technology.

Salary for this role will be in the range £60K - £70K + Benefits.

Please send your CV to us in Word format along with your current salary and notice period/availability.