Senior UX Researcher and Designer

ADLIB Recruitment | B Corp; England; Hybrid; GBP 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An innovative digital studio in the UK is seeking a Senior / Lead UX Researcher and Designer. You will lead design projects, conduct user research, and collaborate with stakeholders to create impactful digital experiences. The role includes mentoring and offering insights to align design with business goals. This position comes with a competitive salary, flexible working arrangements, and a generous benefits package including health insurance and personal development support.

Benefits

Private health insurance

Discretionary annual bonus

21 days holiday

Personal development budget

Subsidised personal training

Weekly yoga

Annual company holiday

Qualifications

• Strong experience in UX and product design.
• Skilled in user research, insight synthesis, and stakeholder alignment.
• Experience mentoring others and supporting design best practice.

Responsibilities

• Guide projects from initial discussions to final delivery.
• Lead discovery phases and run workshops.
• Design user journeys, wireframes, and prototypes based on insights.

Skills

UX and product design

User research

Stakeholder alignment

UI design

Agile methodologies

Mentoring others

Tools

Figma

Miro

Job description

• Lead design projects across discovery, research and delivery.
• Join a team that blends creativity with technical excellence.
• Enjoy flexible working, health cover and personal development support.

We’re hiring a Senior / Lead UX Researcher and Designer on behalf of a digital studio that’s been creating creative, impactful experiences for over two decades. You’ll be joining a team of technologists, creatives and thinkers who believe great design should be both delightful and technically sound. They are looking for a T-shaped UX Specialist with strong experience carrying out qualitative and quantitative user research. This is a chance to work on meaningful products and services with clients across the charity, education, culture and heritage, and public sectors.

What you’ll be doing

As Senior UX Designer and Researcher, you’ll guide projects from the first conversation through to final delivery. You’ll lead discovery phases, run workshops, and shape product direction through research and insight. You’ll collaborate with clients, stakeholders and teammates to balance creativity, usability and technical feasibility.

You’ll design user journeys, wireframes and prototypes based on user insights. You'll be comfortable working across the User Experience Design process, using tools like Figma and Miro, and working closely with developers and strategists in agile environments. You’ll also mentor others, contribute to pitches, and help define how design connects to business goals and user outcomes.

This role is ideal for someone who’s curious, collaborative and confident in their craft — someone who enjoys solving complex problems and shaping human‑centred digital experiences.

What experience you’ll need to apply

• Strong experience in UX and product design.
• Skilled in user research, insight synthesis and stakeholder alignment.
• Comfortable leading workshops and co-design sessions.
• Competent in UI design and design systems.
• Familiarity with agile and lean ways of working.
• Ability to translate complex ideas into intuitive user journeys.
• Experience mentoring others and supporting design best practice.
• Bonus : experience in charity, health or gaming sectors.

What you’ll get in return for your experience

This role offers a competitive, annually benchmarked salary, flexible hybrid working, and a generous benefits package. You’ll receive private health insurance, a discretionary annual bonus, and 21 days holiday. In addition, they offer a personal development budget, subsidised personal training, weekly yoga, and an annual company holiday.

What’s next?

If you’re a UX Designer or User Researcher looking to work on purposeful projects in a supportive, forward‑thinking environment, we’d love to hear from you. Apply with your CV and portfolio for more information.