Service Designer

Service Design Jobs; United Kingdom; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension scheme

Private medical insurance

Share option scheme

Job summary

CGI, a global IT and business consulting firm, is seeking a Senior Service Designer in the United Kingdom. You will design and improve end-to-end public services, working with researchers, product managers and engineers to turn insights into usable experiences.

The role emphasizes user-centered design, collaboration, mentoring, and delivering measurable value. A hybrid pattern requires 2-3 days on-site, with security clearances and a culture of ownership and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Proven experience designing end-to-end digital or omni-channel services.
• Strong knowledge of GDS principles and standards.
• Expertise in service blueprints, user journeys and ecosystem mapping.
• Research-informed design with collaborative, agile delivery.
• Excellent stakeholder facilitation and visual communication.
• Experience mentoring or building design capability within teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end public service design, balancing user needs, business goals and tech.
• Turn insights from research into actionable service improvements.
• Create clear as-is and to-be service blueprints and user journeys.
• Lead co-design workshops, engage stakeholders, and tell compelling design stories.
• Mentor junior designers and promote high design standards.
• Define outcome metrics and evolve designs based on data and feedback.

Skills

Service design

Public sector experience

GDS standards

Stakeholder facilitation

Mentoring

Agile delivery

Tools

Miro/Mural

Figma

Office 365

Job description

Position Description

At CGI, we’re reimagining how digital public services are designed and delivered — putting people, insight and innovation at the heart of every experience. As a Senior Service Designer, you’ll play a key role in shaping user-centred, end-to-end services that meet real-world needs and deliver measurable value. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams across research, design, and technology, you’ll help transform how organisations operate and make decisions. Here, your expertise will make a tangible difference, supported by a culture that values collaboration, creativity, and ownership — empowering you to shape the future of digital service design.

CGI was recognised in the Sunday Times Best Places to Work List 2025 and has been named a UK ‘Best Employer’ by the Financial Times. We offer a competitive salary, excellent pension, private healthcare, plus a share scheme (3.5% + 3.5% matching) which makes you a CGI Partner not just an employee.

We are committed to inclusivity, building a genuinely diverse community of tech talent and inspiring everyone to pursue careers in our sector, including our Armed Forces, and are proud to hold a Gold Award in recognition of our support of the Armed Forces Corporate Covenant.

Join us and you’ll be part of an open, friendly community of experts. We’ll train and support you in taking your career wherever you want it to go.

Due to the secure nature of the programme, you will need to hold UK Security Clearance or be eligible to go through this clearance. This is a hybrid position and you will be expect to go to CGI offices/client site 2-3 days a week.

Your future duties and responsibilities

In this role, you will take ownership of designing and improving end-to-end public services that balance user needs, business goals, and technology capabilities. Working collaboratively with researchers, product managers, and engineers, you’ll turn insights into actionable service improvements, ensuring every journey is intuitive, inclusive, and effective. You’ll play a leading part in shaping service design practices within CGI — modelling best practice, mentoring colleagues, and helping define how design adds measurable value to digital transformation programmes.

You will contribute to a culture that values creative thinking, shared learning, and continuous improvement, empowering you to bring forward innovative ideas and take ownership of meaningful outcomes.

Lead & Innovate: Drive service design for complex journeys, ensuring decisions are grounded in user research and business objectives.

Design & Deliver: Create clear as-is and to-be service blueprints, user journeys, and system maps to identify opportunities and pain points.

Collaborate & Influence: Facilitate co-design workshops, engage stakeholders, and communicate concepts through compelling visuals and storytelling.

Mentor & Grow: Support and develop junior designers, embedding high standards and consistency across design projects.

Measure & Improve: Define outcome metrics, track results, and evolve service designs based on evidence and user feedback.

Required Qualifications To Be Successful In This Role

To succeed in this role, you should bring strong service design experience in complex digital environments, ideally with public sector or GDS projects. You’ll combine strategic thinking with hands‑on design delivery, backed by excellent collaboration and communication skills.

Proven experience designing end-to-end digital or omni‑channel services.

Strong knowledge of GDS principles and experience delivering to GDS standards.

Expertise in service blueprints, user journeys, and ecosystem mapping.

Confident in research‑informed design and collaborative, agile delivery.

Excellent stakeholder facilitation and visual communication skills.

Experience mentoring or supporting design capability within teams.

Proficiency with Miro/Mural, Figma, and Office 365.

Desirable:

Background in public sector, NHS, or other regulated environments.

Understanding of data‑driven experimentation and behavioural analytics.

Together, as owners, let’s turn meaningful insights into action.

Life at CGI is rooted in ownership, teamwork, respect and belonging. Here, you’ll reach your full potential because…

You are invited to be an owner from day 1 as we work together to bring our Dream to life. That’s why we call ourselves CGI Partners rather than employees. We benefit from our collective success and actively shape our company’s strategy and direction.

Your work creates value. You’ll develop innovative solutions and build relationships with teammates and clients while accessing global capabilities to scale your ideas, embrace new opportunities, and benefit from expansive industry and technology expertise.

You’ll shape your career by joining a company built to grow and last. You’ll be supported by leaders who care about your health and well‑being and provide you with opportunities to deepen your skills and broaden your horizons.

That same commitment to fairness extends to how we use technology. To support our recruitment team, AI tools may be used to help assess applications though they never replace human judgement. All hiring decisions remain entirely in the hands of our recruitment professionals.

Come join our team—one of the largest IT and business consulting services firms in the world.