UI/UX Designer — User-Centric, Accessible Experiences

The BDPN; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 72,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Pension

Private healthcare

Life assurance

Employee discount scheme

Flexible/remote working

Job summary

Version 1 is seeking a User Experience Designer to translate complex service requirements into accessible experiences across web, mobile, and desktop. You will map user journeys, conduct usability testing, and iterate flows and wireframes while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure outcomes align with business goals.

The role emphasizes accessibility, inclusive design, and documentation grounded in user needs, with flexible/remote working and a strong focus on professional growth

Qualifications

• Proficiency in Figma or equivalent design tooling.
• Familiarity with GOV.UK Design System and GDS service design standards.
• Understanding of WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.
• Experience working within agile, multidisciplinary delivery teams.
• Ability to communicate design rationale clearly to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Experience using AI tools to support research synthesis, ideation, or design iteration.

Responsibilities

• Define and communicate user needs through journey maps, service blueprints, and experience models.
• Plan and conduct usability testing and research activities to inform design decisions.
• Design and iterate user flows, wireframes, and prototypes at appropriate fidelity.
• Translate complex service requirements into clear, accessible user experiences.
• Ensure designs meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.2) and responsive design principles across web, mobile, and desktop.
• Collaborate with interaction designers, researchers, and product managers to align on user outcomes.
• Contribute to and maintain design documentation grounded in user needs and business requirements.
• Support knowledge transfer and design capability building across project teams.
• Champion user-centred design principles within multidisciplinary delivery teams.

Skills

Communication

Design rationale

Agile teamwork

Research synthesis

Tools

Figma

GOV.UK Design System

AI tools for research

Job description

Version 1 is seeking a User Experience Designer to translate complex service requirements into accessible experiences across web, mobile, and desktop. You will map user journeys, conduct usability testing, and iterate flows and wireframes while collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure outcomes align with business goals.

The role emphasizes accessibility, inclusive design, and documentation grounded in user needs, with flexible/remote working and a strong focus on professional growth