User Experience Designer

S&P Global; Greater London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading financial data firm is looking for a UX Designer with at least 2 years of experience to join their Project Execution team in London. The role focuses on creating user-centered design solutions, conducting user research, and collaborating across various teams to ensure seamless implementation of designs. Ideal candidates should possess a strong portfolio, knowledge of design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and Figma, and have excellent communication skills. This is an opportunity to influence product delivery in the fintech space.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in UX design with a strong portfolio.
• Experience with user research methods and translating insights.
• Understanding of design systems and component-based design.

Responsibilities

• Identify design problems and create elegant solutions.
• Conduct user research to understand user needs and motivations.
• Design user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups.

Skills

UX design experience

User research methods

Critical thinking skills

Collaboration skills

Design thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree in design or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite (XD)

Figma

Sketch

Job description

About the Role

Project Execution services is a global team of Project Managers, Business Analysts and User Experience designers covering Product development and strategic initiatives. They are directly mapped in the Product management function with key focus on product design, execution, and delivery. The role is part of the wider group of products and services under Pricing and Valuations Data offering and has various products, customers, and operations interfaces with users globally.

Responsibilities and Impact

• Identify design problems and create elegant solutions.
• Conduct user research to understand user needs, behaviors, and motivations.
• Design user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups that effectively communicate design concepts and solutions, while ensuring a consistent user experience across all touchpoints.
• Collaborate across design, engineering, and product teams to understand technical and business requirements and ensure the design is feasible. Work closely with developers to ensure seamless implementation of designs.
• Stay up to date with the latest design trends including AI, techniques, and best practices.

What We’re Looking For

• Minimum 2+ years of experience in UX design, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design work and process. FinTech knowledge/experience is preferred.
• Bachelor's degree in design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.
• Experience utilizing various user research methods (e.g., interviews, surveys, usability testing) and translating insights from research to your designs.
• Strong critical and design thinking skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously and identify/prioritize problems to be tackled based on project needs and timelines.
• Understanding of design systems and component-based design.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (XD), Figma or Sketch. Familiarity with front-end development technologies such as HTML, CSS, and JavaScript is a plus.
• Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams and working with developers.

Equal Opportunity Employer

S&P Global is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race/ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, military veteran status, unemployment status, or any other status protected by law. Only electronic job submissions will be considered for employment. If you need an accommodation during the application process due to a disability, please send an email to [e-mail] and your request will be forwarded to the appropriate person.