UX Architect

AS Watson; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid Working Model

Exclusive Discounts across brands

Learning and Development Opportunities

Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

Life Assurance

Refer-a-friend scheme

Job summary

AS Watson is looking for a UX Architect to define end-to-end experience architecture across App, Mobile and Desktop, delivering scalable frameworks for multiple brands and international markets.

You will translate strategy, insights and market requirements into blueprints for product, design and development teams, acting as the bridge between customer needs and technical delivery with data-led optimisation.

Qualifications

• Experience designing IA and navigation for multi-brand digital platforms.
• Translate business strategy into architecture blueprints for product and design teams.
• Experience with personalization and experimentation methodologies.
• Strong knowledge of accessibility and usability principles.

Responsibilities

• Define and evolve end-to-end experience architecture across App, Mobile and Desktop.
• Design and optimise customer journeys, navigation and interaction flows.
• Translate business strategy and insights into clear experience blueprints for teams.
• Bridge customer needs with technical implementation, guiding delivery.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Analytics and CX for data-led optimisation.

Skills

UX Architecture

Information Architecture

Service Design

Digital omnichannel

Stakeholder management

Job description

Why This Role Matters

This is a pivotal role supporting our O+O (Offline & Online) strategy, to shape the architecture of customer experiences across App, Mobile and Desktop for AS Watson Group. As a UX Architect in our Customer Experience team, you will use insight and knowledge to design the information architecture, navigation and personalisation frameworks that make customer journeys intuitive, scalable and commercially effective. Working across international markets, you will turn business strategy into clear experience frameworks that shape how millions of customers experience our brands so we can put a smile on our customers' faces today and tomorrow.

What You'll Be Doing

• Define and evolve the end-to-end experience architecture across App, Mobile and Desktop, creating scalable frameworks that work across multiple markets and brands.
• Design and optimise customer journeys, navigation and interaction flows that balance customer needs with commercial objectives.
• Translate business strategy, customer insight and market requirements into clear experience blueprints for product, design and development teams.
• Act as the bridge between customer needs and technical implementation, providing architectural direction that reduces ambiguity and improves delivery efficiency.
• Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Analytics and Customer Experience teams to validate solutions through testing, experimentation and data-led optimisation.

What You'll Bring

• Strong experience in UX Architecture, Information Architecture or Service Design within complex digital, eCommerce or omnichannel environments.
• Proven ability to design and scale navigation systems and end-to-end journey frameworks across App, Mobile and Desktop.
• Experience across multiple brands and international markets, collaborating with UX, Conversion, Analytics, Product and Technology teams.
• Strong understanding of eCommerce journeys (PLP, PDP, checkout, post-purchase) alongside personalisation and experimentation methodologies.
• Deep knowledge of customer behaviour, usability principles, accessibility standards and best-practice experience design.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to align diverse audiences around a shared vision.

How You Will Make An Impact

• Drive measurable improvements in conversion, task completion and customer satisfaction through evidence-led experience decisions.
• Reduce friction with better-structured journeys that support business growth and future-ready frameworks.
• Establish experience standards adopted across teams and markets, improving quality and enabling faster delivery.

Who We Are

You may not have heard of us, but you'll know our brands! AS Watson is the world's largest international health and beauty retailer, with over 17,000 stores across 31 markets serving over 5.3 billion customers each year. From Superdrug, Kruidvat and Watsons to Marionnaud, The Perfume Shop and many more, our brands are loved by customers around the world. Behind them are passionate people who are encouraged to innovate, collaborate and grow.

What You'll Get From Us

• Competitive Salary and Bonus Scheme
• Exclusive Discounts - Enjoy savings across our iconic brands.
• Holiday entitlement
• Hybrid Working Model
• Refer-a-friend scheme - Share opportunities and earn rewards.
• Learning and Development Opportunities - Grow your skills with tailored programmes.
• Mental Health and Wellbeing Support
• Life Assurance
• Interest Free Loans