UX Designer

SAGE GROUP PLC; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology firm in Manchester is seeking a UX Designer to shape user experiences for business applications. In this role, you will collaborate with teams to leverage insights and create intuitive designs. The position involves a hybrid work model, requiring 3 days a week in the Manchester office. The ideal candidate has a strong proficiency in Figma and a background in user experience research.

Qualifications

• Experience in designing user-friendly applications.
• Strong background in UX design processes.
• Ability to create wireframes and prototypes.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to leverage design insights.
• Translate user needs into impactful designs.
• Create wireframes and prototypes for applications.

Skills

Collaboration with teams

User experience research

Usability improvement

Proficiency in Figma

Job description

Job Description

We are currently seeking a UX Designer to play a key role in shaping the future of our business applications, creating intuitive, user-friendly experiences that align with Sage's product strategy and long-term vision. As a UX Designer at Sage, you will collaborate with designers, product leaders, and engineers to define and bring experience visions to life, leading design efforts throughout the planning and development lifecycle to deliver engaging, impactful user experiences.

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with various teams to leverage discovery insights, using research findings to inform and guide the design of user experience.
• Translate user behaviour and needs into clear insights, applying design techniques to improve usability, accessibility, address customer challenges, and accelerate time to value.
• Create compelling screen flows, wireframes, rapid prototypes, layout patterns, and information architecture to guide intuitive and engaging user experiences.
• Elevate user experience across web and native iOS and Android apps.
• Experience designing for AI is a plus, but not essential.
• Background in financial products is desirable, but not required.
• High-level understanding of technical design concepts, such as APIs, to facilitate collaboration with developers and architects.
• Experience leading or participating in workshops, with a background in end-to-end design discovery research and applying insights to inform design.
• Strong proficiency with Figma.

Location & Working Arrangements

Please note that this role is hybrid and will require you to work 3 days a week from our Manchester office.

Additional Context

Advert Working at Sage means you're supporting millions of small and medium sized businesses globally with technology to work faster and smarter. We leverage the future of AI, meaning business owners spend less time doing routine tasks, like entering invoices and generating reports, and more time pursuing their ambitions.