UX Designer - 12 Month FTC

Lloyds Banking Group; Bristol; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension contribution (up to 7

Annual performance-related bonus

Share schemes including free shares

Discounted shopping options

30 days' holiday plus bank holidays

Wellbeing initiatives and parental-lea

Job summary

Lloyds Banking Group is seeking an experienced UX Designer to craft end-to-end user journeys and translate business goals into accessible, inclusive interfaces. You'll collaborate with a full design team, prototype across platforms, and present designs to stakeholders for feedback and sign-off.

You will work with a central design system, advocate for user research insights, and ensure designs meet diverse user needs while balancing technical constraints.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience within User Experience design/Interaction Design.
• Strong experience as an Interaction Designer, UX Designer (or from a Visual Design background).
• Full ownership of the Interaction Design project.
• Excellent prototyping and layout skills and ability to articulate to internal customers and developers.
• Comfortable using existing design systems and extending them to benefit the project.

Responsibilities

• Craft end-to-end user experiences using a central design system.
• Prototype and iterate with tools like Sketch / InVision / Figma / Axure / Adobe XD.
• Gather user research and rationale to align stakeholders on user needs.
• Balance business requirements with user needs and adapt design to constraints across platforms.
• Advocate for customer inclusivity and accessibility across designs.

Skills

User Experience Design

Interaction Designer

Prototyping

Design Systems

User Research

Accessibility

Tools

Sketch

InVision

Figma

Axure

Adobe XD

Job description

• Skillfully craft the end-to-end user experience, bringing together a cohesive journey step by step, creatively using components from a central design system to figure out the right balance of content and UI (User Interface) elements on screen
• Bring designs to life with a choice of prototyping software, such as Sketch / InVision / Figma / Axure / Adobe XD
• Balance business requirements with user needs - you'll be gathering user research and rationale to align stakeholders on individual user needs. You'll know when to diplomatically push back, if necessary, to act on what's right for the customer
• Be adaptable to the technical constraints of different platforms yet still be able to give guidance on creating the best possible end user experience
• Advocate customer inclusion - what it means to make an inclusive and accessible design to be used by customers of a wide range of ages, backgrounds and technical abilities

Why join us?

We're investing billions in our people, places and tech to change the way we meet the needs of our 28 million customers. We're growing, and we'd love you to be part of the journey., Our ambition is to be the leading UK business for diversity, equity and inclusion supporting our customers, colleagues and communities, and we're committed to creating an environment in which everyone can thrive, learn and develop.

We're looking for someone who can work collaboratively alongside a full design team and take full ownership of their design output. They will be confident when presenting their work to stakeholders, and able to adapt designs to reflect their feedback and feedback from user research and usability testing.,

• Demonstrable experience within User Experience design/Interaction Design
• Strong experience as an Interaction Designer, UX Designer (or possibly from a Visual Design background)
• Full ownership of the Interaction Design project
• Excellent prototyping and layout skills which they can articulate clearly to internal customers and development teams
• Comfortable using existing design systems, proactively recommending new ways to improve and extend them to benefit both the project and other designers
• Ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative research, and how this informs the interaction design process. We have dedicated user research teams supporting designers on real data, providing a great wealth of customer insights.
• Familiarity working in a complex landscape
• A collaborative mindset to work closely and quickly with a multi-disciplinary team
• Strong ability to see designs through to delivery - communicating with developers to ensure designs meet specifications and can be used by a broad range of users of all backgrounds, ages and abilities
• Strong advocacy of customer inclusivity and accessibility
• And any experience of these would be great
• You'll have experience in financial services

We know that great talent comes from many backgrounds. Whilst this job advert may reference specific years of experience, we recognise that skills are developed in many ways, so if you have relevant, transferable experience, we encourage you to apply.

At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we're building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.

We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer Initiative.

We offer reasonable workplace adjustments for colleagues with disabilities, including flexibility in office attendance, location and working patterns. And, as a Disability Confident Leader, we guarantee interviews for a fair and proportionate number of applicants who meet the minimum criteria for the role with a disability, long-term health or neurodivergent condition through the Disability Confident Scheme. We provide reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process to reduce or remove barriers. Just let us know what you need. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes:

• A generous pension contribution of up to 15%
• An annual performance-related bonus
• Share schemes including free shares
• Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping
• 30 days' holiday, with bank holidays on top
• A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies