UX Lead Analyst

Citigroup; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 62,000 - 102,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work up to 2 days from home per

Private medical care and lifeinsurance

27 days annual leave + holidays

Job summary

Citigroup in Belfast, Northern Ireland, is seeking a VP Product Designer to design and scale enterprise design systems and AI-powered product experiences. You will own tokens, components, and developer handoff while collaborating with Product, Engineering, and Research teams.

The role emphasizes strong Figma proficiency, accessibility, and a hands-on approach to design-to-code workflows, with hybrid working options and a competitive package.

Qualifications

• Significant commercial experience in Product Design, UX, or Design Systems.
• Proven experience building and scaling enterprise design systems.
• Strong expertise in Figma, including components, variants, variables, tokens, and handoff.
• Experience designing AI-powered products, copilots, or conversational interfaces.
• Knowledge of WCAG/ADA accessibility and user-centered design principles.
• Strong collaboration across Product, Engineering, Research, and business teams.
• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS and design-to-code workflows.
• Portfolio showing component-level design thinking with handoff artifacts.
• Hands-on experience building a design system in Figma with tokens and boolean properties.
• Familiarity with Style Dictionary or Tokens Studio.
• Understanding of design tokens translating to code (CSS vars, JSON).
• Proficiency in Figma advanced prototyping and dev handoff.
• Ability to review front-end implementations and flag design drift.
• Experience in startup or fast-paced product teams.
• Exposure to motion design or micro-interactions.

Responsibilities

• Design and iterate on product experiences rapidly in an agile environment.
• Build and maintain scalable design system components from ground up, including tokens.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into polished designs.
• Own developer handoff with clean Figma files, specs, redlines, and docs.
• Partner with QA during implementation reviews to catch drift.
• Contribute to and evolve the component library with clear naming and states.
• Leverage AI-powered design tools to accelerate ideation and prototyping.
• Participate in design critiques to raise craft and usability.
• Maintain meticulous attention to spacing, typography, color, and accessibility.

Skills

Product design

Figma

Design systems

AI design

Accessibility

Collaboration

HTML/CSS

Prototyping

Tools

Storybook

JSON

Tokens Studio

Job description

Salary: £62,000 - 102,000 per year

Requirements:

• Significant commercial experience in Product Design, UX, Design Systems, or related fields.
• Proven experience building and scaling enterprise design systems.
• Strong expertise in Figma, including components, variants, variables, tokens, and developer handoff.
• Experience designing AI-powered products, copilots, conversational interfaces, or intelligent workflows.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG/ADA) and user-centered design principles.
• Strong collaboration skills across Product, Engineering, Research, and business teams.
• Working knowledge of HTML/CSS and design-to-code workflows.
• Experience in financial services or other regulated industries preferred.
• Experience with Storybook or similar component documentation tools.
• Portfolio demonstrating component-level design thinking, not just final screens, with handoff artifacts or QA comparison examples preferred.
• Hands-on experience building or contributing to a design system in Figma or equivalent, including component architecture, variables and tokens, and boolean properties.
• Familiarity with token management tools such as Style Dictionary or Tokens Studio is a plus.
• Understanding of how design tokens translate to code, including CSS custom properties and JSON exports.
• Proficiency in Figma, including advanced prototyping, component logic, and dev mode handoff.
• Ability to review front-end implementations and flag design drift.
• Basic understanding of HTML/CSS.
• Experience working in a startup or fast-paced product team is nice to have.
• Exposure to motion design or micro-interaction principles is nice to have.

Responsibilities:

• Design and iterate on product experiences at speed, balancing quality with velocity in a high-output, agile environment.
• Build and maintain scalable design system components from the ground up, including tokens, variables, and Boolean logic, ensuring consistency across the product surface.
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams to translate requirements into polished, production-ready designs.
• Own the developer handoff process by preparing clean, well-annotated Figma files with clear specs, redlines, and component documentation.
• Partner with QA during implementation reviews to catch design drift early, validate interaction states, and ensure the shipped product matches the intended design.
• Contribute to and evolve our component library, establishing clear naming conventions, states, and documentation for handoff.
• Leverage AI-powered design tools and workflows to accelerate ideation, prototyping, and iteration cycles.
• Participate in design critiques, giving and receiving structured feedback to continuously raise the bar on craft and usability.
• Maintain meticulous attention to detail across spacing, typography, color, interaction states, and accessibility standards.

Technologies:

• Ada
• AI
• CSS
• Figma
• JSON
• Storybook
• UX UI Design
• ChatGPT
• Cursor
• Support
• Network

More:

We are Citi, a global financial institution with more than 230,000 people across 180+ countries. Our Tech team helps redefine finance at scale, supporting systems that process $5 trillion every day and building advanced AI and market-shaping technology. This VP Product Designer role is based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, and offers potential hybrid working opportunities with up to 2 days working from home per week. We provide a business casual workplace, a competitive base salary reviewed annually, 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays, discretionary annual performance-related bonus, private medical care and life insurance, employee assistance program, pension plan, paid parental leave, special discounts for employees, family and friends, and access to learning and development resources. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone can feel comfortable bringing their whole self to work and thrive.