UX/Product Designer (AVP)

Citi; Belfast City District; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

27 days annual leave

Discretional bonus

Job summary

Citi is seeking a Mid-Level UX Designer to help shape our HR digital products. You will work with Product, Engineering, and UX Research to craft high-quality designs across ideation, wireframing, prototyping, and high-fidelity outputs.

Join a diverse team in a hybrid role with a focus on accessibility, Design Systems, and AI-enabled design tools to enhance employee experiences and productivity.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of industry UX Design experience.
• Strong attention to detail, analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience on complex, enterprise-scale or consumer design projects.
• Creative flair and good eye for design.
• Excellent written and oral communication.
• Proficient with professional design tools: Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision.
• Experience with Design Systems.
• Practical use of AI-enabled design tools with critical evaluation.
• Bachelor's Degree required.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with research, stakeholders, product managers and engineering teams.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using Figma and Design System.
• Ensure designs follow best practices and are validated by research and testing.
• Challenge status quo to address root causes for users.
• Provide constructive feedback and deliver design assets with guidance for engineers.
• Support engineering with regular UX reviews to ensure fidelity.
• Keep up-to-date with UX practices and tools.
• Ensure ADA/WCAG accessibility standards are met.

Skills

UX Design

Figma

Design Systems

AI tools

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

InVision

Job description

Discover your future at Citi

Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Overview

Great employee experiences don't happen by accident — they're designed. At Citi, we believe that the tools people use every day at work should be just as intuitive, seamless, and delightful as the best consumer apps out there.

Our UX team is on a mission to transform our Human Resources apps and systems — from onboarding and benefits to performance and beyond — turning friction into flow and complexity into clarity.

If you're passionate about putting people first, obsessed with crafting digital experiences that genuinely make life easier, and excited by the idea that great design can elevate the everyday moments of someone's working world, then this is the role for you.

The Role

As a Mid-Level UX Designer you'll be contributing directly to the design of our digital products. Working in concert with Product and Engineering partners and UX Research colleagues, you'll be applying your skills and experience to create high quality designs in all stages of the UX design process - including ideation, wireframing, prototyping, and high-fidelity design.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with research, stakeholders, product managers and engineering teams to brainstorm and co-create ideas, approaches, and solutions
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using Figma, along with our established Design System
• Ensure that designs follow best practices and use research & testing to inform and validate
• Confidently challenge the status quo, encouraging all involved to address root causes to ensure the best outcome for users
• Apply a positive and constructive attitude to all feedback
• Deliver high-quality design assets to the engineering team, along with clear guidance to ensure all aspects of the designs are fully understood
• Provide ongoing support to engineering, with regular UX review checkpoints to ensure quality and that the system is being built as designed
• Keep up to date with the latest UX practices, innovations, and tools
• Ensure all designs comply with ADA/WCAG standards for accessibility
• Deliver on time, identifying and managing risks to ensure timelines are met, and escalating where needed
• Assist and train new UX starters in the team
• Contribute to the wider UX community of practice

Required Skills, Experience and Competencies

• 3+ years of industry UX Design experience
• Strong attention to detail, analytical skills and problem-solving
• Experience on complex, enterprise-scale or consumer design projects
• Creative flair and a good eye for design
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Excellent skills in professional design tools, such as: Figma, Sketch, AdobeXD, InVision
• Experience working with Design Systems
• Practical experience using AI-enabled design tools (e.g. generative design, AI-assisted prototyping or content generation), with the ability to critically evaluate AI outputs and integrate them effectively into the design process
• Bachelor's Degree

Desirable Skills, Experience and Competencies

• Keen interest in, or knowledge of, banking or finance
• HTML/CSS Development Skills
• Participation in external UX groups or communities

Education

• University Degree or equivalent experience in a similar role.

What we’ll provide you

By joining Citi, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

Visit our Global Benefits page to learn more.

Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

Technology

Job Family Group: Technology

Digital Design Engineering

Job Family: Digital Design Engineering

Full time

Time Type: Full time

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