Experience Designer- 9 month FTC

Excited to grow your career?Our purpose is to make it easy for people to save and invest for a better future. We are looking for great people to join us, so please come and invest in YOUR future at Hargreaves Lansdown.

We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box. If you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, please go ahead and apply. We'd love to hear from you

About the role

We're seeking a talented Experience Designer to deliver impactful, end-to-end design solutions across a range of squads and products. You'll support both complex design challenges and tactical briefs—shaping product and service experiences that drive measurable value for users and the business.

As a cross-functional, full-stack designer, you'll create innovative, user-centred experiences by blending UX, UI, content, research, and service design. Your work will help elevate the overall quality of design while validating ideas through evidence-based design thinking and testing.

You'll champion collaboration, uphold design best practices, and support governance standards—contributing to a strong, consistent design approach across teams. As part of a growing design team, you'll also play a pivotal role in building a positive, high-performing culture where continuous improvement and shared success are at the heart of how we work.

What you'll be doing

• Delivering UX and UI design assets with clarity, usability, and regulatory compliance in mind
• Translating product requirements and user insight into wireframes, flows, and interface designs
• Collaborating with researchers to test and validate designs
• Writing UX copy and contribute to content patterns
• Participating in QA and implementation reviews with developers
• Presenting and iterating on work in cross-functional reviews and design critiques
• Developing working knowledge of accessibility, platform guidelines, and performance metrics
• Maintaining design standards and execute best practices
• Actively contributing to team ceremonies and shaping the team culture

About you

• Experience in digital or product design with a solid portfolio of impactful work
• End-to-end design experience including UX, interaction, microcopy, and visual design
• Solid understanding of UX principles, responsive design, and accessibility
• Experience presenting to stakeholder or senior leadership
• Good communication and storytelling skills
• Proven ability to work within and contribute to design systems
• Proficient in design tools (Figma, Adobe CC, prototyping tools)
• Degree in Product Design, UX/UI Design or related field
• Comfortable working in agile squads and handling constructive feedback

Working schedule

This role is based in our Bristol head office (BS1 5HL) and we offer a hybrid working pattern, with a minimum of two days in the office per week. This role is a maternity cover fixed term contract ending August 2026.

Why us?

Here at HL, we're the UK's number 1 investment platform for private investors, based in Bristol. For more than 40 years we've helped investors save time, tax and money on their investments.

To achieve our mission, we believe we have a workplace like no other, with constant learning, dynamic teams, and a great ethos. We're steered by core values that promote service, quality, innovation, and opportunity in everything we do.

What's on offer?

• Discretionary annual bonus* and annual pay review 
• 25 days* holiday plus bank holidays and 1-day additional Christmas closure 
• Option to purchase an additional 5 days holiday**  
• Flexible working options available, including hybrid working  
• Enhanced parental leave 
• Pension scheme up to 11% employer contribution 
• Income Protection and Life insurance (4 x salary core level of cover)  
• Private medical insurance* 
• Health care cash plans - including optical, dental, and outpatient care 
• Health screening programme
• - confidential support including mental health counselling and remote GP 
• Wellhub - unlimited access to fitness providers and wellness coach sessions 
• Variety of travel to work schemes with bike storage and shower facilities 
• Inhouse barista and deli serving subsidised coffee and sandwiches 
• Two paid volunteering days per year 

* dependant on role level 

** only available to select during our annual benefits window, in November each year 

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Hargreaves Lansdown is an inclusive employer that values diversity in its workforce. We encourage applications from all individuals without regard to race, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age.

This role may also be available on a flexible working or part time basis – please ask the Recruitment & Onboarding team for more information.

Please note, we are unable to provide employment sponsorship to candidates.

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