Lead UX Designer

2 weeks ago

Chester, United Kingdom Sykes Cottages Full time

Sitting at the heart of our Product Team, we are seeking our newest Lead UX Designer Focusing on improving our many exciting products, working closely with people across the business. Helping drive solutions that meet the needs of both the user and business
A hugely exciting time to be joining the UX team as the business continues to invest heavily in the Product department, including an increased focus on the accessibility and usability of our user experiences
Join us in developing yourself and others, working alongside some of the best and brightest local talent in the industry
Your new career challenge will see you:
Problem-solving
- Solving problems through an insight-led, lean UX process
- Using multiple methods and techniques to generate design solutions
- Connecting with and understanding the needs of the user
- Defining and uncovering the correct problems through relevant questioning
- Working with stakeholders to gather and understand design requirements
Collaboration & Planning
- Sharing and articulating design decisions with stakeholders
- Planning work across all phases of design using a structured approach
- Collaborating with researchers to deliver informed design solutions
- Working with researchers to understand if solutions are fit for purpose
- Collaborating with developers on solutions and design handovers
Leadership & Mentoring
- Promoting and driving a user-centric approach within the product lifecycle
- Supporting other designers with larger business projects
- Taking ownership of key objectives including personal growth & development
- Reviewing designs generated by others to ensure consistency and quality
- Managing, coaching, and guiding new and existing team members
Strategy & Steering
- Influencing and shaping product roadmaps and key deliverables
- Managing the prioritisation and flow of work across multiple designers
- Steering and supporting strategic business initiatives that align with company objectives
- Owning, championing, and shaping improvements to UX, our tools & processes

..all we ask is you have the following:

- Proven experience working in a similar role
- Demonstrate expertise in running sessions, workshops and presenting, focusing on clear communication
- Experience in working with qualitative and quantitative data, taking data through from discovery to design solutions
- Understanding of A/B testing and experimentation
- Experience managing people and workflows
- Demonstrate ability to influence department and business strategies.
- Knowledge of Lean and Agile ways of working in multi-disciplinary squads
- Experience managing people and workflows
- Experience using design and prototyping tools such as Moqups, Sketch, Framer, or similar
- Experience using research and insight tools such as UserZoom, ContentSquare, or similar

however standouts will also have:

- Bachelors or Masters Degree in UX Design, Product Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or similar

If you are eager to join a passionate, leading team within your next career challenge, we want to hear from you

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