Senior UI / UX Designer

Job Description

Purpose of the role

To create user-centred and visually appealing designs for digital banking products by conducting user research, design of user interfaces and experiences, collaboration with stakeholders, and continuous improvement. 

Accountabilities

• Execution of user research and usability tests to understand customer needs, pain points, and integrate feedback and preferences to banking products and services, through collaboration with various stakeholders, including product managers and developers.
• Creation of intuitive and user-friendly interfaces for digital banking platforms and applications for a seamless and engaging user experience.
• Design and maintenance of visually appealing and consistent user interfaces that align with the bank's brand identity and design guidelines across digital products.
• Creation of wireframes and interactive prototypes for visualisation and testing of product concepts and features before development.
• Accessibility considerations to ensure that designs comply with accessibility standards and guidelines to provide an inclusive experience for all users.
• Monitoring of industry trends, design best practices, and emerging technologies to continuously improve the design quality and innovation of banking products.

Assistant Vice President Expectations

• To advise and influence decision making, contribute to policy development and take responsibility for operational effectiveness. Collaborate closely with other functions/ business divisions.
• Lead a team performing complex tasks, using well developed professional knowledge and skills to deliver on work that impacts the whole business function. Set objectives and coach employees in pursuit of those objectives, appraisal of performance relative to objectives and determination of reward outcomes
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will lead collaborative assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will identify new directions for assignments and/ or projects, identifying a combination of cross functional methodologies or practices to meet required outcomes.
• Consult on complex issues; providing advice to People Leaders to support the resolution of escalated issues.
• Identify ways to mitigate risk and developing new policies/procedures in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Take ownership for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work done.
• Perform work that is closely related to that of other areas, which requires understanding of how areas coordinate and contribute to the achievement of the objectives of the organisation sub-function.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategy.
• Engage in complex analysis of data from multiple sources of information, internal and external sources such as procedures and practises (in other areas, teams, companies, etc).to solve problems creatively and effectively.
• Communicate complex information. 'Complex' information could include sensitive information or information that is difficult to communicate because of its content or its audience.
• Influence or convince stakeholders to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.

We are seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to join our team of visionaries at Barclays, who thrives on crafting elegant and intuitive user experiences while maintaining a keen eye for visually appealing interfaces. Skilled in design principles, industry-standard tools and understand the human-centric aspect of design.  

Essential skills required to carry out the role of an Senior UI/UX Designer include but are not limited to: 

• User Research: Conducting research to understand user needs, behaviours and pain points to inform design decisions. 

• Prototyping & Interaction Design: Creating wireframes and interactive prototypes to visualise and test design concepts that enable users to achieve their objectives with minimal friction. 

• Visual Design: Applying principles of colour theory, typography, responsive design and layout, while adhering to accessibility standards and guidelines, to create interfaces that are both aesthetically pleasing and highly functional. 

• User & Usability Testing: Conducting tests to evaluate the effectiveness and efficiency of the design, and making iterative adjustments based on feedback. 

 Some other desirable skills include: 

• Degree in UX/UI Design, Interaction Design, Digital Media or a related field. 

• Prior work as a UX/UI Designer in a heavily regulated environments, preferably financial services and experience in Agile environments. 

• Knowledge of HTML/CSS and front-end development concepts. 

• Experience in conducting and applying ethical design practices, with an understanding of privacy and security implications in digital product delivery. 

You may be assessed on key critical skills relevant for success in role, such as risk and controls, business acumen, strategic thinking, as well as job-specific technical skills. 

This role can be based out of Glasgow or London