Lead UX Designer
Job Type : Permanent, Full Time
Salary : £80000/annum
Lead UX Researcher & Designer
About the company:
The company is a technology driven payments company. The company's mission is to use financial technology to reduce trade frictions, make inefficient markets efficient, and speed up economic progress everywhere. Our goal is to make B2B bank payments free and as convenient as B2C card payments by having marketplaces and invoices platforms integrate with our open banking API.
Job title: Lead UX Researcher & Designer
Business objective: Shape our strategy for UX/UI design and implementation
Experience level: Mid-Senior (5-8 years of relevant experience)
About the role:
We are looking for someone to spearhead our UX design and development, taking it to a radically new level. Candidates should enjoy working in a start-up, generating their own ideas, and be excited about taking ownership and pride in their work. We are a small, but growing team, and this is an opportunity to join at the beginning of an exciting journey and meaningfully define the development and direction.
Responsibilities:
Plan and conduct user research and competitor analysis
Create user stories, personas, and storyboards
Wireframing and prototyping
UX writing
Visual communication and UI
Conduct usability testing
Customer serviceCharacter requirements:
A calm temperament
Excellent communication skills
Comfortable in a start-up environment
Can work in a team and autonomously
Design thinking
A user-centric mindset
Attention to detail
Creative and analytical approach
Understanding of interaction design principles
Have significant customer empathy
A true technology enthusiast
Culture:
The company has a culture of intellectual creativity, problem solving and customer awareness. We are a young, entrepreneurial company looking for spirited leaders who want to make a difference, take ownership, and help foster a positive and world-class technology driven culture. An ideal candidate will be a pro-active, creative with strong communication and technical skills who is as happy working in a team as they are running with their own initiatives with little or no support.
Company Benefits
Competitive salary
Equity options
Access to company pension and health insurance plans
Flexible and work-from-home opportunities
Our Process
Complete online application link below
Initial call with CEO and CTO (30 min)
Take home assignment
Follow-up call and presentation on assignment with development team (60 mins)
More Information
- Address City of London, London
