Head of Product Design - User experience GBP110,000

My client a major digital disruptor bank is on the hunt for a Head of Product design - UX to play a key role in their new digital transformation project.

What would you be doing?

• Working with director of digital to see the overall design strategy for the team.
• Understand business line road maps and define design strategy and principles.
• Managing the team that delivers the design of all user-facing touch points across multiple products
• Providing thought leadership and challenge to the business on design best practice and how to create amazing customer experience.
• Maintain and update the Design System as needed for product design.
• Maintain and update user experience design vision and design principles.
• Manage a large Team of UX and UI professionals.
• Work with the usability team to ensure that designs make sense to users and meet their needs.
• Work with the UI Architecture team to either ensure that designs align with platform architecture and are implementable.
• Ensuring that our design efforts are aligned with the brand.
• Take responsibility for the creative direction for large projects (and rolling sleeves up when necessary).
• Establish good practices for translating design into software products (for example, writing verifiable design requirements for UI designs)

Experience required for the Head of Product Design:

• 10+ years experience as designer (individual contributor)
• Previously have held a leadership role in a design team in a growing and forward thinking organisation.
• Passionate about Digital Transformation.
• Extensive experience of the design lifestyle, including requirements gathering, wire framing & prototyping, user testing and research.
• Able to provide unparalleled levels of service and convenience for customers .
• A proven track record of successful delivery of designs ideally for customer journeys on web and mobile.
• Digital banking/or Fintech experience highly desirable. 3+ years.

We know that some candidates may be put off applying for a job unless they think that they can tick every box. So if you are excited about working this role and think you can do pretty much all of what we are looking for but arent sure if you are 100% there yet please call to discuss further you have nothing to lose.