Senior Product Designer

Senior Product Designer Location - Home based (occasional travel to London) Length - Initial Fixed Term 6 months Salary - considering options up to £80k (pro rata'd for 6 month period) About the opportunity Join a Global Design Team within International Wealth and Premier Banking (IWPB) on a fixed-term contract. You'll help create a best-in-class onboarding experience for our retail customers. We have an exciting opportunity for a Senior/lead Product Designer to define best in class global experiences that will scale across markets, within a team that focusses on cutting edge experiences and the highest priorities of the bank. In this role, you'll work collaboratively with our Digital Propositions team to design intuitive, user-centred, and visually engaging experiences, at the intersection of creativity and strategy. This is a hands-on role where you'll collaborate closely with Design Leads, Service Designers, fellow team members and stakeholders across the wider organisation. You will have the opportunity to

• Reimagine the customer onboarding experience for the bank
• Crystalise proof of concept opportunity areas into high fidelity, end to end design.
• Apply UX best practices and emerging design direction to create experience blueprints for design delivery teams to scale from.
• Design best in class experiences that make a difference to millions of customer's lives across our priority markets. What you'll bring
• A strong user-first mindset and attention to detail in both form and function.
• Ability to communicate and defend design decisions with clarity and conviction.
• Flexibility to adapt designs in response to evolving requirements and feedback.
• Passion for crafting seamless, engaging digital experiences.
• An understanding of design systems and how to work within established visual frameworks but know where to push the boundaries. Key responsibilities
• User-centred design thinking: empathise with users, solve problems from the customer perspective, conduct research to gather insights (qualitative and usability testing)
• Wireframing & prototyping: able to quickly translate ideas into wireframes and high-fidelity prototypes
• Visual design: strong grasp of all visual elements, including motion, micro-interaction, and attention to visual hierarchy
• Interactive design: can create intuitive experiences that make it easy for customers to interact
• Information architecture: ability to structure and organise content effectively with clear content hierarchy
• Communication: strong written and verbal communication and ability to explain design decisions
• Curiosity: intellectually curious and always looking to improve the customer experience
• Deliver end-to-end design work including sketches, wireframes, mock-ups, interactive prototypes, and final visual designs
• Collaborate across markets to understand cultural nuances and regulatory requirements that impact user experience
• Advocate for design excellence, communicate and present design concepts clearly and effectively to stakeholders, influencing strategic decisions with your expertise and passion for design
• Conduct or collaborate on user journey mapping, usability testing, and interface audits
• Participate in design critiques and feedback sessions to iterate and improve design outcomes
• Communicate design rationale and decision-making clearly to stakeholders and peers
• Ensure compliance with internal controls, risk management, and accessibility standards
• Elevate design quality, establish and maintain a world-class quality bar for UI design, ensuring that every product we deliver is both visually striking and functionally seamless Functional knowledge
• Experience in UX and UI design, preferably in a fast-paced or large-scale environment.
• Experience with UX writing and crafting clear, user-centered copy as part of the design process
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating responsive and mobile-first design and showing how those designs have created meaningful impact or delivered value to users or the business.
• Familiarity with user journey mapping, UI/UX research, and workflow design.
• Working knowledge of accessibility principles and how to implement them.
• Experience collaborating in Agile or cross-functional teams.
• Experience in banking, wealth or premium banking products.