Lead UX​/UI Designer

Lead UX/UI Designer – Barclays (Glasgow)

Barclays Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom

We are seeking a talented and experienced Lead UX/UI Designer, to join our growing team of problem solvers at Barclays who thrive on crafting intuitive digital products that meet user needs, business requirements, and technical constraints. You will create alignment by working collaboratively with cross‑functional product teams to launch or enhance products and features.

• Proven prior experience as a UX/UI or Product Designer, with a portfolio demonstrating relevant design work.
• 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.

• Education:
  
  Degree in UX/UI Design, Interaction Design, Digital Media, or a related field.
• Experience:
  
  Prior work as a UX/UI Designer in heavily regulated environments, preferably financial services, and experience in Agile environments.
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Knowledge of HTML/CSS and front‑end development concepts.
• Ethical Design:
  Experience in conducting and applying ethical design practices, with an understanding of privacy and security implications in digital product delivery.

This role is hybrid and based in Glasgow.

To create user‑centred and visually appealing designs for digital banking products by conducting user research, designing user interfaces and experiences, collaborating with stakeholders, and continuous improvement.

• 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.

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/ processes; deliver continuous improvements and elevate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department’s future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance and contributing to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short- and long‑term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• 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.
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