Senior User Experience Designer

Reference: 4837977

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London Salary: 52,977 - 63,815 + excellent benefits (per annum)
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Full time Industry: Education & Training / Projects & Change Management Company:
Hays Consultant:
Breanna Mahan Hays office:
London-Central — 4th Floor, 107 Cheapside,Phone:
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Digital & Technology at UAL is on an exciting journey, transitioning from a ‘classic’ IT approach to a user-centred product approach to technology. We are investing in our people, and the processes enabled by digital, to evolve and transform the student and staff experience  a Senior UX Designer, you will develop the user experience practice, ensuring that all digital products and services are designed with the user at the core.

This role will be instrumental in establishing and embedding UX, design, research, and accessibility standards across the team. The role includes leading UX design services, enhancing existing products, coaching other UX designers within the team and potential future line management. This role will also be responsible for developing data-driven processes, ensuring UX effectiveness and alignment with agile methodologies, enabling the team to deliver value swiftly.

The role will also be an active member of our design community in Digital and Technology, providing coaching and mentoring support to other members. In this recruitment round, we are seeking a Senior UX Designer to work within our Digital Services team as we focus on creating and enhancing a seamless and reliable digital experience. You will collaborate closely with the product team through discovery and delivery phases to align all UX and research processes with our agile delivery process and advocate for a culture of continuous  this role you will help further shape and implement easy-to-use principles, standards, and methodologies for UX design.

We welcome applications from experienced UX Designers who want to work for an organisation that is committed to social purpose and is growing to face new opportunities and challenges.

Experience Demonstrable knowledge, experience, and passion for user-centred design, with expertise in a range of UX tools and techniques.

Extensive experience applying design thinking and UX methodologies across the full product lifecycle.

Exceptional storytelling, communication, and presentation skills, with the ability to translate research insights, user feedback, and data into actionable design solutions.

Ability to mentor and coach designers and uphold high-quality design standards within teams.

Proven ability to work collaboratively with senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary agile teams to deliver iterative, user-centered solutions pt at working in agile product-led environments, shaping products and services through your research and design processes and working closely with Product managers, content and engineers. UAL is a world-class University shaping the creative industries worldwide, with staff having access to a range of benefits, training and personal development to recognise and reward the contributions they make, as well as to encourage excellence, creativity and diversity, including:

Competitive salary of 52,977 - 63,815 per annum, dependent on experience
34 days annual leave plus public holidays

Generous, defined benefit pension scheme

Family-friendly policies, including 26 weeks of paid maternity or paternity leave HAYS Technology have been retained by University of the Arts London to manage the search and recruitment of this role. For all enquiries, please contact Breanna Mahan at Hays Technology. #4837977 - Breanna Mahan