Lead UX Designer

Description

Lead UX Designer, Senior UX Designer, User research, usability testing, design, Figma, Sketch, Axure RP, Balsamiq, Adobe XD, Miro, and UXPin, Global Software Products, Tech Lead – 2 days in office – 60K

Senior UX Designer – Global Software House

Location :
Nottingham (Hybrid – 2 days in office)

Salary : £60,000

We’re seeking an exceptional Senior UX Engineer to lead my clients’ user experience team and drive the design of their cloud‑based web applications. This is a hands‑on technical leadership role where you’ll guide a team of 2 UX professionals while remaining deeply involved in the technical and creative aspects of user experience design.

Working closely with the lead product specialists, you’ll shape how the global user base interacts with these software solutions, ensuring exceptional usability across all touchpoints.

Please feel free to contact me at  for further details.

• Technical Leadership & Collaboration
• Lead and mentor a team of 2 UX professionals
• Collaborate closely with lead product specialists and cross‑functional teams
• Drive UX strategy and vision across the organization

• Design and prototype user interfaces for cloud‑based web applications
• Create wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes
• Ensure technical feasibility and implementation of UX solutions
• Maintain design systems and UI component libraries

• Conduct user research and usability testing
• Analyze product landscape and competitive positioning
• Gather and synthesize customer insights from a usability perspective
• Lead proactive research initiatives to identify new opportunities
• Translate research findings into actionable design recommendations

• Education:
  
  Degree qualified (ideally in UX / UI Design, Human‑Computer Interaction, or related field)
• Experience:
  
  Proven background in usability and user interface design
• Technical
  
  Skills:
  
  Strong experience with cloud‑based web application design
• Tool knowledge:
  Figma, Sketch, Axure RP, Balsamiq, Adobe XD, Miro, and UXPin
• Design Expertise:
  Solid foundation in visual design principles and tools
• Leadership:
  Experience leading and developing UX teams
• Research
  
  Skills:
  
  Hands‑on experience with user research methodologies

• Competitive salary of £60,000
• Flexible hybrid working (2 days in our modern Nottingham office)
• Opportunity to work for a leading global software house
• Lead a talented team while staying hands‑on with design work
• Shape the user experience for products used worldwide

My client does not provide sponsorship; you must have your own valid visa / permit for working and living in the UK.

Candidates of all ages and backgrounds are encouraged to apply.

Ascent People is acting as an Employment Agency for this role.