Product Designer

Freelance Product Senior Designers ~ Fancy working for a brilliant financial planning partner and investment manager start up? Then keep on listening…

They are looking for a Freelance Senior Product Designer (50% UX/ 50% UI) who can do some Research to start asap for a monthly rolling contract. This is mostly remote, alas you will be needed to come into the office in Marylebone a few times a month. Plus this is Outside IR35 : )

There is the opportunity to go permanent here too if you would like.

They are looking for someone who has a solid understanding of the UK and Fintech Banking system across mobile + apps.

What they looking for?

The team is composed of highly experienced wealth advisors from private banks and serial tech entrepreneurs. The team brings a powerful combination of financial and tech expertise to successful professionals who want to achieve their life goals.

They are looking for a talented product UX/UI Designer to work in a lean, collaborative manner to shape the experiences of their products. As UX/UI Designer you are a passionate problem-solver, have the customer at the heart of everything you do, and you are an expert in translating user needs into product features. The ideal candidate will show a strong visual style and a deep understanding of how to build amazing customer journeys from scratch.

As a designer here, you will collaborate with C-level, product management, and engineers to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction through web and mobile experiences.

What will you be doing:

• Quickly yet thoroughly create process flows and wireframes as needed to effectively conceptualize and communicate interaction behaviours
• Create visual design mock-ups and prototypes as needed to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviours
• Execute all visual design stages from concept to final hand-off to engineering
• Develop and maintain clear and detailed UX documentation that fosters a delightful user experience
• Take ownership of the user experience: mapping user journeys, designing interactions, present and defend design and deliverables to peers and executive level stakeholders
• Know when to follow their design system guidelines and when to break them to create engaging layouts
• Participate and design usability studies
• Work closely with the design and development teams to oversee the implementation of the design assets and layouts, leveraging existing design patterns and systems.

Who you are:

• Hands-on experience with a range of UX/UI and interactive work and the accompanying portfolio of web/mobile digital experiences
• Understand typography, colour theory, grid systems and deep knowledge of user interface approaches across a range of digital platforms
• Experience with a design system and component libraries
• Product development understanding – Comfort in working closely with other engineers and product owners
• Technical understanding – Familiarity with development software and processes
• Experience with best practices for device-based information architecture and design, as well as experience with usability principles and techniques
• Proficiency in a variety of design tools such as Figma and Zeplin.

You’ve got more?

• Experience in design FinTech App and relevant domain knowledge
• Proficient in Android material design and Apple design guideline
• BS/MS in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, Sociology or a related field

Still reading? Well if this sounds like you then get in touch and lets start talking : )