785 Ux Lead jobs in the United Kingdom

• Lead the design process from concept to implementation, creating intuitive and engaging user interfaces.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and gather feedback to inform design decisions.
• Develop wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity mockups to effectively communicate design ideas.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to ensure design aligns with business objectives and technical feasibility.
• Establish and maintain design systems and style guides to ensure consistency and scalability across all products.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering a culture of creativity and continuous learning.
• Stay abreast of the latest UI/UX trends, technologies, and best practices.
• Advocate for the user throughout the product development lifecycle.
• Present design solutions and rationale to cross-functional teams and senior leadership.
• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery within scope.

• Extensive experience in UI/UX design, with a strong portfolio showcasing successful digital product designs.
• Demonstrated leadership experience in managing design projects and teams.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, or similar.
• Solid understanding of user-centred design principles and methodologies.
• Experience conducting user research and usability testing.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into elegant and user-friendly solutions.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.

• Lead the design team in creating user-centered designs for web and mobile applications.
• Conduct user research, including interviews, surveys, and usability testing, to understand user needs and behaviors.
• Develop user personas, journey maps, wireframes, and prototypes to visualize design concepts.
• Translate complex requirements into intuitive and aesthetically pleasing user interfaces.
• Create high-fidelity mockups and design specifications for development teams.
• Establish and maintain design systems and style guides to ensure brand consistency and efficient workflow.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders throughout the design lifecycle.
• Champion user experience best practices and advocate for the user within the organization.
• Stay current with the latest UI/UX trends, tools, and technologies.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, fostering a collaborative and innovative team environment.

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or a related field.
• 7+ years of professional experience in UI/UX design, with at least 2 years in a leadership or lead role.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in user research, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design across various platforms.
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, InVision, or similar.
• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles, interaction design, and information architecture.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to articulate design decisions and rationale effectively.
• Experience with design systems and their implementation.
• Knowledge of front-end development principles is a plus.

• Lead the UI/UX design team and set the design vision.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and gather user feedback.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity mockups.
• Define and maintain design systems and style guides.
• Ensure intuitive and engaging user experiences across all digital platforms.
• Collaborate closely with product management and development teams.
• Translate user needs and business requirements into effective design solutions.
• Champion user-centered design principles.
• Stay current with industry trends and best practices in UI/UX design.
• Present design concepts and rationale to stakeholders.

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in UI/UX design, with at least 2 years in a leadership or senior role.
• A strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in user-centered design and a range of digital product design projects.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD).
• Solid understanding of user research methodologies and usability testing.
• Excellent understanding of interaction design, visual design principles, and information architecture.
• Strong leadership, communication, and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively in a hybrid team environment.

• Lead the design, planning, and execution of user research studies, including usability testing, in-depth interviews, surveys, and diary studies, across various digital platforms.
• Define research objectives and methodologies in collaboration with product managers, designers, and engineers.
• Recruit, screen, and manage participants for research studies.
• Analyze research data using appropriate qualitative and quantitative techniques to identify user needs, pain points, and opportunities.
• Synthesize research findings into clear, compelling, and actionable insights, presented through reports, personas, user journey maps, and presentations.
• Advocate for the user throughout the product development lifecycle, ensuring that user needs are prioritized.
• Mentor and guide junior UX researchers, fostering their professional growth and ensuring high-quality research output.
• Develop and refine research processes and best practices to ensure efficiency and effectiveness within the remote team.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate research findings into product roadmaps and design decisions.
• Stay current with the latest trends and advancements in UX research methodologies and tools.
• Manage research budgets and timelines effectively.

• Master's degree or PhD in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Information Science, or a related field; or equivalent practical experience.
• Minimum of 7 years of experience in UX research, with a significant portion in a lead or management role.
• Demonstrated expertise in a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research methods.
• Proven ability to plan, conduct, and analyze complex research projects independently.
• Excellent analytical, synthesis, and storytelling skills, with the ability to communicate research findings effectively to diverse audiences.
• Strong understanding of product development lifecycles and agile methodologies.
• Experience managing and mentoring a team of researchers in a remote setting.
• Proficiency with research tools and platforms (e.g., UserTesting.com, Lookback, Qualtrics, SurveyMonkey).
• Exceptional communication, collaboration, and influencing skills.
• A strong portfolio showcasing past research projects and their impact on product development.

• Lead the entire user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design process for web and mobile applications.
• Develop and maintain a consistent design system and style guide across all digital platforms.
• Conduct user research, including interviews, surveys, and usability testing, to gather insights and inform design decisions.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, user flows, and high-fidelity mockups to effectively communicate design concepts.
• Collaborate closely with product management, engineering, and marketing teams to define product strategy and user requirements.
• Mentor and guide junior UX/UI designers, fostering a culture of design excellence and continuous improvement.
• Present design solutions to stakeholders, articulating design rationale and addressing feedback.
• Champion user-centered design principles throughout the organization.
• Stay current with the latest UX/UI trends, tools, and best practices.
• Conduct design reviews and provide constructive feedback to ensure high-quality outputs.
• Manage multiple design projects simultaneously, ensuring timely delivery within project constraints.
• Contribute to defining product roadmaps and feature prioritization from a design perspective.
• Advocate for the user and ensure their needs are central to the product development lifecycle.

• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• 5+ years of professional experience in UX/UI design, with at least 2 years in a leadership or senior role.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of UX/UI design projects for digital products, demonstrating expertise in user research, wireframing, prototyping, and visual design.
• Proficiency in industry-standard design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, InVision, etc.
• Solid understanding of user-centered design principles, usability heuristics, and accessibility standards.
• Experience leading design teams and managing design projects.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to translate complex requirements into simple, elegant user experiences.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• A passion for creating beautiful, functional, and user-friendly digital products.

LEAD UX DESIGNER

⏳ 3-6 Months

£400-600pd DOE INSIDE

HYBRID/LONDON (2 days)

Working on complex Ai driven data interface

Lead UX Designer

London

Hybrid - 3 days pw onsite

£75,000 to £85,000

We currently have a unique opportunity for a Lead UX Designer to join a one of a kind organistation in the not-for-profit space, whose customers are at the heart of everything they do.

You'll be joining a UX team working collaborative and cross-functional environment co-creating solutions grounded in real customer needs. This is an integral role and will play a lead role in continuously improving the design methodology, tools, processes and embedding UCD principles across the business. You will also developing, mentoring a leading a team of 3-5 UX Designers.

What you'll be doing

• Champion user centred design and inclusive research so customer insight, behavioural data and service metrics inform decisions at roadmap and portfolio level.
• Oversee experience quality from discovery through to measurement, ensuring the right problems are solved and the right fidelity delivered at the right time.
• Establish principles and guidelines for using behavioural insights ethically across Motability Operations’ digital services.
• Promote accessibility and inclusion, with strong practical knowledge of WCAG 2.2 and how to apply it across web and native experiences.
• Coach and mentor designers at all levels, creating conditions where people do their best work.
• Shape and promote a culture of design excellence, ensuring the UX team grows in influence and capability.

What you'll bring.

• Extensive hands-on experience in roles Lead Product/ UX designer roles across multiple devices and platforms within B2C environment
• Experience of shaping product or service direction in complex environments.
• Strong experience in Behavioural Design and understanding of psychological principles of design
• Strong critical analysis skills, that can use all the factors of UX practice to evaluate and critique solutions against the problem or opportunity
• You'll be an accessibility advocate with deep knowledge of accessibility and inclusive design, with practical expertise in applying WCAG 2.2 standards.
• Strong leadership skills with a passion for developing and mentoring people
• Experienced in designing end to end user experiences using qualitative and quantitative data to create digital user experience journey maps.
• Experience using a test and iterate approach through usability studies, and collaborating on early UX research methods
• Ability to form strong trust-based relationships with team members, peers, managers and stakeholders
• Advocate and provide guidance on how to use customer insights and data to inform the user experience and present knowledge of users in ways such as user journey maps, personas screen flows and service blueprints
• Experiencing of cementing UCD design principles with a business.
• Strong leadership skills with a passion for developing and mentoring people
• Very strong communication skills, able to present and communicate to different types of audiences using a variety of artifacts and methods
• You'll enjoy working in a collaborative, team-oriented, cross-functional environment

On top of the salary the successful candidate will receive a generous range of benefits which include: an annual discretionary bonus, non-contributory pension, 28 days holiday, PMI and 4 development days (for learning & development) plus many more.

Candidates must be based in the UK and hold a British/EU Passport or Indefinite Leave to Remain. Unfortunately sponsorship cannot be offered for this role.

Please apply now with a CV and Portfolio that demonstrates the design process and outcomes across multiple platforms