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Senior UX/UI / Product Designer (Trading Platforms)
Location: London (Hybrid – 3 days per week in the office)
Contract: 6–12 Months
IR35 Status: Inside IR35
We are seeking an experienced Senior UX/UI Product Designer to join a high-performing team delivering user-centred solutions within a complex trading and operational environment. This role offers the opportunity to work on sophisticated, data-rich platforms used by specialist users, helping to simplify complex workflows and improve critical business processes.
Working closely with traders, business analysts, stakeholders, and development teams, you will lead design activities across the full product lifecycle—from discovery and research through to delivery and implementation.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead UX and UI design activities across discovery, definition, and delivery phases.
- Conduct user research, stakeholder interviews, usability testing, and workshop facilitation.
- Create user journey maps, service flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes.
- Translate complex business requirements and operational challenges into intuitive user experiences.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including trading users, analysts, developers, and product stakeholders.
- Design solutions that balance user needs with business objectives, technical constraints, and regulatory requirements.
- Utilise and contribute to design systems while ensuring consistency and scalability.
- Support developer handoff and work closely with engineering teams throughout implementation.
- Champion accessibility and usability best practices, including WCAG standards.
- Mentor junior designers and contribute to the continuous improvement of team processes and ways of working.
- Build a strong understanding of trading workflows, operational processes, and data-driven decision making.
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Required Experience
- 6+ years' experience in UX, UI, or Product Design.
- Demonstrable experience delivering end-to-end design solutions in complex enterprise or operational environments.
- Strong expertise in Design Thinking, user-centred design methodologies, and problem-solving.
- Advanced proficiency with Figma and FigJam, including design systems and interactive prototyping.
- Proven experience creating:
- User journey maps
- UX flows
- Wireframes
- Low and high-fidelity prototypes
- Strong experience planning and conducting user research and usability testing.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
- Strong analytical mindset with experience designing workflows spanning multiple systems and teams.
- Ability to thrive in fast-paced, high-pressure environments where accuracy and speed are critical.
- Solid understanding of accessibility and usability standards, including WCAG and ISO 9241.
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Desirable Experience
- Experience working within trading, financial services, capital markets, risk, or operations environments.
- Exposure to designing data-heavy applications, workflow tools, or operational platforms.
- Experience facilitating co-design workshops with specialist users and subject matter experts.
Key Skills
- UX/UI Design
- Product Design
- Design Thinking
- Figma & FigJam
- User Journey Mapping
- Wireframing & Prototyping
- User Research & Usability Testing
- Design Systems
- Workshop Facilitation
- Stakeholder Management
- Accessibility (WCAG)
- Enterprise & Operational Systems Design
If you are an experienced UX/UI Designer who enjoys solving complex challenges and creating meaningful user experiences within data-rich environments, we would like to hear from you.
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