Senior UX Designer

Job Title: Senior UX Designer

Location:Edinburgh (Hybrid – 2 days onsite per week)

Duration:6-Month Contract

Rate:Competitive daily rate via umbrella

Shape the Future of Digital Banking

Are you passionate about crafting intuitive, accessible, and delightful user experiences? We’re on the lookout for aSenior UX Designerto join a forward-thinking digital team at one of the UK’s leading financial institutions. With over 30 million customers, this is your chance to make a real difference to how people manage their money every day.

Join a transformation journey where your designs won’t just be seen—they’ll beused and relied uponby millions.

What You'll Be Doing:

• Design End-to-End Experiences– Craft seamless, inclusive user journeys using a central design system, blending UI and content with purpose.
• Prototype Like a Pro– Create interactive prototypes using tools like Figma, Sketch, InVision, Adobe XD, or Axure to bring your concepts to life.
• Champion the User– Use research insights and usability testing to inform your designs, ensuring they meet real user needs while aligning stakeholder expectations.
• Collaborate Across Disciplines– Work closely with developers, product managers, and researchers to turn ideas into beautifully executed digital products.
• Design for Everyone– Build accessible, inclusive solutions that cater to users of all ages, backgrounds, and abilities.
• Work Within (and Improve) Design Systems– Leverage and contribute to existing design systems, ensuring scalable, consistent design across digital products.

About You:

• Experienced UX Designerwith a strong portfolio showcasing your UX and interaction design work across complex digital environments.
• Expert in Prototypingand visualising user flows—from wireframes to high-fidelity mockups.
• User Research Savvy– You’re comfortable interpreting both qualitative and quantitative research and turning insights into action.
• Financial Services Know-How– Experience in a regulated or complex industry is a big plus.
• Delivery Minded– You’re not just a thinker; you’re a doer. You own your designs through to delivery.
• Team Player– You thrive in collaborative, cross-functional teams and bring others along the journey.
• Inclusivity Advocate– Passionate about accessibility and building products that everyone can use, regardless of ability.

Why Apply?

• Work on high-impact products that are central to everyday life.
• Collaborate with a supportive, design-led team.
• Be part of a major digital transformation initiative in the financial sector.

Candidates will ideally show evidence of the above in their CV to be considered please click the “apply” button.

Please be advised if you haven't heard from us within 48 hours then unfortunately your application has not been successful on this occasion, we may however keep your details on file for any suitable future vacancies and contact you accordingly.

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