Senior UX Designer

Westminster Council

Location London
Salary £55,000 - £65,000
Type Permanent
Start Date ASAP

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We are working with Westminster Council who are designing their Digital & Innovation Directorate.

The client

They are moving away from traditional IT teams pivoting to digital teams & product ways of working/thinking. Within this they are shifting to an increased focus on users and service design, focussing on outcomes for their users, residents, and staff alike.

You will join a mission-driven organization with a huge appetite, opportunity & investment to innovate whilst creating a joined-up, efficient, self-serve council through exciting digital transformation & service design.

The role

Huge opportunity to really make a change and have your stamp on creating an incredible product focused council. Truly is a fascinating place to work if you’re passionate about working on products that improve lives.

This is a leadership role with management responsibility for a team of 3 UX Designers. This is a great time to get on board early as you’ll really be able to make the role your own.

A few Key role responsibilities below:

• Build a user experience team and community; hiring, setting standards and role modelling multidisciplinary working.

• Take responsibility for the career development of the team

• Take a direct role as user experience designer for their most complex services

• Work with senior leaders to help them understand user experience

The candidate

You are bringing UCD into Westminster Council, building a community of practice etc. As it’s still small it’s very much a joint community of practice where all professions have a say to work together to get things done the right way.

What can you bring to the role:

• Expert knowledge of all user experience methods

• Expert knowledge of interaction design methods and systems

• Knowledge of agile ways of working and modern software development practices

• Knowledge of modern tools and platforms for designing and publishing content and optimising interaction

• Experience of line management and developing people

• Experience coaching and mentoring

• Ability to build relationships across the organisation

Interview Process: 1 Stage competency based interview

Really good working hours, very flexible and incredible benefits etc.

We welcome diversity

We welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences. Our team includes parents, the self-taught, the university-educated, and people of a wide variety of nationalities, ages, and socio-economic backgrounds.

Obviously, we’re looking to ensure it’s a solid fit from both sides: we want you to step into a role you love, and we want to offer you a place you’re proud to come to every day for work.

We know that diverse teams are strong teams, and welcome those with alternative identities, backgrounds, and experiences to apply to be part of life at Zebra People. We are committed to a fair and accessible recruitment process for all candidates. We would be happy to meet any accommodation requests during the application or interview process, please just let us know.