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UX/UI Designer - Fixed Term 18 Months Position Details The Job:

At Principality Building Society, we look for people with specific values – we’re courageous, we look to make things straight forward, we deliver with passion, we take ownership and we do the right thing. Our customers needs are changing and we’re undertaking a substantial Digital Transformation Programme. As part of this we are looking for an experienced and talented Web/UI designer to join the team, who will work in a team who are responsible for the design and shaping of the Society’s digital products.

You’ll be joining a wider UX & CX team, they’ll concentrate on ensuring you have the insight to deliver great user interfaces and experiences. Over time, we’ll expect you to pick up on some of this experience and expand your skillset into UX as well as UI.

What you’ll do:

UX

· Understand and interpret user needs and align them with business goals

· Design information architecture / digital hierarchy, organise information

· Task flows and user journeys

· User Research and Testing

· Create personas

· In collaboration with CX develop a UX research and testing plan

· Ensure appropriate level of user research, concept testing and usability testing is carried out

UI (Visual Design)

· Create sketches, wireframes and prototypes

· Develop and maintain the live style guide

· Write user stories and work with build teams to ensure the product meets the visual design

REQUIREMENTS

· A strong portfolio of recent UX /UI design work

TECHNICAL SKILLS (for example: MS Office, etc.)

· Adobe XD

· Adobe creative suite

· Qualification in design, human-computer interaction design, graphic design is essential.

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE

· UX design including card sorting/information design, design reviews, collaborative design, usability testing

· UI design – must have portfolio to share both desktop and mobile

· Experience of working in an Agile environment

What we’re looking for:

We’re looking for a creative person with a problem solving mindset with experience of workshop facilitation and the ability to focus on detail whilst thinking of the bigger picture.

The successful candidate will be an excellent communicator and influencer with a high competence in visual design and have a strong user focus.

Who are we?

With 53 branches and 18 agencies across Wales and the borders, Principality is the 6th largest Building Society in the UK. As a mutual society, we’re owned by and run for the benefit of our 500,000 members.

It’s an exciting time to join us, not only have we been named one of the best workplaces in the UK in the Great Place to Work awards 2018, we’re also currently on a Group wide transformational journey that will see our brand, technology, colleague and customer offerings updated and enhanced to really put Principality on the map and make us a brand and employer of choice within Wales and beyond. This is supported by our recent sponsorship of the iconic Principality Stadium which has put us on a global stage.

As a business, Principality is keen to recruit talented individuals who are interested in joining a company in which they can really make a difference. Although the Society has been established for nearly 160 years, we pride ourselves on a progressive culture, which encourages its employees to thrive.

What can we offer you?

As well as a great working environment with a strong family feel and plenty of opportunities for development and growth, you can expect a generous package that includes pension, bonus and incentive schemes, free life assurance cover, critical illness protection, private healthcare and the option to buy extra holiday each year. You can also be a part of our Sports & Social club which gives our colleagues access to discounted theatre, sporting and family events and to top it all off, we always have tickets up for grabs for the latest events at Principality Stadium.

As Principality colleagues, we want you to walk a mile in our customer’s shoes. This is why we provide all staff with £100 to open a savings account at your local branch to really feel a part of our core business. £100 also grants you voting rights at the Principality Annual General Meeting.