UX Designer at AJ Bell

Manchester, England, United Kingdom -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Sep, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Jun, 26

Experience

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

UX Design, Wireframing, Prototyping, User-Centred Design, Visual Design Principles, Accessibility, Figma, Adobe XD, User Research, Stakeholder Management, AI Tools, Collaboration

Industry

Financial Services

Description

Job Description To further our expansion, we are now recruiting for a UX Designer to play a prominent role in our D2C UX Team, producing designs for our award-winning platforms. In this role, you will analyse and interpret requirements and use your skills in sketching, wireframing and prototyping to produce interface designs that align with our business goals of providing delightful experiences for our users. What you’ll be doing: Leading Design Projects: Taking ownership of specific design projects within a squad, overseeing the entire process from initial research to final implementation. Turning Ideas into Wireframes and Prototypes: Translating concepts into tangible design assets, creating both wireframes and interactive prototypes to visualise and test design solutions. Coordinating with Developers: Collaborating closely with development teams to ensure design specifications are understood and implemented accurately, addressing technical constraints as needed. Managing Design Iterations: Overseeing the iterative design process, making data-driven decisions and continuously refining designs based on user feedback and testing. Liaising with UX Research team and setting up user testing Participating in Multi-Disciplinary Teams: Working within diverse teams that may include business analysts, developers, marketers, content strategists, and other specialists, ensuring a unified approach to product development. Proactively leverage AI tools to enhance the design and user research process, while also identifying where its use could genuinely improve our customers' experiences. Engaging with Stakeholders Be an advocate for UX in the wider business looking for opportunities to showcase UX, via blog posts, chances to talk and proactive workshops that are not on the product roadmap. Provide help and assistance to junior members of the team. Contribute to the weekly UX critique sessions. About you: Naturally creative Confident communicator Strong collaboration skills Passionate Troubleshooting and problem-solving skills Knowledge & Skills Minimum 3 years’ experience in a UX role Solid prototyping software knowledge (Figma, XD etc) Expertise in User-Centred Design Understanding of Visual Design Principles Accessibility Expertise Knowledge of Current UX/UI Trends Adaptable and keen to learn Naturally inquisitive Self-motivated and ambitious About AJ Bell At AJ Bell, we believe investing should feel good. Whether you're looking for an ISA, pension or dealing account, whether you want to invest with the help of a financial adviser or do it yourself, we have easy-to-use solutions to suit people from all walks of life. We're one of the UK's fastest-growing investment platform businesses, trusted by everyone from professional financial advisers to first-time investors. Today, over 723,000 customers trust us to manage more than £108.7 billion of assets. By continually striving to make investing simpler and more accessible, we're helping more people take control of their financial futures. We're proud to be recognised as one of the UK's Best 100 Companies to Work For for six consecutive years, and a Great Place to Work® in 2025 and 2026, a reflection of our supportive and collaborative culture. What we offer 25 days holiday, increasing with service + buy/sell scheme + bank holidays 6% Pension with matched contributions Discretionary bonus scheme Share schemes (including free shares and BAYE) Health Cash Plan and discounted private healthcare Free onsite gym Enhanced family leave (subject to qualifying criteria) Travel and bike loan schemes Employee Assistance Programme Life at AJ Bell Regular social events including summer and Christmas parties Learning and development opportunities tailored to you Casual dress code Friendly, supportive team environment Our ways of working We offer hybrid working, with a minimum of 50% of your working time per month spent in the office. For new starters, there’s an initial period of full-time office working to help you settle in and build relationships. Inclusion & diversity We’re committed to creating an inclusive environment where everyone feels respected, supported and able to be themselves at work. We welcome applications from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on skills, experience and potential. Agency information This vacancy is being managed exclusively by our in-house Recruitment team. We are not partnering with recruitment agencies on this opportunity and will only accept applications submitted directly by candidates. Business Areas: Marketing Location: Manchester Department: Marketing (D2C)

Responsibilities

Lead design projects from research to implementation, creating wireframes and interactive prototypes for D2C platforms. Collaborate with developers and stakeholders to ensure design specifications are met and advocate for UX across the business.