UX/UI Designer

at  Octopus Energy Group

We’re looking for a Mid-Weight UX/UI Designer to join the Kraken Tech team. We build technology to help energy and other suppliers to manage their customers and most business operations from our first-in-class platform. We’re passionate about designing simple, elegant user experiences, and using human-centred design as a source of inspiration to solve complex problems on behalf of our current customers. You’ll be joining the design team, and will be working primarily with group product teams to help improve how users interact with the features and tools available or being built on Kraken.

IF THIS SOUNDS LIKE YOU THEN WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU.

Are you ready for a career with us? We want to ensure you have all the tools and environment you need to unleash your potential. Need any specific accommodations? Whether you require specific accommodations or have a unique preference, let us know, and we’ll do what we can to customise your interview process for comfort and maximum magic!
Studies have shown that some groups of people, like women, are less likely to apply to a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Whoever you are, if you like one of our jobs, we encourage you to apply as you might just be the candidate we hire. Across Octopus, we’re looking for genuinely decent people who are honest and empathetic. Our people are our strongest asset and the unique skills and perspectives people bring to the team are the driving force of our success. As an equal opportunity employer, we do not discriminate on the basis of any protected attribute. Our commitment is to provide equal opportunities, an inclusive work environment, and fairness for everyone

• You’ll be improving the user experience and interface of different areas of Kraken, and help shape how our users will interact with them.
• Work day-to-day in a cross-functional team with different stakeholders (developers, PMs, users, clients) when designing new features and products
• Collaborate to building and maintaining our Design system, its library, documentation and patterns
• Work on User research, UX and UI end-to-end
• Share designs for feedback early & often and offer design feedback to other team members
• Plan and facilitate workshops, user interviews, usability testing and discovery activities to understand how we can best meet users’ needs
• Confidently delegate smaller tasks and projects to more junior designers, to better prioritise your time
• Refining and adding to our design process documentation, onboarding materials and trying out new design processes with the team where possible
• Communicate with both technical and non-technical colleagues, successfully supporting in defining roadmaps for projects with big picture strategy.