User Experience (UX) Lead

Optamor ,
Portsmouth, Hampshire

Overview

Full Time – Competitive Salary Excellent Benefits Hours – 35 hours per week, Monday – Friday Located in Portsmouth or London with travel to the other site 2 days per week. Are you a highly skilled UX Lead with a demonstrable passion for users? Do you work with product owners and teams to validate product vision and features? Can you articulate findings to UX, Product and wider business teams? If you are a seasoned UX Lead with digital marketplace experience, then we would love to hear from you Where do you fit in? You will lead a team of UX/UI Designers whose sole purpose will be to transform the way things are You will be responsible for the delivery of User Experiences across both consumers (B2C) and trades (B2B). This role requires the experience and mind-set of a true leader, leading our User Experience strategy and taking our business on a journey of continuous and rapid improvement. This involves building, mentoring and growing a high performing collaborative team; inclusive of Content writing, UI design, Product design and pivotal roles in the discovery, design and delivery of top-class experiences. What’s in it for you? · An opportunity to play a key role in the future growth of our brand as well as build, mentor and grow a highly performing and collaborative team · An excellent benefits package including discounts from a wide variety of retailers. A healthcare cash plan and a scheme to help you buy the latest bikes or tech gadgets. · You’ll be part of a fast-growing digital business that is going places and has a fantastic culture What do you need to succeed? · Experience of building and managing cohesive, collaborative and highly performing teams. · Proven experience of end-to-end product design across web (Mobile First) and apps for iOS & Android. · Well-versed in design thinking and Lead UX methodologies, including Design Sprints · Good understanding of design tools such as Sketch, Axure and Invision, and web technologies such as HTML, CSS and JavaScript frameworks.