UX Engineer

To further our expansion, we are now recruiting for a highly skilled and experienced UI/UX Designer to align to our direct-to-consumer development team. The successful candidate will be responsible for helping deliver continuous improvement for our award-winning client facing web and mobile applications. The ideal candidate will have a strong understanding of UX principles and practices, as well as experience with front-end development.

What does the job involve?

• Create and deliver consistent, user-focused designs across mobile, tablet and desktop.
• Facilitate discovery and creative workshops with key stakeholders.
• Lead the conversation and advise teams on the best features and functionality to enhance the user journey.
• Document and lead creation of design standards to be followed by existing and new team members.
• Contribute to the evolution and enhancement of our visual identity.
• Advise teams and ensure that products/features meet requirements across various user journey personas.
• Design and develop email marketing campaigns.
• Build strong relationships across teams, particularly within the product, Marketing and content teams.
• Experience in creating design systems that enhances the UI approach.
• Collaborate within a cross functional team, Partnering with other members of UX/UI team.

About you:

• Multiple years of experience in UX design and/or front-end development.
• Strong understanding of UX principles and practices.
• Experience with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD.
• Experience with prototyping.
• UI Development (HTML/SCSS) for enterprise products.
• Experience working with a design system.
• Outstanding attention to detail and ability to create visually appealing flows.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Passion for UX and a desire to make a positive impact on the user experience.

About us:

AJ Bell is one of the fastest-growing investment platform businesses in the UK offering an award-winning range of solutions that caters for everyone, from professional financial advisers, to DIY investors with little to no experience. We have 480,000 customers using our award-winning platform propositions to manage assets totalling more than £75.1 billion. Our customers trust us with their investments, and by continuously striving to make investing easier, we aim to help even more people take control of their financial futures.

Having listed on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange in December 2018, AJ Bell is now a FTSE 250 company.

Headquartered in Manchester with offices in central London and Bristol, we now have over 1200 employees and have been named one of the UK's 'Best 100 Companies to Work For’ for five consecutive years.

There are opportunities for growth and professional development for employees wanting to progress within their career including induction training and our study support scheme which is part of our benefits package.

There is an active programme of social events throughout the year, which are open to all employees.

What we offer:

• Competitive starting salary
• Generous holiday allowance of 25 days, increasing up to 30 days with service, plus bank holidays
• Holiday buy/sell scheme
• Hybrid working policy
• Casual dress code
• Discretionary bi-annual bonus
• Contributory pension scheme
• Buy as you earn share scheme
• Free shares scheme
• Paid study support for qualifications
• Enhanced maternity/paternity scheme from day one
• Bike loan
• Season ticket loan portal
• Free gym
• Discounted PMI and Dental
• Paid volunteering opportunities
• Free social events and more

AJ Bell is committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and all employees are empowered to bring their whole self to work.

We do not discriminate on the basis of race, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, pregnancy, religion, physical and mental disability, marital status and any other characteristics protected by the Equality Act 2010. All decisions to hire are based on qualifications, merit and business need.