UX Designer

Salary: £19,500 - 35,500 per year

Requirements:

• Able to define design strategy and communicate benefits to senior stakeholders
• Can identify and design methods of ideation appropriate to the business context and project requirements
• Uses journey maps to inform business and customer recommendations
• Co-ordinates the production of prototypes to meet the needs of user testing and development
• Able to conduct usability testing and incorporate research into design strategy
• Collaborates to create new IA based on analysis and research
• Advocates and promotes accessibility and AD standards across projects
• Guides other teams and stakeholders in best practice for UCD across a project lifecycle
• Mentors junior team members and represents UX design across our company
• Demonstrated ability in managing, coaching and developing members of our team and wider community
• Experience working with Agile delivery methodologies
• Experience in assisting with or conducting research and analysing findings to identify content needs
• Experience working in a full-service digital agency environment
• Active member of relevant communities, such as online groups or speaking at conferences

Responsibilities:

• Deliver intuitive service experiences based on user needs and design principles
• Advocate for needs-based design, design thinking, and service design
• Manage, coach, and develop a small number of staff
• Focus on employee performance management and career development
• Support the creation of exemplary digital services within our Experience Design capability

Technologies:

• Support
• UX UI Design
• Marketing

More:

We are Kainos, a people-first company of problem solvers, innovators, and collaborators creating real impact through digital services and Workday solutions. We foster a diverse, ambitious, and supportive culture where ideas are valued and growth is encouraged. Our Experience Design team is collaborative, talented, and passionate about user-centred design, focused on creating positive, measurable impact through quality products and services. We are committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and want every candidate to feel supported throughout the recruitment process.

last updated 33 week of 2026