UX Designer | S2 | Innovation | Milton Keynes

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

Site Based Contract with a Hybrid Working Pattern

Join our community.

If you share our passion for technology and are up for the challenge, come join us and deliver! We are looking for great technologists to join our team. We’re the digital software lab at Santander, and we want to turn this bank into a tech powerhouse.

Banking is facing unprecedented disruption. As part of the Innovation Hub, you will help not just respond to that disruption, but become the disruptors.

We are a focussed team of exceptionally talented engineers, developers and designers committed to helping Santander deliver value through use of latest technologies and ideas including blockchain, AI, Chatbots, Big Data etc. and developing our team through continued learning and challenging the ways of working to accelerate innovation trough agility, design thinking and hypothesis driven development.

The difference you’ll make.

• Creating detailed and thorough as-is analysis of products and processes
• Utilising appropriate UX research methods to engage users and stakeholders, analyse feedback to iteratively enhance the solution
• Creating low and high-fidelity prototypes, support testing and demonstrate the solution to project stakeholders
• Working directly with users and product owners to fully understand the requirements and ensure this is validated with users prior to the creation of any design artefacts
• Facilitating team workshops and ideation sessions
• Engaging with primary users and other external project stakeholders (e.g. design community) to design ‘to-be’ processes and UI designs

What you’ll bring.

• Experience using rapid prototype tools (such as Axure), running user tests and analysis to inform decision in the design and development of software
• Solid experience of developing wireframes, user journeys, prototypes and UI designs as part of an overall solution design using tools such as Figma, Sketch, inVision or Abstract
• Working to accessibility standards (including WCAG) and knowledge of accessibility obligations in the UK
• Ability to lead a community of UX designers within the company, sharing knowledge and providing feedback and suggestions about design tools and ways of working

It would also be nice for you to have.

• Ability to understand the limitations and opportunities provided by Digital channels such as internet and mobile
• Ability to collect, analyse and condense complex and dispersed information
• Ability to work in multiple projects at the same time, getting a good understanding of the requirements in every project and contribute adding designs and ideas quickly

What else you need to know.

This is a permanent role based in Milton Keynes. Expectation to be in the office 40% of the week.

Everyday Inclusion

At Santander we’re creating a thriving workplace where all colleagues feel they belong and are supported to succeed. We all help to make Santander a workplace that celebrates diversity and attracts, retains and develops the most talented and committed people through living our values of Simple, Personal, and Fair.

How we’ll reward you.

Opportunities to embrace Agile with us as we transform our business, work in an environment with leading edge technology, attend ‘Meet Ups’ and be part of internal and external technology communities and work for an organisation that’s dedicated to your learning and ongoing development.

As well as a salary, we offer a wide range of benefits that you can choose from and tailor to your needs.

• Competitive salary plus a £500 annual cash allowance to spend on our great range of benefits.
• Eligible for a discretionary performance-related annual bonus
• We put 8% of salary into your pension, even if you don’t contribute yourself. We’ll pay in up to 12.5% of salary, if you contribute as well, and you can take some of our contribution in cash if you prefer
• 27 days’ holiday plus bank holidays, which increases to 28 days after 5yrs service, with the option to purchase up to 5 contractual days per year
• Voluntary healthcare benefits at discounted rates. Including : Bupa medical insurance, dental insurance, healthcare cash plan and health assessments
• Benefits supporting you and your family, such as death-in-service benefit, income protection, and voluntary life assurance and critical illness cover
• 24/7 access to an online employee discount platform including retailers, entertainment, eating out, travel and more
• Share in Santander’s success by investing in our share plans
• Support your favourite causes through charitable giving and our community partnerships

What to do next.

If this sounds like a role you’re interested in, then please apply.

If there’s anything we can do in the recruitment process to help you achieve your best, get in touch. Whether it’s a copy of our application form in another format or additional assistance, we’re available through telephone, email, or face to face. You can contact us at resourcing@santander.co.uk or call 0870 414 9080.