Job description
At ieso everyone is committed to the same goal: transforming the way mental health problems are treated worldwide. As one of the UK’s largest and most trusted providers of digital mental healthcare, the work we do already changes lives every single day. But our mental healthcare revolution is just getting started.
We are now looking for a Senior Product Designer to lead on digital design within our product teams. You will be collaborating with Product Managers, Researchers, Engineers and others to understand our customers, execute on the product roadmap and create the most compelling user experiences in order to enhance engagement. You will be able to take your skills as a designer to the next level, influence decision making, and be part of a product team that’s bringing an exciting, innovative healthcare product to market.
We have an 180-strong team and a health and wellbeing package to support you each and every day, alongside plenty of opportunity for growth and development as we all strive to achieve our collective ambition.
Reporting to: Head of Design
Job Type: Full Time
Location: Home-Based (UK) or Hybrid
Responsibilities
- Develop innovative and ready-to-build digital designs using best-in-class UX and UI principles.
- Create detailed user flows, prototypes and interactive wireframes in Figma to test, iterate and showcase designs.
- Use research to better understand our users and validate requirements, design concepts and new feature ideas.
- Lead and build a culture of design excellence by playing a key role in collaborative product and design sessions.
- Run design sprints, design studios and participatory workshops.
- Work with, and build upon, our design system to create intuitive designs that scale.
- Collaborate with our agile and talented Product and Engineering teams to define, design and deliver lean design solutions that delight our users.
- Partner with Product Owners to prioritise product backlogs and make strategic decisions about experiences that will add value to our users and the business.
- Mentor and coach other designers on the team.
Requirements
Essential
- Considerable experience in digital design as a Product Designer, UX/UI Designer, or a closely related role.
- A portfolio that demonstrates strength in both UX and UI for web and native apps.
- Experience with rapid prototyping and agile methodologies.
- Hands-on experience working with Figma or similar design tool.
- Strong, analytical and creative problem solving and decision-making skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with an ability to critique decisions and give constructive feedback to team members.
- Great communication skills and ability to present your designs to cross-functional teams.
- A natural tendency to take initiative and responsibility and drive projects forward.
- Excellent time management skills with ability to manage strict, frequent deadlines.
Desirable
- Experience designing iOS and Android apps.
- Ability to convey abstract concepts with illustration.
- Ability to bring designs to life with animation.
- Technical understanding.
Benefits
- Competitive salary.
- Up to 5% matched pension contribution.
- 25 days holiday per year plus 8 bank holidays, 3 extra days for Christmas office closure, and the ability to purchase more.
- Private Medical Insurance and other healthcare plans.
- Death in Service 3x salary.
- Discretionary bonus scheme (following successful probation).
- Extensive training and development options.
- Five Ways to Thrive Well-being Programme.
- Active Sports and Social Clubs.
- Flexible benefits package including will writing, financial advice and a range of other benefits
ieso is one of those rare places where anyone from anywhere with any background or experience is free to come and do their very best work. We believe in the diversity of thought, as that's what helps us to help our patients.
Diversity & inclusion studies have shown that certain people are less likely to apply for a role unless they meet 100% of the job requirements. Here at ieso, we look for people who can add to our company culture and reflect our values, whilst understanding that certain skills and experiences can be taught. So whoever you are, if you like the look of one of our roles, we encourage you to apply as you could well be our needle in a haystack.
As an equal opportunity employer, equity, diversity and inclusion are values that are critical to our success. Our people are our strongest asset - come and see for yourself!