Senior Product Designer

Join us at Barclays, where you'll be embarking on an ambitious programme to modernise and build a new Trading & Sales platform. We are looking for an experienced Product Designer (UX/UI) who has had experience of designing in a Front Office environment. Key to the success of the projects will be designing the applications to reflect the users’ workflows and interaction, so a strong understanding of trading concepts is a must. You must be comfortable working directly with users on the desk and quickly grasping business requirements and concepts. This is a senior role, and therefore we’re looking for someone who can lead and mentor more junior members of the design team.

To be successful as a Senior Product Designer, you should have:

• A portfolio of work that can be presented, demonstrating extensive experience in designing Front Office applications
• An ability to interact directly with front office users and product owners and can turn their requirements into product designs
• An ability to present designs confidently to senior managers and stakeholders
• Strong Figma UI design skills

Some other highly valued skills may include:

• Experience of designing for desktop containers technology (OpenFin/Interop.io etc)
• Experience of establishing and working with design systems and design tokens
• Good understanding of how designs are implemented in code

You may be assessed on the key critical skills relevant for success in the role, such as risk and controls, change and transformation, business acumen, strategic thinking, and digital and technology, as well as job-specific technical skills.

Purpose of the role

To create best-in-class user experiences that are aligned to customer needs and drive optimal commercial and customer outcomes. Creating products and journeys that meet customers' informational, functional, and emotional needs.

Accountabilities

• Conceptualisation, design, and implementation of user-centric digital banking products and experiences, ensuring alignment with customer needs, industry best practices, and business objectives. Monitoring impact of design post-launch through relevant CX metrics.
• Collaboration with cross-functional teams including product managers, developers, and business analysts to translate business requirements into compelling user experiences. Efficiently communicate design rationale and advocate for user-centred design principles. Advocate and champion Design Principles within the organisation.
• Development of interactive prototypes and wireframes to visualise design concepts and validate solutions. Iterate designs based on feedback, incorporating changing technical and business requirements and user feedback.
• Evaluation of the technical feasibility, legal compliance, and potential risks associated with the development and launch of the new product. Securing governance oversight and providing design assurance.
• User research, usability testing, and data analysis to gather insights into user behaviour, preferences, and pain points. Utilise findings to inform design decisions and enhance the overall user experience and translate these into commercial and customer outcomes.
• Stay abreast of emerging trends, technologies, and design tools within the fintech and banking industry. Proactively identify opportunities for innovation and improvement in product design processes, tools, and methodologies.

Vice President Expectations

• To contribute or set strategy, drive requirements, and make recommendations for change. Plan resources, budgets, and policies; manage and maintain policies/processes; deliver continuous improvements and escalate breaches of policies/procedures.
• If managing a team, they define jobs and responsibilities, plan for the department’s future needs and operations, counsel employees on performance, and contribute to employee pay decisions/changes. They may also lead a number of specialists to influence the operations of a department, in alignment with strategic as well as tactical priorities, while balancing short and long-term goals and ensuring that budgets and schedules meet corporate requirements.
• If the position has leadership responsibilities, People Leaders are expected to demonstrate a clear set of leadership behaviours to create an environment for colleagues to thrive and deliver to a consistently excellent standard. The four LEAD behaviours are: L – Listen and be authentic, E – Energise and inspire, A – Align across the enterprise, D – Develop others.
• OR for an individual contributor, they will be a subject matter expert within their own discipline and will guide technical direction. They will lead collaborative, multi-year assignments and guide team members through structured assignments, identify the need for the inclusion of other areas of specialisation to complete assignments. They will train, guide, and coach less experienced specialists and provide information affecting long-term profits, organisational risks, and strategic decisions.
• Advise key stakeholders, including functional leadership teams and senior management on functional and cross-functional areas of impact and alignment.
• Manage and mitigate risks through assessment, in support of the control and governance agenda.
• Demonstrate leadership and accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls in relation to the work your team does.
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding of the organisation functions to contribute to achieving the goals of the business.
• Collaborate with other areas of work, for business-aligned support areas to keep up to speed with business activity and the business strategies.
• Create solutions based on sophisticated analytical thought comparing and selecting complex alternatives. In-depth analysis with interpretative thinking will be required to define problems and develop innovative solutions.
• Adopt and include the outcomes of extensive research in problem-solving processes.
• Seek out, build, and maintain trusting relationships and partnerships with internal and external stakeholders in order to accomplish key business objectives, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

All colleagues will be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship – our moral compass, helping us do what we believe is right. They will also be expected to demonstrate the Barclays Mindset – to Empower, Challenge, and Drive – the operating manual for how we behave.