UX Designer

About the role

What will you be doing? 12 UX Design Consultant Hybrid - 3 days a week in Dorking office What will you bring? We're looking for a UX Designer to join our product team and help create intuitive, user-centred digital experiences. You'll work closely with product managers, developers, and other designers to deliver high-quality solutions that meet both user and business needs. This role is ideal for a mid-weight designer looking to grow within a product-led, Agile environment, with the opportunity to develop skills across research, design, and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to UX design within cross-functional Agile teams, delivering design work as part of sprint cycles
• Support user research activities (e.g. interviews, usability testing) and apply insights to design solutions
• Create wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes using tools such as Figma, applying strong interaction design and information architecture principles
• Collaborate with developers to ensure designs are feasible and implemented effectively
• Apply existing design systems and contribute to their ongoing improvement
• Help optimise user journeys by analysing user behaviour and identifying areas for enhancement
• Taking ownership of design tasks from discovery through to delivery, working with ambiguity and shaping problem statements where needed
• Work closely with stakeholders across product, marketing, and technology, presenting design work and explaining rationale

Requirements

• Experience in UX or Product Design, with a portfolio demonstrating your work
• Proficiency in Figma (or equivalent design tools) and prototyping at varying levels of fidelity
• Understanding of user-centred design principles, usability heuristics, and interaction design
• Experience collaborating with developers and working in iterative environments (Agile exposure beneficial), including prioritising UX work within delivery constraints
• Ability to translate requirements and insights into clear design solutions
• Comfortable supporting and running small-scale research activities
• Confidence presenting design work, defending decisions, and contributing to design critiques
• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills
• Ability to challenge requirements constructively and advocate for user-centred outcomes
• Desirable (Nice to Have)
• Experience supporting or conducting broader user research
• Familiarity with design systems
• Awareness of accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG)
• Experience contributing to workshops, ideation sessions, or facilitation activities
• Experience within financial services or regulated environments
• The successful candidate can expect:
• Generous Bonus
• Healthcare Cash plan Level 1 Funded
• DC pension scheme
• Life, medical and income Insurance
• Access to remote GP, nutrition coaching, personal training, unlimited mental health support and medical 2nd opinion
• 27 days holiday with the option to buy and sell holiday up to 5 days (plus Bank Holidays)
• Salary sacrifice electric car scheme with on site charging facilities.
• Free Shuttle Bus from Dorking Train Station
• #LI-AM1
• #LI-Hybrid
• Why join us?
• At Unum, we've created a workplace where people feel supported to progress and grow, and can see their ambitions coming to life.
• As a part of our commitment to creating an inclusive workplace , we actively encourage applications from those with disabilities and those with long-term health conditions.
• If you meet the essential criteria for the role and choose to opt in to the scheme during your application, you will be offered an interview under the Disability Confident Scheme.
• If you need assistance and/or reasonable accommodation due to a disability during the application or recruiting process, please send a request to careers@unum.co.uk .
• We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer.
• Company:
• Unum UK

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Additional Information

Job Posting End Date: July 13 Who are we? We're a specialist employee benefits provider, striving to create healthy, happy workplaces. As part of the international Unum Group, we're on a collective mission to help the working world thrive.

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