UX/UI Designer - Wolverhampton, United Kingdom - OSB Group

OSB Group

Verified Company

Wolverhampton, United Kingdom

4 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

About the team:

Looking for a UX team that values collaboration, innovation, and creating real impact? Look no further, Our small team of two supports 8 specialist lending and savings brands, and we're always on the lookout for new recruits who are passionate about designing user experiences that solve real problems.

At OSB Group, we're all about fostering a creative, supportive environment where everyone's ideas are valued and encouraged.

We believe that the best user experiences come from collaboration, and we're always eager to share innovative ideas and push the boundaries of what's possible.

If you're a UX designer who's looking to make a real impact and be part of a dynamic, supportive team, then OSB Group is the place for you.

THIS ROLE CAN BE BASED IN WOLVERHAMPTON OR CHATHAM

About Us:
OSB Group is a leading specialist mortgage lender, primarily focused on carefully selected segments of the mortgage market. Our specialist lending is supported by our Kent Reliance and Charter Savings Bank retail savings franchises. Diversification of funding is provided by sophisticated securitisation platforms. OSB's unique cost-efficient operating model is supported by our wholly-owned subsidiary OSBIndia.

What you will be doing:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to assist in researching, designing, maintaining and testing end-to-end user experiences for our digital interfaces and portfolio of websites.

The role will require collaboration with our in-house team of web developers, product managers, communication and customer insights teams to champion a user-centred design approach; being the voice of our customers.

In this dynamic and flexible team you will have the space and support to be innovative and to champion your ideas to ensure the success of the team and wider Group.

Your responsibilities will include

Performing formative user research, summative user experience testing and evaluation throughout the project or individual work task.
Producing wireframes and interactive prototypes to depict proposed functionality to stakeholders, potential users, developers and other audiences.
Creating usercentric responsive designs for our multiple websites.
Managing the progression of multiple projects and ad hoc user experience and web design tasks.
Understanding and deciphering front end coding to help support the developers and UI design enhancements.
Working collaboratively with the creative team to monitor brand guidelines and collateral consistency.
Travelling between the Wolverhampton and Chatham sites as and when required

- ***In return for your commitment: We offer a base salary dependent on experience and location of between £25,000 - £29,000 and a competitive benefits package including:

Discretionary annual bonus opportunity of up to 15%
28 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Contributory pension (8% employer 5% employee)
Life Assurance (4x salary) plus Group Income Protection
Access to Private Medical Insurance and Medical Cash Plan
Additional benefits such as, Cycle Purchase scheme, Season Ticket Loan, Holiday purchase / sell schemes, Employee Perk Portals and Save as you Earn scheme.

Could you be the one?:

Could you be the one?
We are looking for talented individuals who have the experience and knowledge set out below:

Previous experience in, product design, human-centered design or user experience role.
Proficient in Figma(preferred), Adobe XD or Sketch
Knowledgeable in creating wireframes, LoFi & HiFi mockups.
Great understanding of user research, information architecture and user journey
You have a keen eye for detail and place high value on design consistency

What to do next:

OSB Group are dedicated to diversity in the workplace and committed to treating all our employees and job applicants equally. We embrace equal opportunities and are opposed to discrimination on any grounds._
As part of our public commitment to the Women in Finance Charter, we have introduced our own initiatives to attract, develop and advance senior women in our sector. We don't stop there though, we have broadened our approach to encourage diversity and inclusion at all levels and in all roles. Our leadership and Executive Committee are right behind us, to the extent that our Diversity Champions sit at Board level and on a monthly basis receive updates on our progress._
Whilst we are an organisation that values facetoface interaction to build and nourish our culture, we also acknowledge that people are not must productive in an office and tied to the 9 to 5.

The vast majority of roles throughout the Group fall within scope of our Hybrid Working approach, which aims to provide ongoing flexibility and support in terms of work:
life balance.

Our approach provides opportunity for individuals to informally agree with their Line Manager how they split their working week between their primary office location and home.