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    UI Design Lead - Liverpool, United Kingdom - USS Investment Management Limited

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    Description

    When you join USS, the size and scale of our pension scheme means you will have numerous opportunities to learn and develop your career. Given our size you'll have real autonomy and influence as you collaborate closely with a wide-ranging team of experts.

    Our office is a vibrant place to work, and we offer flexibility of office/homeworking due to our hybrid model.

    About the role

    In your role as UI Design Lead you will make a meaningful and valued contribution from the outset. This role will provide a great opportunity toto join the Digital team at USS and support them in rebuilding the digital platform.

    As UI Design Lead, you will take ownership of the current UI design system and develop this further to fulfil the requirements of our digital aspirations. This will involve creating and evolving a library of reusable components/assets/patterns to support our products and journeys. You will also be responsible for ensuring all UI requirements across the digital estate are documented and handed off to a third party to support implementation. Working closely with the UX specialists, you will play your part in bringing together usability and interactive design - evolving the look and feel of the visual touchpoints for any new products/journeys delivered online.

    What you will be doing

    As a trusted part of the Group Transformation you will be responsible for:

    • Evolve the look and feel of the product/application to create a first-class user experience
    • Lead and design the interactive properties of different UI components - establishing what happens when a user clicks a certain button, or what happens when an error message is shown – all the various states and behaviours that are attached to different components
    • Leverage deep industry knowledge and experience to introduce new concepts, ideas and opportunities to a new programme of work, to enhance the existing experience
    • Deliver industry standard collateral to enable you to communicate UI designs to a third party
    • Work collaboratively with other Digital Team members, Propositions and Communication teams, Project Managers, Business Analysts and third-party developers
    • Manage multiple tasks concurrently ensuring UI design work meets deadlines, budgets and quality standards
    • Ensure all design adheres to brand guidelines and meets web accessibility requirements

    About you

    We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they don't tick every box, if you're excited about working for us and have most of the skills or experience we're looking for, then please apply, regardless of whether you meet all the requirements outlined in this profile.

    To be successful in the role you will have:
    • Extensive working experience as a UI Designer
    • Knowledge of Adobe creative suite, as well as UX tools such as Figma and Webflow
    • The ability to create wireframes and prototypes
    • Knowledge of fundamental visual design principles, such as typography and colour theory
    • Knowledge and understanding of interaction design principles
    • Knowledge and understanding of information architecture
    • Knowledge and understanding of responsive design
    • Knowledge and understanding of how to design for inclusivity and accessibility
    • Experience of creating and maintaining a UI design system
    • Knowledge and experience of documenting UI requirements
    • Sense of ownership and pride in your performance and its impact on company's success
    • Critical thinker and problem-solving skills
    • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
    • Up to date knowledge of the latest UI design trends

    How we will reward you

    • Generous annual leave package
    • Access to a high quality pension scheme provided through Universities Superannuation Scheme
    • Supportive people policies (including enhanced occupational sickness pay and family friendly pay)
    • Financial contributions towards your personal development to help you maintain your physical and mental wellbeing
    • Access to a range of health and wellbeing services i.e., private healthcare, discounted gym membership
    • Learning and development opportunities to develop your skills, knowledge and talent
    • Employee Volunteer Day's to support the communities where you work and live
    • Cycle to Work Scheme

    Our culture and values

    Our people are what makes us different. We work together to create a diverse and inclusive culture that embraces individuality, where people are welcomed and feel comfortable in the knowledge that they can be themselves. Our purpose firmly states the importance of members, putting them 'front and centre' of what we do. This is embedded through our values:

    • Integrity

    About us

    Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) was established in 1974 as the principal pension scheme for universities and higher education institutions in the UK. We work with around 330 employers to help build a secure financial future for more than 528,000 members and their families. We are one of the largest pension schemes in the UK, with total assets of around £75.5bn (at 31 March To find out more, please visit

    USSL is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We strive to ensure our recruitment process is as flexible and inclusive as possible so we can attract diverse candidates and recruit the best talent. We want all candidates to perform at their best during the recruitment process, so if you need any reasonable adjustments or if there is anything we can do to help support you through your recruitment journey please let us know by contacting . #J-18808-Ljbffr

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