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- You will work in multidisciplinary teams, often blended from Solirius, client and
- You will need to be a strong design generalist (content, interaction, UX and service
- As a Lead Designer, alongside working on more complex projects, you will be a line
- You will help us strengthen our design practice through hiring, coaching and
- You will regularly share your experiences with the team and the wider design
- You will lead and support activities to develop new client relationships and accounts
- You understand user-centred design activities at all levels, from the 'big picture'
- You're experienced in planning and leading design workshops at all stages of a
- You're experienced in user research, utilising different research methods as
- You're able to understand, facilitate and communicate a vision of change from both
- You're experienced in creating hypotheses and mapping service experiences from
- You're experienced at rapid prototyping to test, iterate and validate solution designs
- You're experienced at producing concise artefacts (e.g. personas, journey maps,
- You're experienced at working with agile development teams and stakeholders to
- You're able to support and coach teams and stakeholders in the use of user-centred
- You advocate for and ensure high standards of usability, accessibility and inclusivity
- You have a detailed understanding and experience of working to the Government
- You're able to understand client needs and both participate and lead in bid writing
- You have experience with client account management and are able to work with
- You have excellent verbal/written, listening and facilitation skills and are confident in
- You have the technical literacy to understand (at a high-level) technical processes,
- You naturally recognise and work within project constraints, supporting colleagues to
- You're instrumental in supporting the development of Solirius' internal culture, tools,
Lead Designer - London, United Kingdom - Solirius Consulting
Description
Position type: PermanentLocation: London, Hybrid
Starting: Immediately
We are ...
We're an independent digital transformation consultancy with clients across public and
private sectors. We help our clients solve complex technical problems and provide
human-centred solutions that lead to positive outcomes. We do this with multidisciplinary
teams of strategists, architects, developers, designers and analysts working closely
alongside client stakeholders and end users.
We operate as a flat organisation, and believe in trusting and supporting our team to operate
independently, making the most of their expertise. We believe in giving everyone an
opportunity to continually learn and grow in the direction they choose, and we actively help
people to shape the career they want. We take work-life balance seriously, enabling people
to work flexibly where possible and we strive to create a fun and relaxed working
environment allowing our team to thrive.
We believe diversity makes us a stronger company and we seek to employ people with
different ideas, styles and skill sets, each able to contribute in unique ways. This diversity
engenders a richer, more creative environment - one in which our people, clients and
end-users can all benefit.
The role
We're looking for a Lead Designer to join our multidisciplinary team designing and delivering
innovative digital products and services for our Government and Private Sector clients.
the needs of the different people who will use and be affected by them, and help our
clients achieve their intended outcomes.
with the Government Service Standard and Solirius' practices, and support other
designers to do the same. You will guide teams through external and internal service
assessments.
design community and ensuring a consistent approach to produce the highest quality
work.
documenting our practices to ensure the work we do has integrity and provides
value.
Skills and experience required:
User-centred design
or service.
are able to communicate insights in an engaging and concise way to engage
stakeholders in data-informed decisions.
Consulting, communications and productivity
within a consultancy or agency setting is desirable.
and are confident in leading large-scale projects to successful completion.
The ideal candidate will share our values and be aligned with our ways of working and as
your career progresses, you can expect to work across all areas of the development
lifecycle, from strategy to implementation, and to take on assignments in different sectors.
This will provide you with a broad base of experience from which to continue building an
outstanding career.
Candidates should be open to working in different locations for different clients. Although
most of our work is remote, candidates should be happy to meet regularly in our London
office and travel as client needs dictate.