Lead UX/UI Designer – Private Banking - Hybrid
3 days ago
Edinburgh
Lead UX/UI Designer - Private Banking We are seeking a Lead UX Designer to help shape our next-generation digital banking platforms and elevate the experience of our high-net-worth clients across web and mobile channels. If you're passionate about crafting elegant, intuitive, and secure user experiences in a highly regulated, high-stakes environment—this is the opportunity for you. Your Role As Lead UX Designer, you will: • Own the end-to-end UX design process for our private banking digital services., • Lead and mentor a team of UX/UI designers, ensuring design consistency, quality, and innovation., • Collaborate closely with product managers, developers, data analysts, and compliance teams to define and execute design strategies., • Conduct user research with affluent clients and relationship managers to uncover needs, pain points, and opportunities., • Translate complex financial workflows into intuitive, accessible, and elegant user interfaces., • Advocate for design thinking and a user-centered mindset across the organization., • 7+ years of UX design experience, including 2+ years in a lead or senior role., • Proven success designing digital products in financial services—preferably private banking, wealth management, or fintech., • Strong portfolio showcasing complex UX challenges and user-centric solutions., • Deep understanding of design thinking, user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing., • Familiarity with security, compliance, and accessibility standards in the financial sector., • Excellent leadership, communication, and stakeholder management skills., • Proficiency with tools such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, or similar.