Senior UX Designer

Senior UX Designer – Markets Post Trade

Purpose of the role: Provide strategic direction for UX across product development, support senior management, and manage product development risk.

Accountabilities

• Develop strategic direction for product development UX, including implementation of up-to-date methodologies and processes.
• Oversee product development UX initiatives, managing colleagues, performance, departmental goals, efficiency and effectiveness.
• Maintain relationships with stakeholders, identifying relevant parties and ensuring quality of external third‑party services.
• Develop and implement policies and procedures for product development UX.
• Manage product development UX risk, identifying potential risks, developing mitigation strategies, and aligning with compliance functions.
• Monitor financial performance of the product development UX department, including revenue, profitability, and cost control.
• Conduct market research to understand trends, competition, regulatory changes and identify opportunities.

Leadership Expectations

• Contribute or set strategy, drive requirements, make recommendations for change, plan resources, budgets and policies, and deliver continuous improvements.
• Define jobs and responsibilities, plan for future needs, counsel employees on performance and pay decisions.
• Demonstrate leadership behaviours (Listen, Energise, Align, Develop) to create an environment for colleagues to thrive.
• Act as a subject‑matter expert, guide technical direction, lead collaborative multi‑year assignments, train and coach less experienced specialists.
• Advise key stakeholders on impact and alignment.
• Mitigate risks through assessment and support control and governance agenda.
• Show accountability for managing risk and strengthening controls across the team.
• Display comprehensive understanding of organisational functions to achieve business goals.
• Collaborate with other areas to keep pace with business activity and strategies.
• Create solutions based on analytical thinking and comparison of alternatives.
• Apply research outcomes in problem‑solving processes.
• Build trusted relationships with stakeholders, using influencing and negotiating skills to achieve outcomes.

Key Skills & Qualifications

• Journey mapping
• Visual design
• Interaction design
• Figma prototypes
• Creativity and imaginative skills
• Collaborative approach
• Risk and controls awareness
• Change and transformation mindset
• Business acumen and strategic thinking
• Digital and technology knowledge
• Job‑specific technical skills

Location

Canary Wharf, London.

Values & Mindset

All colleagues must demonstrate the Barclays Values of Respect, Integrity, Service, Excellence, and Stewardship, and the Barclays Mindset of Empower, Challenge, and Drive.

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