Senior UX/UI Designer

London
Permanent
Full-time

6 days ago
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Company DescriptionWe believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future.As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity.Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists. And we have deep expertise in consumer and manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport.Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics, and Netherlands.PA. Bringing Ingenuity to Life.Job DescriptionWe believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. We challenge where it matters and own the outcome. We combine strategic thinking, customer-centric service design, and agile engineering practices to accelerate innovation in a tech-driven world.Why consider joining our Digital & Data community?

Join our Digital & Data team working alongside product, design and a wide range of other experts and cross-disciplinary teams to bring ideas to life through innovative software solutions.
Grow a flexible and unique career within a trust-based,

that values excellence, innovation, and curiosity. You have the option to progress with us on a technical career track. No need to go onto the Partner career track if this doesn’t align with what you want to do. * Hybrid working - our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week.

Work on a broad variety of projects and tech stacks for clients across seven sectors - no project is ever the same
Join other experts within our supportive and collaborative tech community through knowledge-sharing and peer-level support, coaching and mentoring
Deepen your expertise through our

– you’ll have budget to take courses (technical and non-technical training), plus gain certificationsWhat you can expect

Work to agile best practices and cross-functionally with multiple teams and stakeholders. You’ll be using your technical skills to problem solve with our clients, as well as working on internal projects
Live in-person whiteboarding sessions to problem solve as a team, alongside asynchronous communication on Teams
Hybrid working with the team on client site or in our office a minimum of two days per week. However, the actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.
An environment that deeply cares about its values
Lead and Deliver: Lead complex design projects from strategy to execution, managing medium sized assignments, taking complex client challenges and structuring workstreams, outcomes and deliverables, identifying and managing risk in the process, building and maintaining strong client relationships while fostering high-performing and motivated teams.
Design Excellence: Produce exceptional design deliverables across the entire design spectrum. Drive innovation, ensure quality, and consistently meet project deadlines.
Strategic Leadership: Build teams that work on complex projects. Shape design approaches, influence client decisions, and mentor design colleagues. Contribute to business development by creating new client offers and enhancing existing ones.
Consulting: A consultant with design at your core, balancing internal projects with client deliverables, and ensuring seamless integration of design and business objectives. Take clients on a journey through design decisions and rationales to achieve excellent outcomes. Build strong relationships with senior clients, working with PA teams to grow accounts. Lead and contribute to proposals, pitches and senior client conversations.

QualificationsEssential requirements ✅Even if you don’t meet every requirement below, feel free to still apply as we are often hiring for similar roles which your background might be better suited to.

You thrive in problem-solving and analytical thinking
You enjoy collaborating with multiple stakeholders in a fast-paced environment
We’re looking for designers who understand how to design for AI-powered experiences and also use AI to enhance their own creative process. You’ll help shape smart, responsive products while using tools like generative design, prototyping with AI, and prompt-based exploration to work faster and more creatively.
A visionary and pragmatic Senior UX/UI Designer with a proven track record in creating and delivering successful services for private and public sector clients.
Experience in a client facing role, either with an agency or consultancy, where you have built strong client relationships and owned assignment outcomes. Experience of leading proposals.
A collaborative and empathetic leadership style, with a focus on mentoring, developing others, creating inclusive environments within teams and harnessing a culture of excellence.
Comfortable working across all PA industries including Consumer & Manufacturing, Public Sector, Defence & Security, Energy & Utilities, Financial Services and Transport
Familiarity with current trends in service design and emerging technologies, such as AI, automation, and digital transformation. Experience with the UK Government Service Standard is a bonus.
Strong business acumen, with the ability to identify new opportunities, contribute to business development, and build PA’s reputation as a leader in product management and service design.
Strategic thinking and innovation skills are essential, along with proficiency in industry-standard design tools and methodologies.

Additional InformationAssessment process ⚖️Please note that the interview stages may be subject to change based on the specific requirements of the role.

Round 1: A competency interview (45 mins)
Round 2: A case study task (60 mins)
Final round : Meeting with a PA leader (60 mins)

Life At PA encompasses our peoples' experience at PA. It's about how we enrich peoples’ working lives by giving them access to unique people and growth opportunities and purpose led meaningful work.Our purpose guides how we work with our clients and our teams, and support our communities, to deliver insight and impact, solving the world’s most complex challenges. We're focused on building a workplace that values human difference and diverse mindsets, and a culture of inclusion and equality that unlocks the potential in our people so everyone can be their best self.Find out more about Life at PA .We are dedicated to supporting the physical, emotional, social and financial well-being of our people. Check out some of our extensive benefits:

Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare for you and your family
25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days
Generous company pension scheme
Opportunity to get involved with community and charity-based initiatives
Annual performance-based bonus
PA share ownership
Tax efficient benefits (cycle to work, give as you earn)

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to their age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief veteran status, or other by any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from underrepresented groups.Adjustments or accommodations - Should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us on#LI-SG

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