Our UX team is responsible for making the experience of using our platform simple, intuitive and delightful for all of our customers. We do that by helping each other deliver consistently outstanding work. We’re confident in our platform, market potential and we have big plans for the future which is why we are looking for another UX designer to join the team.
What’s the opportunity for a UX Designer at Gearset?
Join our growing and experienced UX team, laser-focused on delighting our usersYou’ll own & drive the full design process from discovery through to delivery: turning research insights into ideas, designing the workflows and UI for features, getting them shipped in product releases and monitoring their successPartner with product managers to research and understand the jobs to be done for our customers & lead user research to discover friction and unmet needsWork closely with engineering teams to ship projects that help address customer needs and add value to the Gearset platformThis role comes with plenty of opportunity to lead the research and design for core workflows on the Gearset platform
What you’ll achieve
Working with customers to understand their needs; you’ll plan & conduct generative product research to help discover needs and uncover points of frictionIterating on ideas, with peers, to solve those needs; you’ll share & seek feedback on work with other designers, product managers and engineersPrototyping solutions to validate their value with users; you’ll organise & lead evaluative research with engineering teams, focusing on target usersCollaborating with teams to get the right solution shipped on our platform; you’ll work with engineers to get features into the hands of our customersAdvocate and initiate new research, design and engineering work to improve shipped projects and to shape new projectsSupport your peers in the UX team; pairing and reviewing work, actively providing feedback and helping the team mature and grow
About you
You are enthusiastic about working with customers to build and deliver the right solution that empowers them and adds value to the Gearset platformYou can effectively create and communicate ideas for research and design workLove designing simple, intuitive and delightful solutions to customer problemsAre pragmatic when it comes to design choices and make objective design decisions, always advocating for the best possible user experienceHave experience shipping products and working in a continuous development environment
Great to haves
Experience working on technical applications or developer toolsHave experience of working with hosted (SaaS) products
Salary, benefits and hours
Salary is £45,000 - £80,000 per annum depending on experienceThis is a full time opportunity, working Monday to Friday with the option of flexible home working (for most of us that looks like 2-3 days a month in the office)25 days holiday plus bank holidaysPersonal L&D budget of up to £1500 per yearCompany Pension Plan (matching up to 5%)Bupa health careLife Insurance & Critical Illness coverFlexible working hoursFree lunch in the officeHealth and wellness benefitsOpportunity to join our Long Term Incentive scheme
Additional Information
If you think you've something special to offer, or if you've great experience but don't match every requirement, we'd still love to talk with you and learn more. We're committed to creating an inclusive environment and encourage you to apply.