Principal UX/UI Designer - B2B Software

IMP Software; Exeter, Horsham; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job description

Job Title: Principal UX/UI Designer

Salary: £45k-60k

The Business:

Founded by a team of financial experts and ex-MAT professionals, IMP Software has a deep understanding of the challenges facing multi-academy trusts. Our mission is to empower multi-academy trusts with the tools and expertise they need to manage their finances more efficiently and effectively. That's why we're trusted by trusts across the country to provide the only budgeting, forecasting, and reporting software designed specifically for them. From a standing start, in less than 5 years we are now used by most large trusts to help them deliver smarter MAT Finance.

We're proud to be at the forefront of innovation in the MAT finance sector, and we're constantly looking for ways to improve our offering. We work closely with our customers to understand their requirements so that we can tailor our product to their specific needs, and our team is always available to provide expert advice and support.

But at our core, we're more than just a software company. We're a team of passionate and dedicated professionals, committed to helping multi-academy trusts achieve their financial goals. We believe that financial planning should be simpler, more accessible, and more transparent, and we're proud to be leading the way in supporting smarter MAT finance.

At IMP we are very aware that the success of our business will be directly correlated to the quality of the team that we can attract and more importantly retain! Due to this core belief, IMP offers fantastic career progression within a business that places huge importance on the happiness of the team, through our respectful, fun(!) and supportive culture + flexible working, regular socials and funded/encouraged CPD.

Role Description:

We’re looking for an experienced UX Designer to join our team at IMP. The principal UX Designer at IMP will work in partnership with product delivery squads to deliver intuitive and research backed workflows to our users. The successful candidate will have a pragmatic approach to planning and design, and experience guiding data driven decision making. This is the first specific UX design position role within IMP and therefore a great opportunity to make a meaningful contribution to the way that we work.

Key responsibilities:

• Create and maintain the IMP design system (libraries, components and patterns) ensuring pragmatic reuse of existing assets.
• Partner with product owners and developers to create intuitive and visually appealing user interfaces.
• Enable rapid development by creating and driving adherence to the IMP design standard.
• Ensure consistency and adherence to design guidelines and best practices.
• Understand and address design goals using a data driven iterative approach to enhance user satisfaction including conducting user research and testing.
• Refine designs in response to user evaluation.
• Communicate designs effectively.
• Sketch, ideate, storyboard, wireframe, and prototype.
• Maintain up to date knowledge of the latest UI/UX trends, techniques, and technologies.
• Participate in design reviews and provide feedback to peers.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to gather feedback and improve designs.

Skills, experience, and attributes:

• Proven experience as a UX Designer or similar role.
• Excellent understanding of UX methodology and processes.
• Strong portfolio showcasing your design and development skills.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, or Adobe XD.
• Experience with responsive and adaptive design principles.
• Excellent problem-solving skills and attention to detail.
• Strong communication and teamwork abilities.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Understanding of front-end technologies including HTML/Blazor, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and best practices.

Benefits:

• 27 days of holiday per year plus bank holidays.
• AXA Health insurance including dental and mental health.
• Broadband allowance.
• Home office stipend.
• Life assurance (4 x basic salary).
• Encouraged and funded CPD.