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abrdn

10d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior Level
  • Design
    Product
  • Edinburgh
  • Quick Apply

AI generated summary

  • You should have product design experience, a strong user-focused portfolio, proficiency in design tools, and an understanding of design systems. Collaborate well and be adaptable to improve user experiences.
  • You will design cohesive user experiences, conduct research, create wireframes and prototypes, develop high-fidelity designs, maintain a design system, and collaborate across teams to ensure quality and consistency.

Requirements

  • Experience as a product designer, UX design or UI designer ideally
  • Strong portfolio showing user focussed design work from research to high fidelity designs.
  • Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch or Adobe XD or similar
  • Understanding of design systems and accessibility standards.
  • Enthusiastic about integrating user research and feedback into the design process.
  • A collaborator, who enjoys working with cross-functional teams (Product, Analysis, and Engineering)
  • Curious, adaptable, and always looking for ways to improve user experience.

Responsibilities

  • Create unified end to end experiences conforming to the design standards including accessibility, guidelines, and best practices.
  • Work with the Lead Designer to create user personas, user research and an A/B testing framework.
  • Use usability data, conduct user research, usability testing and competitor analysis to gather insights for product improvements.
  • Create wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes to visualise design concepts and bring them to life.
  • Develop high-fidelity designs and UI components that align with brand guidelines and enhance user experience.
  • Maintain and contribute to a design system to ensure a consistent experience across all products.
  • Collaborate with Analysts, Engineers and Testers and provide clear design specifications to ensure seamless execution.
  • Collaborate within the Design team to ensure sharing of knowledge, quality and consistency across all products, and brand consistency.
  • Represent and advocate for the Design team at all levels of the business and maintain strong internal and external stakeholders.

FAQs

What is the primary focus of the Senior Product Designer role at Aberdeen?

The primary focus of the Senior Product Designer role is to create impactful, user-centred digital products for Financial Advice firms, leading the design process from discovery to final design.

What qualifications and experience are required for this position?

Candidates should have experience as a product designer, UX designer, or UI designer, along with a strong portfolio demonstrating user-focused design work from research to high-fidelity designs.

Which design tools should candidates be proficient in?

Candidates should be proficient in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar applications.

How does the design team at Aberdeen operate?

The design team operates in a product-focused model, empowering teams to be autonomous and accountable while fostering collaboration and innovation.

What is the company’s stance on diversity and inclusion?

Aberdeen is committed to providing an inclusive workplace where all forms of difference are valued and free from unfair or unlawful treatment, promoting a culture of meritocracy, fairness, and transparency.

What are the key responsibilities of a Senior Product Designer at Aberdeen?

Key responsibilities include creating end-to-end experiences, conducting user research, developing wireframes and prototypes, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high-quality design execution.

What benefits does Aberdeen offer to its employees?

Aberdeen offers benefits including 40 days of annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus, private healthcare, and a range of flexible benefits like gym discounts and season ticket loans.

Does Aberdeen support candidates with disabilities during the application process?

Yes, Aberdeen is a Disability Confident Committed employer and provides support to candidates with disabilities throughout the application process.

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abrdn

Finance
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

At abrdn, we empower our clients to plan, save and invest for their futures. We structure our business into three areas – and together they reflect our focus on enabling our clients to be better investors:Investments: We work with clients to create solutions across markets, asset classes and investment strategies – combining our global network of investment professionals with research, data and technology. Adviser: We offer market-leading platform technology and tools that enable UK wealth managers and financial advisers to look after the diverse needs of their clients. Personal: We help people throughout the UK plan for their financial futures – through our financial planning business, our digital direct-to-consumer services and discretionary fund management services. Through the expertise, insight and innovation of our team, we aim to help clients create more ways for money to make an impact. We set our sights on giving them more confidence to achieve their goals, and more clarity about what they need next. And we focus on delivering outcomes that are more than just financial – by investing sustainably to build a better world. We’re a global business. We manage and administer £532 billion of assets for our clients, and we have over 1 million shareholders. (Figures as at 30 June 2021)Capital at Risk.