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Service Designer

  • Job
    Full-time
    Mid & Senior Level
  • Design
    Product
  • London

AI generated summary

  • You need UX knowledge, service design experience, user research proficiency, strong communication skills, and an understanding of agile, design thinking, and banking tech.
  • You will lead service design projects, create journey maps and prototypes, facilitate workshops, drive innovative solutions, and refine product visions for business goals and user needs.

Requirements

  • Working knowledge of UX best practice and the ability to express ideas visually through wire framing, paper prototyping, customer journeys and workflows
  • Experience in service design and an ability to showcase how they have delivered customer and business value
  • Proficiency in user research methods, journey mapping, service blueprinting, and prototyping
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills
  • An understanding of agile methodologies, design thinking and emerging technologies in banking

Responsibilities

  • Leading on service design projects and initiatives by applying the teams design process
  • Creating service design artefacts such as journey maps, personas, and service blueprints to drive a mixed backlog of front and backstage opportunities
  • Designing and prototyping service solutions that address user needs and align with business goals
  • Facilitating workshops and co-design sessions with stakeholders and users to generate ideas and validate concepts
  • Driving innovative solutions to business challenges through design thinking
  • Supporting the prototype program in delivering solutions that validate and test experiences for desirability, feasibility and viability
  • Helping the business gain better knowledge of their product visions by informing product backlogs or creating the basis of a minimum viable product

FAQs

What is the role of a Service Designer in the Digital Experience Design team?

A Service Designer plays a key role in supporting a portfolio of strategic digital propositions, helping to deliver exceptional customer experiences and achieving business goals by simplifying and improving the customer journey.

What types of activities will I be responsible for as a Service Designer?

You will lead service design projects, create design artefacts such as journey maps and service blueprints, design and prototype service solutions, facilitate workshops, and drive innovative solutions using design thinking.

What skills are required for this position?

You will need working knowledge of UX best practices, experience in service design, proficiency in user research methods, excellent communication and collaboration skills, and an understanding of agile methodologies and emerging technologies in banking.

Is there an opportunity for professional development in this role?

Yes, this position supports your professional development and progression, offering opportunities to advance your career.

How important are stakeholder management skills for this role?

Stakeholder management skills are crucial, as you will need to articulate the customer vision and negotiate effectively at high levels to achieve good customer outcomes.

What methodologies should I be familiar with for this role?

You should have a strong understanding of agile methodologies, design thinking, and user-centered design principles to effectively deliver on projects.

Will I have the chance to work directly with users?

Yes, you will facilitate workshops and co-design sessions with stakeholders and users to generate ideas and validate concepts.

What kind of outcomes will this role focus on delivering?

The focus will be on delivering both customer and business value through improved service experiences and innovative solutions to business challenges.

A relationship bank for a digital world. We champion potential.

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1968
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Mission & Purpose

We’re a business that understands when our customers and people succeed, our communities succeed, and our economy thrives. As part of our purpose, we’re looking at how we can drive change for our communities in enterprise, learning and climate. As one of the leading supporters of UK business, we’re prioritising enterprise as a force of change. We’re focusing on the people and communities who have traditionally faced the highest barriers to entry and figuring out ways to remove these. Learning is also key to our continued growth as a company in an ever changing and increasingly digital world. By setting a dynamic and leading learning culture, our people prosper, and our customers are given the tools to continue to improve their financial capability and confidence. One of the biggest challenges we all face in our future is climate change. That’s why we’ve put it right at the core of our purpose. We want to champion climate solutions with financing and entrepreneurial support, fully embed climate into our culture and decision making, and be climate positive by 2025. We’re committed to using our purpose to break down barriers, drive change and ultimately create a great place to work.