UX Manager Location - Stamford Salary 50k - 55k Full time - Monday - Friday ( Hybrid ) Key Responsibilities Develop and implement a holistic UX strategy aligned with business goals, customer needs, and industry best practices. Define and communicate UX design principles, guidelines, and standards across the organisation. Lead and mentor a team of UX/UI designers and QA specialists. Foster a collaborative and innovative environment that encourages creativity and high-quality design outcomes. Conduct or oversee user research activities to gain insights into user behaviours, preferences, and pain points. Utilise data-driven insights to inform UX design decisions and identify areas for improvement. Create detailed user journey maps and user flows that illustrate the end-to-end user experience. Identify opportunities to enhance user interactions and streamline processes. Oversee the creation of wireframes and interactive prototypes to communicate design concepts and validate user interactions for new front end website updates to platforms. Plan and conduct usability testing sessions to gather user feedback and validate design solutions. Use test results to make data-informed design improvements. Ensure thorough quality assurance testing of front-end implementation and development to guarantee a best in class execution for users. Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration of UX design into the product development lifecycle. Advocate for accessibility best practices and ensure that designs comply with accessibility standards to provide an inclusive experience for all users. Monitor and analyse UX metrics and analytics to measure the effectiveness of design solutions and make data-driven decisions for continuous improvement. Work closely with the digital team to conduct data-driven CRO initiatives. Analyse user behaviour, design persuasive calls-to-action, and implement A/B testing to optimise user journeys and increase conversions. Collaborate with the digital team and developers to implement personalised experiences based on user preferences, behaviour, and demographics. Leverage user research and data insights to deliver more relevant and engaging content to our users. Effectively communicate UX strategies & design concepts. Present findings and recommendations in a clear and compelling manner. Person Specification Qualifications & Experience Proven experience as a UX Manager or in a senior UX design role Strong leadership and people management skills, with a track record of leading and inspiring design teams Proficiency in user-centred design principles, design thinking, and UX methodologies Extensive experience with user research, usability testing, data-driven decision-making, QA & UAT Experience with wireframing and prototyping tools such as Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, or similar Solid understanding of web and mobile design best practices, as well as the latest trends and technologies in UX Experience with project organisation tools such as Jira, Trello etc Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and recommendations to diverse audiences Demonstrated experience in implementing Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) strategies, conducting A/B tests, and analysing data to improve digital product performance Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology User Experience (UX) Manager 4 Expertise in personalisation techniques and the ability to craft personalised user experiences based on user preferences and behaviour Hours 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (35 hour contractual working week), but the salary has been structured to take account of the need to occasionally work unsocial hours as required by a global organisation and therefore no additional remuneration will be paid outside of base salary) Benefits Life Assurance 4 times gross annual salary for death in service Healthcare - Private Medical Insurance through BUPA.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
UX Manager Location - Stamford Salary 50k - 55k Full time - Monday - Friday ( Hybrid ) Key Responsibilities Develop and implement a holistic UX strategy aligned with business goals, customer needs, and industry best practices. Define and communicate UX design principles, guidelines, and standards across the organisation. Lead and mentor a team of UX/UI designers and QA specialists. Foster a collaborative and innovative environment that encourages creativity and high-quality design outcomes. Conduct or oversee user research activities to gain insights into user behaviours, preferences, and pain points. Utilise data-driven insights to inform UX design decisions and identify areas for improvement. Create detailed user journey maps and user flows that illustrate the end-to-end user experience. Identify opportunities to enhance user interactions and streamline processes. Oversee the creation of wireframes and interactive prototypes to communicate design concepts and validate user interactions for new front end website updates to platforms. Plan and conduct usability testing sessions to gather user feedback and validate design solutions. Use test results to make data-informed design improvements. Ensure thorough quality assurance testing of front-end implementation and development to guarantee a best in class execution for users. Collaborate with development teams to ensure seamless integration of UX design into the product development lifecycle. Advocate for accessibility best practices and ensure that designs comply with accessibility standards to provide an inclusive experience for all users. Monitor and analyse UX metrics and analytics to measure the effectiveness of design solutions and make data-driven decisions for continuous improvement. Work closely with the digital team to conduct data-driven CRO initiatives. Analyse user behaviour, design persuasive calls-to-action, and implement A/B testing to optimise user journeys and increase conversions. Collaborate with the digital team and developers to implement personalised experiences based on user preferences, behaviour, and demographics. Leverage user research and data insights to deliver more relevant and engaging content to our users. Effectively communicate UX strategies & design concepts. Present findings and recommendations in a clear and compelling manner. Person Specification Qualifications & Experience Proven experience as a UX Manager or in a senior UX design role Strong leadership and people management skills, with a track record of leading and inspiring design teams Proficiency in user-centred design principles, design thinking, and UX methodologies Extensive experience with user research, usability testing, data-driven decision-making, QA & UAT Experience with wireframing and prototyping tools such as Sketch, Adobe XD, Figma, or similar Solid understanding of web and mobile design best practices, as well as the latest trends and technologies in UX Experience with project organisation tools such as Jira, Trello etc Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design concepts and recommendations to diverse audiences Demonstrated experience in implementing Conversion Rate Optimisation (CRO) strategies, conducting A/B tests, and analysing data to improve digital product performance Understanding of Agile/Scrum methodology User Experience (UX) Manager 4 Expertise in personalisation techniques and the ability to craft personalised user experiences based on user preferences and behaviour Hours 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (35 hour contractual working week), but the salary has been structured to take account of the need to occasionally work unsocial hours as required by a global organisation and therefore no additional remuneration will be paid outside of base salary) Benefits Life Assurance 4 times gross annual salary for death in service Healthcare - Private Medical Insurance through BUPA.
Purpose of Position As a Senior Back End Software Engineer you will be part of a cross-functional client focused team. You will be an advocate for writing clean, secure and well-tested code. You will follow best-practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines ensuring your code is open and easy for others to reuse. You will be a self-starter and have a significant understanding of the importance of user needs within your service and work with the product owner and other team members to translate these into technical solutions. You will work through the entire lifecycle of a service or product, from understanding requirements, development to deployment, support and maintenance. You will need to show an understanding for deadlines, find pragmatic solutions and be proactive in raising potential risks. As a senior member of a team you will extend, maintain and operate assigned parts of our platform. Furthermore you will participate in knowledge-sharing activities and mentoring colleagues both within your team and the wider Engineering practice. The Team You will be joining a brand new team whose focus will be on 'attribution' which is a key aspect in the business of affiliate marketing. Attribution is all about understanding aspect of a consumer journey before a sale. Advanced attribution capabilities will allow our platform users to configure precisely targeted customised rewards. Awin is extremely customer focused and this teams ethos is all about putting our platform users in the driving seat. As a new team we are in a great position where we can define teams practices and processes that suit our needs and as a senior member you will have direct input. Technology wise, we will be using the latest versions of a cloud based stack on AWS, such as Java/Spring, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, Jenkins, Docker and more. The new team will sit within Awin Engineering, which takes software engineering seriously. As such team members will have access to and supported by various architectural and personal development services. Skills & Expertise Required At least 5 - 8 years of hands-on experience in commercial Software Engineering roles. Proven track record with any OOP stack, ideally Java v17 with Maven, Spring Boot v3, Docker and Git. Passion for writing elegant code and a desire to constantly refactor and improve, with a good understanding of SOLID principles. Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture. Ability to conduct a thorough code review process, write unit tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Experience with streaming and queuing solutions (ideally Kafka, Kinesis or SQS). Understanding of relational database design principles and proficiency in SQL. Similarly familiarity with non-relational databases like DynamoDB. Nice to have Understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms. Experience in working with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Successful collaboration within a cross-functional engineering team alongside Product Owners, UX Designers and Agile Coaches Extensive exposure to agile processes, Scrum or Kanban. Experience in developing (AWS) cloud applications with Docker and serverless technologies with an understanding of Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform. Experience with cache solutions. Redis, Memcached, or else. Knowledge of TDD and Pair Programming practices. Experience in monitoring applications. Knowledgeable about information security, able to design and implement solutions with mitigation against security threats Our Offer Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance : We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves. Flexi-Office : Do you prefer to work from our cool office, from home, or in a completely different environment? With us, the choice is yours. We?offer the flexibility to work wherever you want?within our Awin locations. Health & Well Being : With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can devote yourself to your mental and physical well-being. Development : We've built our extensive training suite Awin Academy to cover a wide range of skills that nurture you professionally and personally, with trainings conveniently packaged together to support your overall development. You can also improve your English skills by participating in our local language course. Remote Working : You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately. Appreciation : Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program and show your appreciation?for?colleagues who have gone?the extra mile?to support?you. Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture. Like all businesses, we've had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities. Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world's leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Purpose of Position As a Senior Back End Software Engineer you will be part of a cross-functional client focused team. You will be an advocate for writing clean, secure and well-tested code. You will follow best-practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines ensuring your code is open and easy for others to reuse. You will be a self-starter and have a significant understanding of the importance of user needs within your service and work with the product owner and other team members to translate these into technical solutions. You will work through the entire lifecycle of a service or product, from understanding requirements, development to deployment, support and maintenance. You will need to show an understanding for deadlines, find pragmatic solutions and be proactive in raising potential risks. As a senior member of a team you will extend, maintain and operate assigned parts of our platform. Furthermore you will participate in knowledge-sharing activities and mentoring colleagues both within your team and the wider Engineering practice. The Team You will be joining a brand new team whose focus will be on 'attribution' which is a key aspect in the business of affiliate marketing. Attribution is all about understanding aspect of a consumer journey before a sale. Advanced attribution capabilities will allow our platform users to configure precisely targeted customised rewards. Awin is extremely customer focused and this teams ethos is all about putting our platform users in the driving seat. As a new team we are in a great position where we can define teams practices and processes that suit our needs and as a senior member you will have direct input. Technology wise, we will be using the latest versions of a cloud based stack on AWS, such as Java/Spring, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, Jenkins, Docker and more. The new team will sit within Awin Engineering, which takes software engineering seriously. As such team members will have access to and supported by various architectural and personal development services. Skills & Expertise Required At least 5 - 8 years of hands-on experience in commercial Software Engineering roles. Proven track record with any OOP stack, ideally Java v17 with Maven, Spring Boot v3, Docker and Git. Passion for writing elegant code and a desire to constantly refactor and improve, with a good understanding of SOLID principles. Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture. Ability to conduct a thorough code review process, write unit tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Experience with streaming and queuing solutions (ideally Kafka, Kinesis or SQS). Understanding of relational database design principles and proficiency in SQL. Similarly familiarity with non-relational databases like DynamoDB. Nice to have Understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms. Experience in working with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Successful collaboration within a cross-functional engineering team alongside Product Owners, UX Designers and Agile Coaches Extensive exposure to agile processes, Scrum or Kanban. Experience in developing (AWS) cloud applications with Docker and serverless technologies with an understanding of Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform. Experience with cache solutions. Redis, Memcached, or else. Knowledge of TDD and Pair Programming practices. Experience in monitoring applications. Knowledgeable about information security, able to design and implement solutions with mitigation against security threats Our Offer Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance : We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves. Flexi-Office : Do you prefer to work from our cool office, from home, or in a completely different environment? With us, the choice is yours. We?offer the flexibility to work wherever you want?within our Awin locations. Health & Well Being : With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can devote yourself to your mental and physical well-being. Development : We've built our extensive training suite Awin Academy to cover a wide range of skills that nurture you professionally and personally, with trainings conveniently packaged together to support your overall development. You can also improve your English skills by participating in our local language course. Remote Working : You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately. Appreciation : Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program and show your appreciation?for?colleagues who have gone?the extra mile?to support?you. Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture. Like all businesses, we've had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities. Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world's leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.
Award winning Digital Agency, based in Glasgow are looking for a skilled Lead Software Engineer with strong .Net & Azure skills to join their agile team. Opportunity to work within an established Digital Team, at a really stable and mature organisation. The company have been running successfully for well over 20 years now. Their main HQ is based in Glasgow and they're looking for people who are keen to get in to the office a couple of times a week! You'll join a large digital team of roughly 30 that boasts Back-End, Front-End & Full Stack Developers, UX Designers, Testers, Project Managers, Tech Leads and many more! It's a really good learning environment and great place to bounce ideas off other Developers / tech enthusiasts. You'll be leading one of their core cross-functional teams to deliver eneterprise level projects, remaining hands on with .Net in the back end and working in a cloud hosted environment with Azure. The work will be really varied from helping a start-up develop their main platform, to helping a globally known organisation create a whole new website and image for themselves - they are really busy with work just now, so like most agencies you may have a couple of projects to juggle at once so they are keen for people that have experience working in fast paced environments. You'll ideally have; Solid Experience with C#/.Net Experience with Microsoft Azure Knowledge of building APIs This role would suit an ambitious Senior / Lead Software Engineer that is keen to work in a fast paced environment and to lead a large digital team. In return the company are offering a salary from 70k to 80k plus some great benefits. It's a hybrid role so you'll be expected to be on site in their Glasgow office twice a week. If you're interested in finding out more and have experience with most of the skills listed, please apply and / or give Max at Cathcart Technology a call.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Award winning Digital Agency, based in Glasgow are looking for a skilled Lead Software Engineer with strong .Net & Azure skills to join their agile team. Opportunity to work within an established Digital Team, at a really stable and mature organisation. The company have been running successfully for well over 20 years now. Their main HQ is based in Glasgow and they're looking for people who are keen to get in to the office a couple of times a week! You'll join a large digital team of roughly 30 that boasts Back-End, Front-End & Full Stack Developers, UX Designers, Testers, Project Managers, Tech Leads and many more! It's a really good learning environment and great place to bounce ideas off other Developers / tech enthusiasts. You'll be leading one of their core cross-functional teams to deliver eneterprise level projects, remaining hands on with .Net in the back end and working in a cloud hosted environment with Azure. The work will be really varied from helping a start-up develop their main platform, to helping a globally known organisation create a whole new website and image for themselves - they are really busy with work just now, so like most agencies you may have a couple of projects to juggle at once so they are keen for people that have experience working in fast paced environments. You'll ideally have; Solid Experience with C#/.Net Experience with Microsoft Azure Knowledge of building APIs This role would suit an ambitious Senior / Lead Software Engineer that is keen to work in a fast paced environment and to lead a large digital team. In return the company are offering a salary from 70k to 80k plus some great benefits. It's a hybrid role so you'll be expected to be on site in their Glasgow office twice a week. If you're interested in finding out more and have experience with most of the skills listed, please apply and / or give Max at Cathcart Technology a call.
Senior UX/UI Designer Paying up to 65k + bonus and benefits Leading insurance provider Fully remote working My client a leading insurance provider have a newly created position available for a Senior UX/UI Designer to be responsible for delivering user experience and interface design on their online products. The company are going through a period of growth and this is a great time to join the team. Responsibilities will include: Ensuring great customer experience on the websites, both web and mobile Working with other teams such as digital analytics to optimise customer journey Running tester sessions and conducting UX research Contributing to projects such as implementing promotions, making changes to product offerings etc Some of the skills they would like you to have: UX and UI Design experience. Ideally you will have a portfolio to showcase your skills Experience working within an Agile environment Analysis and interpretation of user journey statistics and digital analytics Useability testing Some of the benefits: Annual bonus (based on company and personal performance) Life insurance of 4X salary Flexi benefits (private medical insurance, health and dental etc) Ability to buy and sell holiday Discounted gym membership If interested in finding out more please apply and I look forward to working on your application together.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Senior UX/UI Designer Paying up to 65k + bonus and benefits Leading insurance provider Fully remote working My client a leading insurance provider have a newly created position available for a Senior UX/UI Designer to be responsible for delivering user experience and interface design on their online products. The company are going through a period of growth and this is a great time to join the team. Responsibilities will include: Ensuring great customer experience on the websites, both web and mobile Working with other teams such as digital analytics to optimise customer journey Running tester sessions and conducting UX research Contributing to projects such as implementing promotions, making changes to product offerings etc Some of the skills they would like you to have: UX and UI Design experience. Ideally you will have a portfolio to showcase your skills Experience working within an Agile environment Analysis and interpretation of user journey statistics and digital analytics Useability testing Some of the benefits: Annual bonus (based on company and personal performance) Life insurance of 4X salary Flexi benefits (private medical insurance, health and dental etc) Ability to buy and sell holiday Discounted gym membership If interested in finding out more please apply and I look forward to working on your application together.
We believe in better. And we make it happen. Better content. Better products. And better careers. Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate. We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love. And we do it all right here at Sky. Global Streaming Platform Global Streaming Platform team develop and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal, Peacock, Sky, NOW, SkyShowtime and Showmax. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world's best entertainment, news and sport. The Viewing Product Team The Viewing Product team lives and breathes design excellence. We're a cross-functional team of product managers, UX researchers, UX designers, product engineers, and data scientists. Here you'll find more than a job. You'll find a fast-paced, high-performance team of incredible colleagues that want to be at the epicentre of technology, sports, news, TV, movies and more. Our work is central to our mission to deliver a future-focused user experience across our best-in-class streaming platforms. Together, we're focused on getting customers to content they love, faster and easier. Part of the Product Design team, the Product Designer, Visual Merchandising will create best-in-class design experiences across our platforms to showcase streaming content and live events. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Product Design, Visual Merchandising, we're seeking a skilled Product Designer to elevate the visual impact and UX across our streaming platforms. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail, a passion for consistency, and the ability to translate complex challenges into clear, systematic, and visually compelling solutions. What you'll do: Craft a cohesive visual language and design patterns that enhance the user experience, effectively present curated content and live events, and drive content discovery across TV, web, and mobile platforms. Elevate usability through strategic use of imagery, color, shapes, typography, and form, ensuring our experiences are premium, informative, and aligned with our brand identity. Conceptualize, design, and implement visually compelling and effective solutions that align with product requirements, brand guidelines, and strategic objectives. Develop comprehensive toolkits including design mockups, production of visual assets and components, plus comprehensive documentation to help communicate the use and implementation across platforms. Collaborate with Product, Editorial, Brand, and Research to make informed decisions and drive design directions that always put the user first. You'll build products our users love based on design insights, media trends, and robust user testing. Apply a data-driven approach to every decision you make, reducing friction and increasing engagement all while creating a consistent, scalable user experience. You'll contribute directly to success metrics around subscriber growth, retention, and engagement. Manage multiple projects and work efficiently in a deadline-driven environment, without sacrificing quality. You'll also independently lead small- to medium-sized projects from conception to launch, driving stakeholder reviews and expert execution. Consistently advocate for user needs throughout your process. Actively participate in design critiques, bringing fresh ideas to the broader team. What you'll bring: Design experience with relentlessly high standards and operational knowledge of UX and product design. You understand the value of staying current on visual and cultural trends. Minimum 3 years of experience in media, branding, advertising, or a relevant field as a UX/Product Designer, Visual Designer, or Brand Designer. Proficiency with leading design tools, including Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, as well as other collaboration and prototyping tools. A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual and UX design skills, rooted in user-centered principles. A passion for exploring new and innovative visual approaches. An uncompromised bar of quality for digital experiences and how they're represented across platforms. Experience working across a variety of design areas, including UX, branding, visual design, and product marketing. Experience working in a technical environment is a plus. A rich understanding of component-based design and design systems to contribute to a scalable, sustainable approach that enables speed to market, evolution, and optimisation. Experience working with strategic design, creative direction, and visual design systems. An understanding of the best design practices across different media, platforms, and devices. The rewards There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to : the perks. Here's a taster: Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate A generous pension package Private healthcare Discounted mobile and broadband A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences Inclusion & how you'll work We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can. We've embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You'll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process. Your office space: Osterley: Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers. On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. We'd love to hear from you Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It's a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next. But better doesn't stop at what we do, it's how we do it, too. We embrace each other's differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet. If you believe in better, we'll back you all the way. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
We believe in better. And we make it happen. Better content. Better products. And better careers. Working in Tech, Product or Data at Sky is about building the next and the new. From broadband to broadcast, streaming to mobile, SkyQ to Sky Glass, we never stand still. We optimise and innovate. We turn big ideas into the products, content and services millions of people love. And we do it all right here at Sky. Global Streaming Platform Global Streaming Platform team develop and supports market-leading video streaming services, underpinned by state-of-the-art engineering principles. We do this at huge scale: for over 50 million customers globally, spanning NBCUniversal, Peacock, Sky, NOW, SkyShowtime and Showmax. No matter the device, the time or the place, we make sure that our diverse audiences can easily find and enjoy whatever they want to watch, choosing from the world's best entertainment, news and sport. The Viewing Product Team The Viewing Product team lives and breathes design excellence. We're a cross-functional team of product managers, UX researchers, UX designers, product engineers, and data scientists. Here you'll find more than a job. You'll find a fast-paced, high-performance team of incredible colleagues that want to be at the epicentre of technology, sports, news, TV, movies and more. Our work is central to our mission to deliver a future-focused user experience across our best-in-class streaming platforms. Together, we're focused on getting customers to content they love, faster and easier. Part of the Product Design team, the Product Designer, Visual Merchandising will create best-in-class design experiences across our platforms to showcase streaming content and live events. Reporting to the Senior Manager of Product Design, Visual Merchandising, we're seeking a skilled Product Designer to elevate the visual impact and UX across our streaming platforms. The ideal candidate will have a keen eye for detail, a passion for consistency, and the ability to translate complex challenges into clear, systematic, and visually compelling solutions. What you'll do: Craft a cohesive visual language and design patterns that enhance the user experience, effectively present curated content and live events, and drive content discovery across TV, web, and mobile platforms. Elevate usability through strategic use of imagery, color, shapes, typography, and form, ensuring our experiences are premium, informative, and aligned with our brand identity. Conceptualize, design, and implement visually compelling and effective solutions that align with product requirements, brand guidelines, and strategic objectives. Develop comprehensive toolkits including design mockups, production of visual assets and components, plus comprehensive documentation to help communicate the use and implementation across platforms. Collaborate with Product, Editorial, Brand, and Research to make informed decisions and drive design directions that always put the user first. You'll build products our users love based on design insights, media trends, and robust user testing. Apply a data-driven approach to every decision you make, reducing friction and increasing engagement all while creating a consistent, scalable user experience. You'll contribute directly to success metrics around subscriber growth, retention, and engagement. Manage multiple projects and work efficiently in a deadline-driven environment, without sacrificing quality. You'll also independently lead small- to medium-sized projects from conception to launch, driving stakeholder reviews and expert execution. Consistently advocate for user needs throughout your process. Actively participate in design critiques, bringing fresh ideas to the broader team. What you'll bring: Design experience with relentlessly high standards and operational knowledge of UX and product design. You understand the value of staying current on visual and cultural trends. Minimum 3 years of experience in media, branding, advertising, or a relevant field as a UX/Product Designer, Visual Designer, or Brand Designer. Proficiency with leading design tools, including Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, as well as other collaboration and prototyping tools. A strong portfolio demonstrating exceptional visual and UX design skills, rooted in user-centered principles. A passion for exploring new and innovative visual approaches. An uncompromised bar of quality for digital experiences and how they're represented across platforms. Experience working across a variety of design areas, including UX, branding, visual design, and product marketing. Experience working in a technical environment is a plus. A rich understanding of component-based design and design systems to contribute to a scalable, sustainable approach that enables speed to market, evolution, and optimisation. Experience working with strategic design, creative direction, and visual design systems. An understanding of the best design practices across different media, platforms, and devices. The rewards There's one thing people can't stop talking about when it comes to : the perks. Here's a taster: Sky Q, for the TV you love all in one place The magic of Sky Glass at an exclusive rate A generous pension package Private healthcare Discounted mobile and broadband A wide range of Sky VIP rewards and experiences Inclusion & how you'll work We are a Disability Confident Employer, and welcome and encourage applications from all candidates. We will look to ensure a fair and consistent experience for all, and will make reasonable adjustments to support you where appropriate. Please flag any adjustments you need to your recruiter as early as you can. We've embraced hybrid working and split our time between unique office spaces and the convenience of working from home. You'll find out more about what hybrid working looks like for your role later on in the recruitment process. Your office space: Osterley: Our Osterley Campus is a 10-minute walk from Syon Lane train station. Or you can hop on one of our free shuttle buses that run to and from Osterley, Gunnersbury, Ealing Broadway and South Ealing tube stations. There's also plenty of bike shelters and showers. On campus, you'll find 13 subsidised restaurants, cafes, and a Waitrose. You can keep in shape at our subsidised gym, catch the latest shows and movies at our cinema, get your car washed and even get pampered at our beauty salon. We'd love to hear from you Inventive, forward-thinking minds come together to work in Tech, Product and Data at Sky. It's a place where you can explore what if, how far, and what next. But better doesn't stop at what we do, it's how we do it, too. We embrace each other's differences. We support our community and contribute to a sustainable future for our business and the planet. If you believe in better, we'll back you all the way. Just so you know: if your application is successful, we'll ask you to complete a criminal record check. And depending on the role you have applied for and the nature of any convictions you may have, we might have to withdraw the offer.
Macildowie Recruitment and Retention
Lincoln, Lincolnshire
Senior Graphic Designer Lincoln Up to £32,000 Monday to Friday (2 days from the office) We're seeking a talented Graphic Designer to join a leading Ecommerce business in Lincoln. If you're passionate about driving visual excellence, shaping brand identities, and creating exceptional user experiences in the ecommerce landscape, we want to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with the marketing and creative team to establish and maintain a consistent visual style. Develop and oversee the overall brand aesthetic/guidelines. Oversee the creation of high-quality, on-brand visuals to support new brand launches and seasonal promotions across social, email, and display. Lead and mentor our creative team, providing guidance, feedback, and support. Assist in developing the site UX to create effective user journeys based on research, industry best practices while in-keeping with the brand aesthetic. Involvement in the development of our personalisation and AB testing strategies. Work with 3rd parties including developers and tech partners to ensure seamless implementation of UX projects. Oversee the design of in-store branding/assets including print POS, window displays/concepts, signage, flyers, etc. Collaborate with our social and creative teams in wider campaign shoots from initial idea generation, storyboarding to retouching/editing campaign shots/video. Creatively seek out new design ideas and maintain industry knowledge. Maintain an excellent understanding of the company's target demographic and product range. Requirements: At least 4 years of experience in a Graphic Design role. A portfolio showcasing strong creative skills and digital design projects. Experience with UX/UI design and a strong understanding of CRO. Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) and UX/UI software (Figma). Ability to work across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication skills both internally and with 3rd parties. Experience within an ecommerce role is desirable. Interested? Click apply today! Please put your home postcode on your CV when applying. Our recruitment tech uses this to make sure your CV is reviewed by the relevant consultant, for the relevant job(s), in the relevant geography. Macildowie are a recruitment business working on behalf of a client to recruit this role. Your personal data may be forwarded to that client company as part of the application process. If you would like information on how we will process your data please go to our website (macildowie) and view our fair processing notices which are located at the bottom of the page under privacy policies. Within the fair processing notice for Candidates there is guidance on how to amend your contact preferences or exercise your rights relating to personal data. We can't provide direct links as email address and website urls within our job adverts are removed by some of the websites on which we advertise. Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Senior Graphic Designer Lincoln Up to £32,000 Monday to Friday (2 days from the office) We're seeking a talented Graphic Designer to join a leading Ecommerce business in Lincoln. If you're passionate about driving visual excellence, shaping brand identities, and creating exceptional user experiences in the ecommerce landscape, we want to hear from you! Key Responsibilities: Collaborate with the marketing and creative team to establish and maintain a consistent visual style. Develop and oversee the overall brand aesthetic/guidelines. Oversee the creation of high-quality, on-brand visuals to support new brand launches and seasonal promotions across social, email, and display. Lead and mentor our creative team, providing guidance, feedback, and support. Assist in developing the site UX to create effective user journeys based on research, industry best practices while in-keeping with the brand aesthetic. Involvement in the development of our personalisation and AB testing strategies. Work with 3rd parties including developers and tech partners to ensure seamless implementation of UX projects. Oversee the design of in-store branding/assets including print POS, window displays/concepts, signage, flyers, etc. Collaborate with our social and creative teams in wider campaign shoots from initial idea generation, storyboarding to retouching/editing campaign shots/video. Creatively seek out new design ideas and maintain industry knowledge. Maintain an excellent understanding of the company's target demographic and product range. Requirements: At least 4 years of experience in a Graphic Design role. A portfolio showcasing strong creative skills and digital design projects. Experience with UX/UI design and a strong understanding of CRO. Fluent in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects) and UX/UI software (Figma). Ability to work across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment. Excellent communication skills both internally and with 3rd parties. Experience within an ecommerce role is desirable. Interested? Click apply today! Please put your home postcode on your CV when applying. Our recruitment tech uses this to make sure your CV is reviewed by the relevant consultant, for the relevant job(s), in the relevant geography. Macildowie are a recruitment business working on behalf of a client to recruit this role. Your personal data may be forwarded to that client company as part of the application process. If you would like information on how we will process your data please go to our website (macildowie) and view our fair processing notices which are located at the bottom of the page under privacy policies. Within the fair processing notice for Candidates there is guidance on how to amend your contact preferences or exercise your rights relating to personal data. We can't provide direct links as email address and website urls within our job adverts are removed by some of the websites on which we advertise. Macildowie is a specialist recruitment consultancy with a rich history of enhancing the careers of professionals across the Midlands and the Northern Home Counties. We have an unrivalled understanding of the local market place and recruit for the majority of the region's premier employers. To search for all of our live jobs please visit us at macildowie.
Senior UI / UX Designer is required for a growing company located in Basingstoke. They operate a hybrid working model - 3 days per week in the office, 2 days per week remote. The Senior UI / UX Designer will work in close conjunction with creative and dev teams to ensure the creation of functional UIs and UX. The Senior UI / UX Designer will be responsible for - Working with project stakeholders to identify and resolve UX issues - Determining behaviour and objective via audience and user research - Creating prototypes for usability testing - Leading usability testing sessions for prototypes - Helping improve and optimise digital products alongside performance teams Key Experience: - Figma - Figjam - Photoshop - Illustrator - Hotjar or similar - Client facing If you are seeking a role of this nature please get in touch for more information. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Senior UI / UX Designer is required for a growing company located in Basingstoke. They operate a hybrid working model - 3 days per week in the office, 2 days per week remote. The Senior UI / UX Designer will work in close conjunction with creative and dev teams to ensure the creation of functional UIs and UX. The Senior UI / UX Designer will be responsible for - Working with project stakeholders to identify and resolve UX issues - Determining behaviour and objective via audience and user research - Creating prototypes for usability testing - Leading usability testing sessions for prototypes - Helping improve and optimise digital products alongside performance teams Key Experience: - Figma - Figjam - Photoshop - Illustrator - Hotjar or similar - Client facing If you are seeking a role of this nature please get in touch for more information. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Ltd
Basingstoke, Hampshire
Senior UI/UX Designer is required for a growing company located in Basingstoke. They operate a hybrid working model - 3 days per week in the office, 2 days per week remote. The Senior UI/UX Designer will work in close conjunction with creative and dev teams to ensure the creation of functional UIs and UX. The Senior UI/UX Designer will be responsible for - Working with project stakeholders to identify and resolve UX issues - Determining behaviour and objective via audience and user research - Creating prototypes for usability testing - Leading usability testing sessions for prototypes - Helping improve and optimise digital products alongside performance teams Key Experience: - Figma - Figjam - Photoshop - Illustrator - Hotjar or similar - Client facing If you are seeking a role of this nature please get in touch for more information. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Senior UI/UX Designer is required for a growing company located in Basingstoke. They operate a hybrid working model - 3 days per week in the office, 2 days per week remote. The Senior UI/UX Designer will work in close conjunction with creative and dev teams to ensure the creation of functional UIs and UX. The Senior UI/UX Designer will be responsible for - Working with project stakeholders to identify and resolve UX issues - Determining behaviour and objective via audience and user research - Creating prototypes for usability testing - Leading usability testing sessions for prototypes - Helping improve and optimise digital products alongside performance teams Key Experience: - Figma - Figjam - Photoshop - Illustrator - Hotjar or similar - Client facing If you are seeking a role of this nature please get in touch for more information. Spectrum IT Recruitment (South) Limited is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy.
UX Designer with a proven track record of delivering cross platform (web, mobile, platform) design whilst considering the wider user impact is sought by a market leading, ethical FinTech based in Birmingham city centre. This UX Designer will be joining a team of 6 multi disciplinary digital professionals who are entering an exciting phase of growth affording this UX Designer great day to day variety in an autonomous forward-thinking environment. On a day to day this UX Designer will use their wide range of UX research experience and cross platform design skills to not only add new energy and direction to existing web projects but also act as a key stakeholder working closely with the development and senior management team to ensure a clear design strategy for an upcoming greenfield customer platform project. This UX Designer should have most of the following key skills: - Exposure to concept creation tools - Figma, Balsamiq, Invision, Adobe Creative suite etc - A strong portfolio of user centric, responsive and well researched design - Previous experience delivering an AB/multi variate testing program - A real passion for working in a scrum driven, agile team - A solid understanding of UX best practice across web and mobile - A wider appreciation of current design trends - Stakeholder management experience - Any experience working in a FinTech would be a real plus In return for your hard work this UX Designer will receive: - Starting salary of £60,000 - £70,000 DoE - Long term remote working - Bonus scheme - Flexible working patterns - 25 days holiday - Choice of technology - Personal development time allocation - A relaxed, inclusive working environment - Regular salary reviews - A well-structured progression scheme in line with the company's expansion plans So if you UX Designer and want to play a lead role in the design output of a international brand then please click 'APPLY NOW'. Birmingham £60,000 - £70,000 DoE UX Designer - User research, Photoshop, User Experience, AB testing, Adobe XD Wireframing , agile, scrum, responsive, mobile, FinTech, Figma
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
UX Designer with a proven track record of delivering cross platform (web, mobile, platform) design whilst considering the wider user impact is sought by a market leading, ethical FinTech based in Birmingham city centre. This UX Designer will be joining a team of 6 multi disciplinary digital professionals who are entering an exciting phase of growth affording this UX Designer great day to day variety in an autonomous forward-thinking environment. On a day to day this UX Designer will use their wide range of UX research experience and cross platform design skills to not only add new energy and direction to existing web projects but also act as a key stakeholder working closely with the development and senior management team to ensure a clear design strategy for an upcoming greenfield customer platform project. This UX Designer should have most of the following key skills: - Exposure to concept creation tools - Figma, Balsamiq, Invision, Adobe Creative suite etc - A strong portfolio of user centric, responsive and well researched design - Previous experience delivering an AB/multi variate testing program - A real passion for working in a scrum driven, agile team - A solid understanding of UX best practice across web and mobile - A wider appreciation of current design trends - Stakeholder management experience - Any experience working in a FinTech would be a real plus In return for your hard work this UX Designer will receive: - Starting salary of £60,000 - £70,000 DoE - Long term remote working - Bonus scheme - Flexible working patterns - 25 days holiday - Choice of technology - Personal development time allocation - A relaxed, inclusive working environment - Regular salary reviews - A well-structured progression scheme in line with the company's expansion plans So if you UX Designer and want to play a lead role in the design output of a international brand then please click 'APPLY NOW'. Birmingham £60,000 - £70,000 DoE UX Designer - User research, Photoshop, User Experience, AB testing, Adobe XD Wireframing , agile, scrum, responsive, mobile, FinTech, Figma
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic online hospitality brand. The business has ambitious growth plans. The UX designer will be responsible for the online UX that the business offers customers, suppliers, and internal teams. We are looking for an expert in digital B2C UX to help the business service its customers online as it evolves and expands its product offering in line with ever changing customer needs and market forces. You will provide UX expertise to a cross functional web site Product team of a Business Analyst, Product Owner, Conversion Rate Optimisation Specialist and Web Developers. You will help iteratively evolve and improve the UX of our responsive websites as we look to scale up our business. Our websites are developed and maintained by internal teams. We need a great communicator, with exceptional design skills, someone with energy who embraces change plus is prepared to go that extra mile to achieve business objectives. The UX Designer would liaise with internal stakeholders to guarantee a coherent and brand aligned web site design and user experience. Essential Skills and Experience: UX design in B2C Digital for a large business that sells experiences. Expertise with designing customer journeys and improving usability. Designing responsive UX for ecommerce concepts like product search, displaying product information, online payments and check out journey, user accounts and post-sale functionality. Proven track record delivering superb UX, strong portfolio of past achievement. Working using agile processes Running design workshops, retrospectives, a fail-fast approach, iterative and incremental change Data driven decision making. Conducting user research and user testing Utilising data from multi variant testing Accessing and using analytics data Excellent communication, listening and presentation skills including taking ownership. Strong technical design knowledge and skills Responsive web technologies like HTML, CSS, Javascript, mock-up and wireframe tools, user journey modelling tools, design tools Honours degree in Design Hybrid (2 days in office and 3 from home)
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic online hospitality brand. The business has ambitious growth plans. The UX designer will be responsible for the online UX that the business offers customers, suppliers, and internal teams. We are looking for an expert in digital B2C UX to help the business service its customers online as it evolves and expands its product offering in line with ever changing customer needs and market forces. You will provide UX expertise to a cross functional web site Product team of a Business Analyst, Product Owner, Conversion Rate Optimisation Specialist and Web Developers. You will help iteratively evolve and improve the UX of our responsive websites as we look to scale up our business. Our websites are developed and maintained by internal teams. We need a great communicator, with exceptional design skills, someone with energy who embraces change plus is prepared to go that extra mile to achieve business objectives. The UX Designer would liaise with internal stakeholders to guarantee a coherent and brand aligned web site design and user experience. Essential Skills and Experience: UX design in B2C Digital for a large business that sells experiences. Expertise with designing customer journeys and improving usability. Designing responsive UX for ecommerce concepts like product search, displaying product information, online payments and check out journey, user accounts and post-sale functionality. Proven track record delivering superb UX, strong portfolio of past achievement. Working using agile processes Running design workshops, retrospectives, a fail-fast approach, iterative and incremental change Data driven decision making. Conducting user research and user testing Utilising data from multi variant testing Accessing and using analytics data Excellent communication, listening and presentation skills including taking ownership. Strong technical design knowledge and skills Responsive web technologies like HTML, CSS, Javascript, mock-up and wireframe tools, user journey modelling tools, design tools Honours degree in Design Hybrid (2 days in office and 3 from home)
Job Title: Oracle Database Administrator (OCI) - 3 Month Contract Location: Lancashire, United Kingdom (Mostly Remote) Pay rate: 25/hr Are you an experienced Oracle Database Administrator with a penchant for cloud infrastructure? Do you thrive in ensuring maximum service availability and security in a dynamic environment? We're seeking an Oracle DBA to join a a local authority in Lancashire, where you'll play a pivotal role in supporting and advancing their Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) platform. Role Overview: As an Oracle OCI Database Administrator, you will be responsible for managing, monitoring, and enhancing their OCI database environment. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring seamless operations, including patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, and high availability across multiple sites. Additionally, you'll implement robust security measures, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with in-house DBAs to deliver ongoing workloads. Responsibilities: Contribute to strategic initiatives, delivering projects of various scales within challenging deadlines. Provide expertise in Oracle database administration, including software installation, patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, and ensuring maximum service availability. Implement and maintain robust security measures, compliance, risk management, and capacity planning on the OCI platform. Perform performance diagnostics & tuning, ensuring optimal database performance. Collaborate closely with the Principal Engineer/Designer and project management teams to deliver solutions and maintain existing services. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Prioritise customer aspirations & requirements, representing the Digital Service at all levels and attending customer meetings. About You: In-depth knowledge of Oracle Database (version 19c Enterprise Edition) and associated technologies on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Substantial experience in designing and implementing highly available, performant, and secure database solutions aligned with availability and disaster recovery strategies. Proficiency in management tools, utilising OCI event and monitoring service, database system monitoring (OEM), administration, compliance, and capacity planning. Experience with Data Guard, Oracle upgrades, database migrations, Linux operating system, and Oracle RU patching in OCI. Familiarity with Oracle Forms and Reports is desirable. Why Join Us: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects within a forward-thinking local authority. Flexible and mostly remote working arrangements. Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience. If you're ready to take the next step in your Oracle DBA career and make a tangible impact in a supportive environment, apply now!. Make a difference while advancing your expertise in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Apr 18, 2024
Contractor
Job Title: Oracle Database Administrator (OCI) - 3 Month Contract Location: Lancashire, United Kingdom (Mostly Remote) Pay rate: 25/hr Are you an experienced Oracle Database Administrator with a penchant for cloud infrastructure? Do you thrive in ensuring maximum service availability and security in a dynamic environment? We're seeking an Oracle DBA to join a a local authority in Lancashire, where you'll play a pivotal role in supporting and advancing their Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) platform. Role Overview: As an Oracle OCI Database Administrator, you will be responsible for managing, monitoring, and enhancing their OCI database environment. Your expertise will be crucial in ensuring seamless operations, including patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, and high availability across multiple sites. Additionally, you'll implement robust security measures, troubleshoot issues, and collaborate with in-house DBAs to deliver ongoing workloads. Responsibilities: Contribute to strategic initiatives, delivering projects of various scales within challenging deadlines. Provide expertise in Oracle database administration, including software installation, patching, upgrades, backup, recovery, and ensuring maximum service availability. Implement and maintain robust security measures, compliance, risk management, and capacity planning on the OCI platform. Perform performance diagnostics & tuning, ensuring optimal database performance. Collaborate closely with the Principal Engineer/Designer and project management teams to deliver solutions and maintain existing services. Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency and cost-effectiveness. Prioritise customer aspirations & requirements, representing the Digital Service at all levels and attending customer meetings. About You: In-depth knowledge of Oracle Database (version 19c Enterprise Edition) and associated technologies on Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Substantial experience in designing and implementing highly available, performant, and secure database solutions aligned with availability and disaster recovery strategies. Proficiency in management tools, utilising OCI event and monitoring service, database system monitoring (OEM), administration, compliance, and capacity planning. Experience with Data Guard, Oracle upgrades, database migrations, Linux operating system, and Oracle RU patching in OCI. Familiarity with Oracle Forms and Reports is desirable. Why Join Us: Opportunity to work on cutting-edge projects within a forward-thinking local authority. Flexible and mostly remote working arrangements. Competitive compensation package commensurate with experience. If you're ready to take the next step in your Oracle DBA career and make a tangible impact in a supportive environment, apply now!. Make a difference while advancing your expertise in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure.
Head of Product Design at SaaS Employee Engagement Platform Revolutionizing workforce connectivity, this digital platform enhances communication and collaboration for frontline teams, driving operational efficiency and employee engagement in diverse industries. THE ROLE: Reporting to the CPO Completely own the design practice - build the strategy as you see fit Hiring, growing & developing UX teams in a scaling B2B SaaS organization Lead and mentor a team of product designers to deliver exceptional user experiences across digital products Collaborating with Product Marketing and Go-To-Market teams THE COMPANY: Leading player in the world of SaaS Employee Engagement Diverse, international team Extensive benefits, bonuses, and share options 4/5 stars on Glassdoor SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: Experience with frontline-related products, UX needs Pitching vision and strategy to executive team and other internal stakeholders Fluent in English (fluency in German is a plus!) If you have the required experience for this role please reply to this advert or email for more information. Not right? Have a look at some of our other Grey Matter. Intelligent recruitment for the digital, technology, marketing and media sectors. Based in London, we partner with B2B & B2C technology companies, global brands, start-ups, publishers and agencies to find talent in London, across the UK and internationally. Our Advertising Technology Team are specialists in the digital advertising industry and work with a range of companies from ad tech vendors, media agencies and publishers working on vacancies across programmatic, paid social, PPC, CRM & data analytics. The key roles they hire for are ad operations, account managers, technical account managers, traders and analytics. Our portfolio of roles includes a variety of mid-senior and executive level roles
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
Head of Product Design at SaaS Employee Engagement Platform Revolutionizing workforce connectivity, this digital platform enhances communication and collaboration for frontline teams, driving operational efficiency and employee engagement in diverse industries. THE ROLE: Reporting to the CPO Completely own the design practice - build the strategy as you see fit Hiring, growing & developing UX teams in a scaling B2B SaaS organization Lead and mentor a team of product designers to deliver exceptional user experiences across digital products Collaborating with Product Marketing and Go-To-Market teams THE COMPANY: Leading player in the world of SaaS Employee Engagement Diverse, international team Extensive benefits, bonuses, and share options 4/5 stars on Glassdoor SKILLS & EXPERIENCE: Experience with frontline-related products, UX needs Pitching vision and strategy to executive team and other internal stakeholders Fluent in English (fluency in German is a plus!) If you have the required experience for this role please reply to this advert or email for more information. Not right? Have a look at some of our other Grey Matter. Intelligent recruitment for the digital, technology, marketing and media sectors. Based in London, we partner with B2B & B2C technology companies, global brands, start-ups, publishers and agencies to find talent in London, across the UK and internationally. Our Advertising Technology Team are specialists in the digital advertising industry and work with a range of companies from ad tech vendors, media agencies and publishers working on vacancies across programmatic, paid social, PPC, CRM & data analytics. The key roles they hire for are ad operations, account managers, technical account managers, traders and analytics. Our portfolio of roles includes a variety of mid-senior and executive level roles
End Date Tuesday 14 May 2024 Salary Range £86,964 - £158,581 We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary Who are Lloyds Banking Group? Lloyds Banking Group is the UK s leading digital banking franchise, with over 13 million active online customers across our three main brands - including Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland - as well as the biggest mobile bank in the country. We're building the bank of the future, and we need your help. We re continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. We're committed to Help Britain Prosper and become the best bank for customers. As part of this, we're redefining our digital capability, providing customers with simpler, continuous interactions across online, mobile and branches. Our digital platforms (public website, mobile & tablet app, and internet banking website) are where the majority of customer and colleague interactions with the bank take place. They are becoming increasingly sophisticated with the introduction of public API's, growing numbers of devices to access them from and evolving operating systems. Job Description JOB TITLE: Mobile Android Engineering Lead SALARY: £86,964 - £102,310 DOE LOCATION(S): Bristol HOURS: Full time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the Bristol office. About this opportunity Lloyds Banking Group is the UK s leading digital banking franchise, with over 13 million active online customers across our three main brands - including Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland - as well as the biggest mobile bank in the country. We're building the bank of the future, and we need your help. We re continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. We're committed to Help Britain Prosper and become the best bank for customers. As part of this, we're redefining our digital capability, providing customers with simpler, continuous interactions across online, mobile and branches. Our digital platforms (public website, mobile & tablet app, and internet banking website) are where the majority of customer and colleague interactions with the bank take place. They are becoming increasingly sophisticated with the introduction of public API's, growing numbers of devices to access them from and evolving operating systems. Here s where you ll make a difference: This is an excellent opportunity for a driven candidate to join us as an Android Engineering Lead working across several cross-disciplinary feature teams providing engineering leadership and expertise. You will be passionate about designing and delivering scalable mobile applications. You will: Collaborate with solution architects, UI/UX designers, API development team and proposition managers to refine and implement features Act as an authority with knowledge of best practice Android UI/UX design principles and patterns Demonstrate leadership for mobile architecture Provide mentoring and supporting for Android development team members Help create prototypes to explore innovative solutions and features In return, you ll enjoy an exciting, innovative environment which supports flexible and agile working. You will work in a highly collaborative way and enjoy seeing the impact of your work by crafting digital experiences. About You: Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of Android applications with other systems Staying up-to-date with the latest Android trends and technologies and actively contributing to architectural decisions and tech stack choices Mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior Android developers Conducting code reviews to maintain code quality and supporting knowledge sharing through peer programming About us Like the modern Britain we serve, we re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too What you ll need - We believe that people don't fit neatly into roles, and we value everyone's individual skills, experience, and knowledge - it's what makes you amazing! As a minimum to be considered, we would like to see demonstrated core experience in: Professional working knowledge in designing a mobile experience for variable screen sizes in variable versions of Android Excellent knowledge of Kotlin/Java Strong knowledge of Android SDK, Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning Awesome knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks and benchmarking and optimisation Proficient in Google's Android design principles, interface guidelines and code versioning tools, such as Git Applying SOLID Principles MVVM/MVI architecture, Android Architecture Components and other Jetpack libraries Jetpack Compose Working in a modularised codebase UI testing It would also be great if you had experience in: Application security principals, cryptography and secure coding techniques React / AngularJS frameworks Strong understanding of source code repositories and change management tools, Git. Experience of working with Docker or other containerisation technologies Experience of successfully implementing and using CI/CD pipelines Knowledge of agile development practices and test automation (Unit/Integration/E2E testing - Jest/Testing Library/Cucumber/Cypress). Displaying a DevOps mindset and ability to use tools like Jenkins, Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform Experience with build processes and release automation (Azure/GCP Pipelines, Nexus). About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares! Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Want to do amazing work, that s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
Apr 18, 2024
Full time
End Date Tuesday 14 May 2024 Salary Range £86,964 - £158,581 We support flexible working - click here for more information on flexible working options Flexible Working Options Flexible / Variable Hours, Other Agile Working Arrangements / Open to Discussion Job Description Summary Who are Lloyds Banking Group? Lloyds Banking Group is the UK s leading digital banking franchise, with over 13 million active online customers across our three main brands - including Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland - as well as the biggest mobile bank in the country. We're building the bank of the future, and we need your help. We re continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. We're committed to Help Britain Prosper and become the best bank for customers. As part of this, we're redefining our digital capability, providing customers with simpler, continuous interactions across online, mobile and branches. Our digital platforms (public website, mobile & tablet app, and internet banking website) are where the majority of customer and colleague interactions with the bank take place. They are becoming increasingly sophisticated with the introduction of public API's, growing numbers of devices to access them from and evolving operating systems. Job Description JOB TITLE: Mobile Android Engineering Lead SALARY: £86,964 - £102,310 DOE LOCATION(S): Bristol HOURS: Full time WORKING PATTERN: Hybrid, 40% (or two days) in the Bristol office. About this opportunity Lloyds Banking Group is the UK s leading digital banking franchise, with over 13 million active online customers across our three main brands - including Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland - as well as the biggest mobile bank in the country. We're building the bank of the future, and we need your help. We re continuing our extensive transformation Programme, redefining what a bank is from the inside out. We're committed to Help Britain Prosper and become the best bank for customers. As part of this, we're redefining our digital capability, providing customers with simpler, continuous interactions across online, mobile and branches. Our digital platforms (public website, mobile & tablet app, and internet banking website) are where the majority of customer and colleague interactions with the bank take place. They are becoming increasingly sophisticated with the introduction of public API's, growing numbers of devices to access them from and evolving operating systems. Here s where you ll make a difference: This is an excellent opportunity for a driven candidate to join us as an Android Engineering Lead working across several cross-disciplinary feature teams providing engineering leadership and expertise. You will be passionate about designing and delivering scalable mobile applications. You will: Collaborate with solution architects, UI/UX designers, API development team and proposition managers to refine and implement features Act as an authority with knowledge of best practice Android UI/UX design principles and patterns Demonstrate leadership for mobile architecture Provide mentoring and supporting for Android development team members Help create prototypes to explore innovative solutions and features In return, you ll enjoy an exciting, innovative environment which supports flexible and agile working. You will work in a highly collaborative way and enjoy seeing the impact of your work by crafting digital experiences. About You: Collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure seamless integration of Android applications with other systems Staying up-to-date with the latest Android trends and technologies and actively contributing to architectural decisions and tech stack choices Mentoring and providing technical guidance to junior Android developers Conducting code reviews to maintain code quality and supporting knowledge sharing through peer programming About us Like the modern Britain we serve, we re evolving. Investing billions in our people, data and tech to transform the way we meet the ever-changing needs of our 26 million customers. We re growing with purpose. Join us on our journey and you will too What you ll need - We believe that people don't fit neatly into roles, and we value everyone's individual skills, experience, and knowledge - it's what makes you amazing! As a minimum to be considered, we would like to see demonstrated core experience in: Professional working knowledge in designing a mobile experience for variable screen sizes in variable versions of Android Excellent knowledge of Kotlin/Java Strong knowledge of Android SDK, Android UI design principles, patterns, and best practices Experience with offline storage, threading, and performance tuning Awesome knowledge of the open-source Android ecosystem and the libraries available for common tasks and benchmarking and optimisation Proficient in Google's Android design principles, interface guidelines and code versioning tools, such as Git Applying SOLID Principles MVVM/MVI architecture, Android Architecture Components and other Jetpack libraries Jetpack Compose Working in a modularised codebase UI testing It would also be great if you had experience in: Application security principals, cryptography and secure coding techniques React / AngularJS frameworks Strong understanding of source code repositories and change management tools, Git. Experience of working with Docker or other containerisation technologies Experience of successfully implementing and using CI/CD pipelines Knowledge of agile development practices and test automation (Unit/Integration/E2E testing - Jest/Testing Library/Cucumber/Cypress). Displaying a DevOps mindset and ability to use tools like Jenkins, Maven, Docker, Kubernetes, Terraform Experience with build processes and release automation (Azure/GCP Pipelines, Nexus). About working for us Our focus is to ensure we're inclusive every day, building an organisation that reflects modern society and celebrates diversity in all its forms. We want our people to feel that they belong and can be their best, regardless of background, identity or culture. We were one of the first major organisations to set goals on diversity in senior roles, create a menopause health package, and a dedicated Working with Cancer initiative. And it s why we especially welcome applications from under-represented groups. We re disability confident. So, if you d like reasonable adjustments to be made to our recruitment processes, just let us know. We also offer a wide-ranging benefits package, which includes: A generous pension contribution of up to 15% An annual bonus award, subject to Group performance Share schemes including free shares! Benefits you can adapt to your lifestyle, such as discounted shopping. 30 days holiday, with bank holidays on top A range of wellbeing initiatives and generous parental leave policies Want to do amazing work, that s interesting and makes a difference to millions of people? Join our journey. At Lloyds Banking Group, we're driven by a clear purpose; to help Britain prosper. Across the Group, our colleagues are focused on making a difference to customers, businesses and communities. With us you'll have a key role to play in shaping the financial services of the future, whilst the scale and reach of our Group means you'll have many opportunities to learn, grow and develop. We keep your data safe. So, we'll only ever ask you to provide confidential or sensitive information once you have formally been invited along to an interview or accepted a verbal offer to join us which is when we run our background checks. We'll always explain what we need and why, with any request coming from a trusted Lloyds Banking Group person. We're focused on creating a values-led culture and are committed to building a workforce which reflects the diversity of the customers and communities we serve. Together we re building a truly inclusive workplace where all of our colleagues have the opportunity to make a real difference.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic online hospitality brand. The business has ambitious growth plans. The UX designer will be responsible for the online UX that the business offers customers, suppliers, and internal teams. We are looking for an expert in digital B2C UX to help the business service its customers online as it evolves and expands its product offering in line with ever changing customer needs and market forces. You will provide UX expertise to a cross functional web site Product team of a Business Analyst, Product Owner, Conversion Rate Optimisation Specialist and Web Developers. You will help iteratively evolve and improve the UX of our responsive websites as we look to scale up our business. Our websites are developed and maintained by internal teams. We need a great communicator, with exceptional design skills, someone with energy who embraces change plus is prepared to go that extra mile to achieve business objectives. The UX Designer would liaise with internal stakeholders to guarantee a coherent and brand aligned web site design and user experience. Essential Skills and Experience: UX design in B2C Digital for a large business that sells experiences. Expertise with designing customer journeys and improving usability. Designing responsive UX for ecommerce concepts like product search, displaying product information, online payments and check out journey, user accounts and post-sale functionality. Proven track record delivering superb UX, strong portfolio of past achievement. Working using agile processes Running design workshops, retrospectives, a fail-fast approach, iterative and incremental change Data driven decision making. Conducting user research and user testing Utilising data from multi variant testing Accessing and using analytics data Excellent communication, listening and presentation skills including taking ownership. Strong technical design knowledge and skills Responsive web technologies like HTML, CSS, Javascript, mock-up and wireframe tools, user journey modelling tools, design tools Honours degree in Design Hybrid (2 days in office and 3 from home)
Apr 17, 2024
Full time
This is an exciting opportunity to join a dynamic online hospitality brand. The business has ambitious growth plans. The UX designer will be responsible for the online UX that the business offers customers, suppliers, and internal teams. We are looking for an expert in digital B2C UX to help the business service its customers online as it evolves and expands its product offering in line with ever changing customer needs and market forces. You will provide UX expertise to a cross functional web site Product team of a Business Analyst, Product Owner, Conversion Rate Optimisation Specialist and Web Developers. You will help iteratively evolve and improve the UX of our responsive websites as we look to scale up our business. Our websites are developed and maintained by internal teams. We need a great communicator, with exceptional design skills, someone with energy who embraces change plus is prepared to go that extra mile to achieve business objectives. The UX Designer would liaise with internal stakeholders to guarantee a coherent and brand aligned web site design and user experience. Essential Skills and Experience: UX design in B2C Digital for a large business that sells experiences. Expertise with designing customer journeys and improving usability. Designing responsive UX for ecommerce concepts like product search, displaying product information, online payments and check out journey, user accounts and post-sale functionality. Proven track record delivering superb UX, strong portfolio of past achievement. Working using agile processes Running design workshops, retrospectives, a fail-fast approach, iterative and incremental change Data driven decision making. Conducting user research and user testing Utilising data from multi variant testing Accessing and using analytics data Excellent communication, listening and presentation skills including taking ownership. Strong technical design knowledge and skills Responsive web technologies like HTML, CSS, Javascript, mock-up and wireframe tools, user journey modelling tools, design tools Honours degree in Design Hybrid (2 days in office and 3 from home)
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. Candidates will typically have 8 years of experience in product management, consulting, co-founder or related technical role. Typically 3 years of experience building and shipping technical products. Typically 3 years of people management experience with direct reports, and in technical leadership. Experience working in consumer industries. Experience in working in multi-sided marketplaces, user and developer services. Preferred qualifications: Typically 5 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders. Typically 4 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to senior leadership. Experience working on Apps, Games, or loyalty programs. Experience in identity, identity management, or similar. Experience in Ads, user-acquisition, or game analytical products. About the job At Google, we put our users first. The world is always changing, so we need Product Managers who are continuously adapting and excited to work on products that affect millions of people every day. In this role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development. One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. Our team works closely with creative engineers, designers, marketers, etc. to help design and develop technologies that improve access to the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users. Play Loyalty focuses on building relationships between users, Google Play and the developers who create games on our platforms. We are driving substantial growth in our business by building the tools, experiences, and infrastructure to supercharge gaming across Android. The Gamer Profile and Services teams own and run services that enable games to communicate directly with Google Play and build value by enhancing users' journeys and the effectiveness of our products for developers. We power experiences such as seamless cross-device sign-in, quests and achievements, and leaderboards. We will build on this foundation to ease, excite, and ultimately enhance users' gaming, not just while they play, but across their gaming lives. And we'll do this not just across Google Play, but across Google's whole ecosystem. Google Play offers music, movies, books, apps and games for devices, powered by the cloud. It syncs across devices and on the web. As part of the Android and Mobile team, Googlers working on Google Play do everything from engineering our backend systems, to shaping product strategy, to forming great content partnerships. They make it possible for people to do things like buy an ebook or song on their Android phone, then have it instantly available on their laptop. The Google Play team enhances the Android ecosystem by giving developers and partners a premium store where they can reach millions of users. Responsibilities Drive our holistic Gamer profile and services products. Identify opportunities to grow and benefit our multi-sided ecosystem (i.e., Users, Developers, Services, Google) and be able to inspire executive leadership. Delineate roles and responsibilities between yourself, and your lead Play Games Services Product Manager. Report regularly to senior Google Play management on product and program performance. Manage a team of Product Managers directly, embedding a performance culture. Advocate, collaborate, and co-create across Google (e.g., Google Play, YouTube, Android, Google Cloud) and with third-parties to create, execute, and land valuable and holistic products. Establish analyses and market research hypotheses in order to create a compelling and convincing long-term outlook and roadmap. Build cross-functional working relationships with engineering, UX, analytics, and research functions on your team. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire . Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting. To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Apr 16, 2024
Full time
Bachelor's degree or equivalent practical experience. Candidates will typically have 8 years of experience in product management, consulting, co-founder or related technical role. Typically 3 years of experience building and shipping technical products. Typically 3 years of people management experience with direct reports, and in technical leadership. Experience working in consumer industries. Experience in working in multi-sided marketplaces, user and developer services. Preferred qualifications: Typically 5 years of experience working cross-functionally with engineering, UX/UI, sales finance, and other stakeholders. Typically 4 years of experience in a role preparing and delivering technical presentations to senior leadership. Experience working on Apps, Games, or loyalty programs. Experience in identity, identity management, or similar. Experience in Ads, user-acquisition, or game analytical products. About the job At Google, we put our users first. The world is always changing, so we need Product Managers who are continuously adapting and excited to work on products that affect millions of people every day. In this role, you will work cross-functionally to guide products from conception to launch by connecting the technical and business worlds. You can break down complex problems into steps that drive product development. One of the many reasons Google consistently brings innovative, world-changing products to market is because of the collaborative work we do in Product Management. Our team works closely with creative engineers, designers, marketers, etc. to help design and develop technologies that improve access to the world's information. We're responsible for guiding products throughout the execution cycle, focusing specifically on analyzing, positioning, packaging, promoting, and tailoring our solutions to our users. Play Loyalty focuses on building relationships between users, Google Play and the developers who create games on our platforms. We are driving substantial growth in our business by building the tools, experiences, and infrastructure to supercharge gaming across Android. The Gamer Profile and Services teams own and run services that enable games to communicate directly with Google Play and build value by enhancing users' journeys and the effectiveness of our products for developers. We power experiences such as seamless cross-device sign-in, quests and achievements, and leaderboards. We will build on this foundation to ease, excite, and ultimately enhance users' gaming, not just while they play, but across their gaming lives. And we'll do this not just across Google Play, but across Google's whole ecosystem. Google Play offers music, movies, books, apps and games for devices, powered by the cloud. It syncs across devices and on the web. As part of the Android and Mobile team, Googlers working on Google Play do everything from engineering our backend systems, to shaping product strategy, to forming great content partnerships. They make it possible for people to do things like buy an ebook or song on their Android phone, then have it instantly available on their laptop. The Google Play team enhances the Android ecosystem by giving developers and partners a premium store where they can reach millions of users. Responsibilities Drive our holistic Gamer profile and services products. Identify opportunities to grow and benefit our multi-sided ecosystem (i.e., Users, Developers, Services, Google) and be able to inspire executive leadership. Delineate roles and responsibilities between yourself, and your lead Play Games Services Product Manager. Report regularly to senior Google Play management on product and program performance. Manage a team of Product Managers directly, embedding a performance culture. Advocate, collaborate, and co-create across Google (e.g., Google Play, YouTube, Android, Google Cloud) and with third-parties to create, execute, and land valuable and holistic products. Establish analyses and market research hypotheses in order to create a compelling and convincing long-term outlook and roadmap. Build cross-functional working relationships with engineering, UX, analytics, and research functions on your team. Google is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the users we serve, creating a culture of belonging, and providing an equal employment opportunity regardless of race, creed, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), expecting or parents-to-be, criminal histories consistent with legal requirements, or any other basis protected by law. See also Google's EEO Policy , Know your rights: workplace discrimination is illegal , Belonging at Google , and How we hire . Google is a global company and, in order to facilitate efficient collaboration and communication globally, English proficiency is a requirement for all roles unless stated otherwise in the job posting. To all recruitment agencies: Google does not accept agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, Google employees, or any other organization location. Google is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes.
Purpose of Position As a Senior Back End Software Engineer you will be part of a cross-functional client focused team. You will be an advocate for writing clean, secure and well-tested code. You will follow best-practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines ensuring your code is open and easy for others to reuse. You will be a self-starter and have a significant understanding of the importance of user needs within your service and work with the product owner and other team members to translate these into technical solutions. You will work through the entire lifecycle of a service or product, from understanding requirements, development to deployment, support and maintenance. You will need to show an understanding for deadlines, find pragmatic solutions and be proactive in raising potential risks. As a senior member of a team you will extend, maintain and operate assigned parts of our platform. Furthermore you will participate in knowledge-sharing activities and mentoring colleagues both within your team and the wider Engineering practice. The Team You will be joining a brand new team whose focus will be on 'attribution' which is a key aspect in the business of affiliate marketing. Attribution is all about understanding aspect of a consumer journey before a sale. Advanced attribution capabilities will allow our platform users to configure precisely targeted customised rewards. Awin is extremely customer focused and this teams ethos is all about putting our platform users in the driving seat. As a new team we are in a great position where we can define teams practices and processes that suit our needs and as a senior member you will have direct input. Technology wise, we will be using the latest versions of a cloud based stack on AWS, such as Java/Spring, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, Jenkins, Docker and more. The new team will sit within Awin Engineering, which takes software engineering seriously. As such team members will have access to and supported by various architectural and personal development services. Skills & Expertise Required At least 5 - 8 years of hands-on experience in commercial Software Engineering roles. Proven track record with any OOP stack, ideally Java v17 with Maven, Spring Boot v3, Docker and Git. Passion for writing elegant code and a desire to constantly refactor and improve, with a good understanding of SOLID principles. Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture. Ability to conduct a thorough code review process, write unit tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Experience with streaming and queuing solutions (ideally Kafka, Kinesis or SQS). Understanding of relational database design principles and proficiency in SQL. Similarly familiarity with non-relational databases like DynamoDB. Nice to have Understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms. Experience in working with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Successful collaboration within a cross-functional engineering team alongside Product Owners, UX Designers and Agile Coaches Extensive exposure to agile processes, Scrum or Kanban. Experience in developing (AWS) cloud applications with Docker and serverless technologies with an understanding of Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform. Experience with cache solutions. Redis, Memcached, or else. Knowledge of TDD and Pair Programming practices. Experience in monitoring applications. Knowledgeable about information security, able to design and implement solutions with mitigation against security threats Our Offer Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves. Flexi-Office: Do you prefer to work from our cool office, from home, or in a completely different environment? With us, the choice is yours. Weoffer the flexibility to work wherever you wantwithin our Awin locations. Health & Well Being: With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can devote yourself to your mental and physical well-being. Development: We've built our extensive training suite Awin Academy to cover a wide range of skills that nurture you professionally and personally, with trainings conveniently packaged together to support your overall development. You can also improve your English skills by participating in our local language course. Remote Working: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately. Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program and show your appreciationforcolleagues who have gonethe extra mileto supportyou. Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture. Like all businesses, we've had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities. Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world's leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.
Apr 16, 2024
Full time
Purpose of Position As a Senior Back End Software Engineer you will be part of a cross-functional client focused team. You will be an advocate for writing clean, secure and well-tested code. You will follow best-practice guidelines and help to improve those guidelines ensuring your code is open and easy for others to reuse. You will be a self-starter and have a significant understanding of the importance of user needs within your service and work with the product owner and other team members to translate these into technical solutions. You will work through the entire lifecycle of a service or product, from understanding requirements, development to deployment, support and maintenance. You will need to show an understanding for deadlines, find pragmatic solutions and be proactive in raising potential risks. As a senior member of a team you will extend, maintain and operate assigned parts of our platform. Furthermore you will participate in knowledge-sharing activities and mentoring colleagues both within your team and the wider Engineering practice. The Team You will be joining a brand new team whose focus will be on 'attribution' which is a key aspect in the business of affiliate marketing. Attribution is all about understanding aspect of a consumer journey before a sale. Advanced attribution capabilities will allow our platform users to configure precisely targeted customised rewards. Awin is extremely customer focused and this teams ethos is all about putting our platform users in the driving seat. As a new team we are in a great position where we can define teams practices and processes that suit our needs and as a senior member you will have direct input. Technology wise, we will be using the latest versions of a cloud based stack on AWS, such as Java/Spring, Kafka, SQL/NoSQL databases, Jenkins, Docker and more. The new team will sit within Awin Engineering, which takes software engineering seriously. As such team members will have access to and supported by various architectural and personal development services. Skills & Expertise Required At least 5 - 8 years of hands-on experience in commercial Software Engineering roles. Proven track record with any OOP stack, ideally Java v17 with Maven, Spring Boot v3, Docker and Git. Passion for writing elegant code and a desire to constantly refactor and improve, with a good understanding of SOLID principles. Expertise in designing and implementing RESTful APIs within a microservices architecture. Ability to conduct a thorough code review process, write unit tests and maintain CI/CD pipelines. Experience with streaming and queuing solutions (ideally Kafka, Kinesis or SQS). Understanding of relational database design principles and proficiency in SQL. Similarly familiarity with non-relational databases like DynamoDB. Nice to have Understanding of Data Structures and Algorithms. Experience in working with web technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). Successful collaboration within a cross-functional engineering team alongside Product Owners, UX Designers and Agile Coaches Extensive exposure to agile processes, Scrum or Kanban. Experience in developing (AWS) cloud applications with Docker and serverless technologies with an understanding of Infrastructure as Code, such as Terraform. Experience with cache solutions. Redis, Memcached, or else. Knowledge of TDD and Pair Programming practices. Experience in monitoring applications. Knowledgeable about information security, able to design and implement solutions with mitigation against security threats Our Offer Flexi-Week and Work-Life Balance: We prioritise your mental health and wellbeing, offering you a flexible four-day Flexi-Week at full pay and with no reduction to your annual holiday allowance. We also offer a variety of different paid special leaves. Flexi-Office: Do you prefer to work from our cool office, from home, or in a completely different environment? With us, the choice is yours. Weoffer the flexibility to work wherever you wantwithin our Awin locations. Health & Well Being: With our support and access to various initiatives and sports offers, you can devote yourself to your mental and physical well-being. Development: We've built our extensive training suite Awin Academy to cover a wide range of skills that nurture you professionally and personally, with trainings conveniently packaged together to support your overall development. You can also improve your English skills by participating in our local language course. Remote Working: You will receive a monthly allowance to cover part of your running costs. In addition, we will support you in setting up your remote workspace appropriately. Appreciation: Thank and reward colleagues by sending them a voucher through our peer-to-peer program and show your appreciationforcolleagues who have gonethe extra mileto supportyou. Established in 2000, Awin is proud of our dynamic, social and inclusive culture. Like all businesses, we've had to adapt and nurture our culture in a virtual environment. Our virtual hub brings our colleagues from across the globe together for various social activities. Diversity & Inclusion are paramount to us, and we proudly pursue and hire diverse team members. We champion uniqueness and authenticity; this is who we are at our core. Our network of affiliate partnerships are diverse and transparent, as are the employees powering our vision to build the world's leading open partner ecosystem. We welcome all backgrounds, identities, and experiences. If you need support at any point in the application or interview process, please let us know. Apply now to begin the next stage of your career at a progressive company that supports both your professional and personal development.
Front-end Engineer Location: Cambridge Job Type: Full-time We are looking for an accomplished Front-end Engineer, that wants to work with equally driven, curious and talented people, to join our cloud platform team in Cambridge. In this role, you will be instrumental in developing and maintaining a cutting-edge platform. Your expertise in front-end development will be crucial in designing and building web applications that enable scientific users to collaborate. You will also work closely with designers to ensure UI designs are translated into reliable and performant code. Day to day of the role: Develop and maintain robust front-ends for web applications, ideally with Python experience. Collaborate with designers to translate UI/UX designs into functional and efficient code. Lead engineering discussions to select technical solutions that meet product requirements. Mentor junior team members and contribute to their professional growth. Ensure web applications are performant and adhere to accessibility standards. Required Skills & Qualifications: 5+ years' experience in developing professional web applications. Strong knowledge of web fundamentals (CSS, HTML, JavaScript) and Typescript. Experience with React or other UI frameworks, ideally Next.js. Proficiency in web application performance optimization. Experience with unit and E2E testing using tools like Jest or Cypress. Familiarity with accessibility standards A degree (2:1 or higher) in Mathematics, Computer Science, Science, or Engineering. Desirable: Interest in scientific advancements, experience with data visualization, Fast API, or programming in Rust. Benefits: Work with a highly talented team in the scientific industry. Competitive salary package with equity. 28 days holiday, plus public holidays. Workplace pension. Flexible working options. Enhanced parental and adoption benefits.
Apr 16, 2024
Full time
Front-end Engineer Location: Cambridge Job Type: Full-time We are looking for an accomplished Front-end Engineer, that wants to work with equally driven, curious and talented people, to join our cloud platform team in Cambridge. In this role, you will be instrumental in developing and maintaining a cutting-edge platform. Your expertise in front-end development will be crucial in designing and building web applications that enable scientific users to collaborate. You will also work closely with designers to ensure UI designs are translated into reliable and performant code. Day to day of the role: Develop and maintain robust front-ends for web applications, ideally with Python experience. Collaborate with designers to translate UI/UX designs into functional and efficient code. Lead engineering discussions to select technical solutions that meet product requirements. Mentor junior team members and contribute to their professional growth. Ensure web applications are performant and adhere to accessibility standards. Required Skills & Qualifications: 5+ years' experience in developing professional web applications. Strong knowledge of web fundamentals (CSS, HTML, JavaScript) and Typescript. Experience with React or other UI frameworks, ideally Next.js. Proficiency in web application performance optimization. Experience with unit and E2E testing using tools like Jest or Cypress. Familiarity with accessibility standards A degree (2:1 or higher) in Mathematics, Computer Science, Science, or Engineering. Desirable: Interest in scientific advancements, experience with data visualization, Fast API, or programming in Rust. Benefits: Work with a highly talented team in the scientific industry. Competitive salary package with equity. 28 days holiday, plus public holidays. Workplace pension. Flexible working options. Enhanced parental and adoption benefits.
Jisc is looking for a Software Development Manager - Agile Operations to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. This role is Hybrid with the flexibility to work from home and at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester and Milton Park). In return, you will receive a competitive salary circa £50,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience . About Us: Jisc is the UK higher, further education and skills sectors' not-for-profit organisation for digital services and solutions. We believe education and research improves lives, and technology improves education and research. Our vision is for the UK to be a world leader in technology for education and research and our mission is to power and empower our members with the technology and data they need to succeed. We know that digital technology has the ability to transform the student experience. We have the experience, expertise and know-how to drive that transformation. About the Software Development Manager role: Looking for that next step as an agile leader? Experience in a scrum master role within software development? Love the people aspect of solving complex problems? Then we've got an interesting and varied role to potentially offer you.Help shape our agile operations by providing mentorship, support and leadership to our Scrum masters, whilst delivering valuable initiatives that enable our Software Development Group to continuously improve. The Software Development Group (SDG) at Jisc strives to provide a friendly and fun working environment that prioritises work/life balance and technical excellence. Here, flexible working is the norm - at home, in a café, at one of our hubs, it's your choice. It's a team sport - we work in relaxed, focussed, agile delivery teams, so you can expect to be collaborating with scrum masters, UX designers, product owners, and software developers, all using modern tools and technologies to get things done. We believe in not only building the right thing but building the thing right. Responsibilities as our Software Development Manager: Managing tactical implementation of Jisc's agile and software development strategy, monitoring and reporting progress to our senior leadership team Understanding teams process and technology use and mapping a route to a desired end state, managing the implementation of that change to an agreed timescale with the Head of Agile operations and Director of Software Internal stakeholder management, engaging the directorates and service teams we build software for, with responsibility for maintaining those relationships Direct line management, including performance management, for a range of roles over time including scrum masters, developers, and testers, to meet the changing needs of a growing department Facilitation of cross-team collaboration, and identification of cross-team efficiencies What we're looking for in our Software Development Manager: Experience of people management within an agile software development environment In-depth practical experience of scrum and agile practice with the ability to lead and coach scrum masters Strong knowledge and understanding of agile practices including how, why, when and where to apply them Ability to act independently with effective relationship management skills Proactive and organised, with the ability to self-manage within a changing environment Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box but we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Our benefits: Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and an additional three closure days over Christmas A generous pension scheme with above average employer contributions A range of leave options, including parental leave, volunteer leave and even career breaks. A generous budget to attend conferences and in-person training Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment Financial well-being support Discounts on big-name high-street stores Cycle to work scheme Employee recognition awards and travel loans Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days' additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech If you have the skills and experience, we require for this role and are looking for a new challenge then please click 'apply' today to be forwarded to our online recruitment portal and become our new Software Development Manager. Thank you for your interest in Jisc.
Apr 16, 2024
Full time
Jisc is looking for a Software Development Manager - Agile Operations to join our team on a full-time, permanent basis. This role is Hybrid with the flexibility to work from home and at any of our main hubs (London, Bristol, Manchester and Milton Park). In return, you will receive a competitive salary circa £50,000 per annum negotiable depending on experience . About Us: Jisc is the UK higher, further education and skills sectors' not-for-profit organisation for digital services and solutions. We believe education and research improves lives, and technology improves education and research. Our vision is for the UK to be a world leader in technology for education and research and our mission is to power and empower our members with the technology and data they need to succeed. We know that digital technology has the ability to transform the student experience. We have the experience, expertise and know-how to drive that transformation. About the Software Development Manager role: Looking for that next step as an agile leader? Experience in a scrum master role within software development? Love the people aspect of solving complex problems? Then we've got an interesting and varied role to potentially offer you.Help shape our agile operations by providing mentorship, support and leadership to our Scrum masters, whilst delivering valuable initiatives that enable our Software Development Group to continuously improve. The Software Development Group (SDG) at Jisc strives to provide a friendly and fun working environment that prioritises work/life balance and technical excellence. Here, flexible working is the norm - at home, in a café, at one of our hubs, it's your choice. It's a team sport - we work in relaxed, focussed, agile delivery teams, so you can expect to be collaborating with scrum masters, UX designers, product owners, and software developers, all using modern tools and technologies to get things done. We believe in not only building the right thing but building the thing right. Responsibilities as our Software Development Manager: Managing tactical implementation of Jisc's agile and software development strategy, monitoring and reporting progress to our senior leadership team Understanding teams process and technology use and mapping a route to a desired end state, managing the implementation of that change to an agreed timescale with the Head of Agile operations and Director of Software Internal stakeholder management, engaging the directorates and service teams we build software for, with responsibility for maintaining those relationships Direct line management, including performance management, for a range of roles over time including scrum masters, developers, and testers, to meet the changing needs of a growing department Facilitation of cross-team collaboration, and identification of cross-team efficiencies What we're looking for in our Software Development Manager: Experience of people management within an agile software development environment In-depth practical experience of scrum and agile practice with the ability to lead and coach scrum masters Strong knowledge and understanding of agile practices including how, why, when and where to apply them Ability to act independently with effective relationship management skills Proactive and organised, with the ability to self-manage within a changing environment Don't meet every single requirement? We know that sometimes people can be put off applying for a job if they think they can't tick every box but we realise the 'perfect candidate' doesn't exist. So, if you can do most of what we're looking for, go ahead and apply. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles! Our benefits: Flexible work pattern, which can adapt to suit your schedules and personal commitments 28 days annual leave (plus bank holidays) and an additional three closure days over Christmas A generous pension scheme with above average employer contributions A range of leave options, including parental leave, volunteer leave and even career breaks. A generous budget to attend conferences and in-person training Allocated allowance of up to £250 to equip your home office A company culture which supports and promotes personal learning and development, including access to thousands of courses on LinkedIn Learning Mental health first aid trained staff and supportive environment Financial well-being support Discounts on big-name high-street stores Cycle to work scheme Employee recognition awards and travel loans Additional Flexible benefits include Holiday Buying - Purchase 1-5 days' additional holiday per annum, Healthcare Cashplan, Electric Car Lease Scheme and option to purchase SmartTech If you have the skills and experience, we require for this role and are looking for a new challenge then please click 'apply' today to be forwarded to our online recruitment portal and become our new Software Development Manager. Thank you for your interest in Jisc.
About Lendable Lendable is on a mission to make consumer finance amazing:faster, cheaper and friendlier. world's leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start: UK's newest unicorns with a team of just over 400 people top 10 fastest-growing tech companies in the UK Profitable since 2017 Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot ) So far, we've rebuilt theBig Threeconsumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers' hands in minutes instead of days. We're growing fast, and there's a lot more to do: we're going after the two biggest Western markets(UK and US)where trillions worth of these are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes. Join us if you want to Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1 small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo best technologyin-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting About the role We're looking for aSenior React Native Engineerto join our Zable Credit Card team for a 6 month contract, joining a cross-functional team building and refining features for ourexisting iOS & Android applications, used by over450,000 customers. Over the last 6 months we've introduced new features likeVariable Recurring PaymentswithOpen Banking, enabled customers to instantly spend upon approval usingApple & Google Pay, and expanded our offering by introducingloan offers for eligible customersfrom oursister product, Lendable. Our next focus is on continuing tobuild key features that delight customersanddrive self-serve automationas we surpass half a million customers, allowing our cardholders to manage as many aspects of their account directly via our apps as possible. Alongside feature work we also put a big focus onimproving performance,reducing tech debt, andimproving scalability. Our ideal engineer is detail focused and resourceful, and keen to understand the bigger picture outside of their product team, contributing to wider engineering and business initiatives thathelp us scale our UKandUS based productsas we continue togrow. About you You have asolidunderstanding of modern Javascript with Typescript You have commercial experience withcross-platform mobile development using React Native You have a strong understanding of the different needs of mobile users across a variety of platforms and devices Youare an advocate for automated testing, and take a pragmatic approach to implementing and improving the various phases of the testing pyramid You can quicklyidentify and assess technical debtand are keen to make the case for remedying it whenever the opportunity arises You understand the importance ofcatering to users with accessibility needs, and are familiar with the approaches and tooling required to ensure accessibility guidelines and best practices are adhered to You have experience working with product owners tobreak down business requirements into deliverable tasksand estimate the complexity of their implementation. You can quickly identify the difficulties of implementing a feature from an initial design wireframe or outline spec and are comfortable putting forward alternative approaches where appropriate You haveexperience mentoring and supporting other engineers,playing a role in their personal and professional growth, and enabling them to succeed. What would make you stand out You've used Firebase to support product functionality, in particular with Firebase Remote Config and Firebase Cloud Messaging You've worked with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications to help define API requirements and contracts,collaborating with backend developers to agree on best approacheswhen scoping work that requires new and updated schemas You have in-depth experience ofmobile performance best practicesanddebugging You've employed staged rollouts andmultivariate testing approachesto release new features andtest hypotheses You haveexperience of UI or UX design. You feel at ease discussing approaches with product designers, and are happy to get involved in making design decisions where required You've built, or worked on,products that have scaled from zero users to tens or hundreds of thousands (or more), and can apply what you learnt in new contexts Interview process A1 hourvideo call with our hiring manager to discuss your experience and answer any initial technical questions you have about the role A45 minute Tech Interview Final interview with our Group Product Manager
Apr 16, 2024
Full time
About Lendable Lendable is on a mission to make consumer finance amazing:faster, cheaper and friendlier. world's leading fintech companies and are off to a strong start: UK's newest unicorns with a team of just over 400 people top 10 fastest-growing tech companies in the UK Profitable since 2017 Balderton Capital and Goldman Sachs Loved by customers with the best reviews in the market (4.9 across 10,000s of reviews on Trustpilot ) So far, we've rebuilt theBig Threeconsumer finance products from scratch: loans, credit cards and car finance. We get money into our customers' hands in minutes instead of days. We're growing fast, and there's a lot more to do: we're going after the two biggest Western markets(UK and US)where trillions worth of these are held by big banks with dated systems and painful processes. Join us if you want to Take ownership across a broad remit. You are trusted to make decisions that drive a material impact on the direction and success of Lendable from day 1 small teams of exceptional people, who are relentlessly resourceful to solve problems and find smarter solutions than the status quo best technologyin-house, using new data sources, machine learning and AI to make machines do the heavy lifting About the role We're looking for aSenior React Native Engineerto join our Zable Credit Card team for a 6 month contract, joining a cross-functional team building and refining features for ourexisting iOS & Android applications, used by over450,000 customers. Over the last 6 months we've introduced new features likeVariable Recurring PaymentswithOpen Banking, enabled customers to instantly spend upon approval usingApple & Google Pay, and expanded our offering by introducingloan offers for eligible customersfrom oursister product, Lendable. Our next focus is on continuing tobuild key features that delight customersanddrive self-serve automationas we surpass half a million customers, allowing our cardholders to manage as many aspects of their account directly via our apps as possible. Alongside feature work we also put a big focus onimproving performance,reducing tech debt, andimproving scalability. Our ideal engineer is detail focused and resourceful, and keen to understand the bigger picture outside of their product team, contributing to wider engineering and business initiatives thathelp us scale our UKandUS based productsas we continue togrow. About you You have asolidunderstanding of modern Javascript with Typescript You have commercial experience withcross-platform mobile development using React Native You have a strong understanding of the different needs of mobile users across a variety of platforms and devices Youare an advocate for automated testing, and take a pragmatic approach to implementing and improving the various phases of the testing pyramid You can quicklyidentify and assess technical debtand are keen to make the case for remedying it whenever the opportunity arises You understand the importance ofcatering to users with accessibility needs, and are familiar with the approaches and tooling required to ensure accessibility guidelines and best practices are adhered to You have experience working with product owners tobreak down business requirements into deliverable tasksand estimate the complexity of their implementation. You can quickly identify the difficulties of implementing a feature from an initial design wireframe or outline spec and are comfortable putting forward alternative approaches where appropriate You haveexperience mentoring and supporting other engineers,playing a role in their personal and professional growth, and enabling them to succeed. What would make you stand out You've used Firebase to support product functionality, in particular with Firebase Remote Config and Firebase Cloud Messaging You've worked with OpenAPI/Swagger specifications to help define API requirements and contracts,collaborating with backend developers to agree on best approacheswhen scoping work that requires new and updated schemas You have in-depth experience ofmobile performance best practicesanddebugging You've employed staged rollouts andmultivariate testing approachesto release new features andtest hypotheses You haveexperience of UI or UX design. You feel at ease discussing approaches with product designers, and are happy to get involved in making design decisions where required You've built, or worked on,products that have scaled from zero users to tens or hundreds of thousands (or more), and can apply what you learnt in new contexts Interview process A1 hourvideo call with our hiring manager to discuss your experience and answer any initial technical questions you have about the role A45 minute Tech Interview Final interview with our Group Product Manager
Who are we? OpenPaydis a leading global payments and banking-as-a-service platform for the digital economy. ThroughitsAPI-driven technology, businesses can embed financial services into their products and create the seamless user experiences needed to drive business growth. OpenPayd'splatform removes the need to contract with multiple providers for different services and across different markets. Instead, businesses can access accounts, FX, international and domestic payments, and Open Banking services globally via a single API integration. OpenPaydis committed to providing businesses with a fully compliant solution across all markets, leaving your business to focus on growth. Our Mission Our mission is to 'To open up banking and payments for business globally, through a modular platform'. We believe that all businesses regardless of their scale or industry should be able to leverage the best payment and banking services. We believe in providing our services through a simple, flexible, and scalable platform. How will you add value to the OpenPayd journey? Managing your product's mid to long term feature roadmap that is based on outcomes and aligned with the wider business roadmap Managing and prioritizing your product backlog daily and as part of your team's agile/lean development processes Meeting frequently with sales, ops, marketing, finance, compliance, legal and other stakeholders to develop a deep understanding of their business processes and needs Capturing product requirements from customers and stakeholders and writing accurate user stories Preparing low fidelity wireframes and flow diagrams to bring your user stories to life Working with product designers (where applicable) to turn your wireframes into tangible design assets based on user research Working in partnership with engineering, brainstorming ideas together and ensuring developers understand WHAT needs to be built and what value does it have at all times Assessing new product ideas and leading product/feature discovery workshops using the desirability, viability and feasibility framework Researching the competion and capturing market insights pertaining to your assigned product area on a regular basis Identifying market opportunities and contributing to the wider product vision and business strategy Updating regularly the wider organisation on the progress of new product releases Providing customer-facing narrative and positioning of features for your product area and contributing to Product Marketing collateral for new product releases Gathering post-launch/post-release customer feedback and capturing learnings to adapt the product Championing user experience (UX) throughout the organisation Setting KPIs for features being delivered. Monitoring assumptions and validating hypotheses The ideal candidate will have the following: You have 6+ years' experience in a software product management role You have successfully developed from scratch and launched at least one product in the banking, payments or fintech space Strong understanding of APIs; experience in API usage is mandatory. Strong understanding of major payment rails including FPS, CHAPS, SWIFT and SEPA You're that individual that the dev team refers to as the 'business person' but the business team refers to as the 'tech person'. You're the bridge between those two worlds and you're perfectly comfortable with being treated as such. You're naturally curious about solving customer problems and can quickly follow through on your ideas You're focussed on outcomes rather than outputs and can judge a product or feature's business viability and customer desireability in a matter of minutes You have a very good sense of UX which manifests itself in your tendency to draw a wireframe or a diagram first, and only then talk/write about it You embrace change and you have first hand experience of leading cross functional teams using agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Lean, XP) You're exceptionally good at synthesizing and conceptualizing information, be it verbally or in writing. The user stories that you've written are a perfect example of this. You have written a product requirements spec for a software product at least once in your career, and consider it to be a big deal - a natural extension of your product vision You're a self-starter, capable of working autonomously with minimal supervision but you're also a team player at heart You thrive in dynamic, fast paced and highly ambiguous work environments where the answer to a question may not be immediately available and requires a great deal of persistence and perseverance to obtain We'd like you to take a read of our Talent Acquisition Privacy Notice which explains how we collect and process your personal data. Please read our notice carefully. By submitting the application button, we will consider that you aware of it. We are looking forward to receiving your CV. OpenPayd Talent Team To all recruitment agencies:OpenPayd does not accept speculative agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, OpenPayd employees or any other company location. OpenPayd is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. OpenPayd will only accept CV's from the partners with relevant agreement via the People and Talent team only.
Apr 16, 2024
Full time
Who are we? OpenPaydis a leading global payments and banking-as-a-service platform for the digital economy. ThroughitsAPI-driven technology, businesses can embed financial services into their products and create the seamless user experiences needed to drive business growth. OpenPayd'splatform removes the need to contract with multiple providers for different services and across different markets. Instead, businesses can access accounts, FX, international and domestic payments, and Open Banking services globally via a single API integration. OpenPaydis committed to providing businesses with a fully compliant solution across all markets, leaving your business to focus on growth. Our Mission Our mission is to 'To open up banking and payments for business globally, through a modular platform'. We believe that all businesses regardless of their scale or industry should be able to leverage the best payment and banking services. We believe in providing our services through a simple, flexible, and scalable platform. How will you add value to the OpenPayd journey? Managing your product's mid to long term feature roadmap that is based on outcomes and aligned with the wider business roadmap Managing and prioritizing your product backlog daily and as part of your team's agile/lean development processes Meeting frequently with sales, ops, marketing, finance, compliance, legal and other stakeholders to develop a deep understanding of their business processes and needs Capturing product requirements from customers and stakeholders and writing accurate user stories Preparing low fidelity wireframes and flow diagrams to bring your user stories to life Working with product designers (where applicable) to turn your wireframes into tangible design assets based on user research Working in partnership with engineering, brainstorming ideas together and ensuring developers understand WHAT needs to be built and what value does it have at all times Assessing new product ideas and leading product/feature discovery workshops using the desirability, viability and feasibility framework Researching the competion and capturing market insights pertaining to your assigned product area on a regular basis Identifying market opportunities and contributing to the wider product vision and business strategy Updating regularly the wider organisation on the progress of new product releases Providing customer-facing narrative and positioning of features for your product area and contributing to Product Marketing collateral for new product releases Gathering post-launch/post-release customer feedback and capturing learnings to adapt the product Championing user experience (UX) throughout the organisation Setting KPIs for features being delivered. Monitoring assumptions and validating hypotheses The ideal candidate will have the following: You have 6+ years' experience in a software product management role You have successfully developed from scratch and launched at least one product in the banking, payments or fintech space Strong understanding of APIs; experience in API usage is mandatory. Strong understanding of major payment rails including FPS, CHAPS, SWIFT and SEPA You're that individual that the dev team refers to as the 'business person' but the business team refers to as the 'tech person'. You're the bridge between those two worlds and you're perfectly comfortable with being treated as such. You're naturally curious about solving customer problems and can quickly follow through on your ideas You're focussed on outcomes rather than outputs and can judge a product or feature's business viability and customer desireability in a matter of minutes You have a very good sense of UX which manifests itself in your tendency to draw a wireframe or a diagram first, and only then talk/write about it You embrace change and you have first hand experience of leading cross functional teams using agile methodologies (e.g. Scrum, Lean, XP) You're exceptionally good at synthesizing and conceptualizing information, be it verbally or in writing. The user stories that you've written are a perfect example of this. You have written a product requirements spec for a software product at least once in your career, and consider it to be a big deal - a natural extension of your product vision You're a self-starter, capable of working autonomously with minimal supervision but you're also a team player at heart You thrive in dynamic, fast paced and highly ambiguous work environments where the answer to a question may not be immediately available and requires a great deal of persistence and perseverance to obtain We'd like you to take a read of our Talent Acquisition Privacy Notice which explains how we collect and process your personal data. Please read our notice carefully. By submitting the application button, we will consider that you aware of it. We are looking forward to receiving your CV. OpenPayd Talent Team To all recruitment agencies:OpenPayd does not accept speculative agency resumes. Please do not forward resumes to our jobs alias, OpenPayd employees or any other company location. OpenPayd is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. OpenPayd will only accept CV's from the partners with relevant agreement via the People and Talent team only.