Hybrid Senior UX Designer

at Parallax

• Job title: Senior UX Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: £45,000 - £60,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: IoT
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Leeds, United Kingdom

About the role

• Senior UX Designer joining a consultancy to innovate across diverse digital design projects. Lead discovery and design initiatives while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Plan and lead discovery workshops, aligning on objectives, requirements, KPIs and success measures.
• Plan and run user research (interviews, usability testing, unmoderated tests, workshops). Synthesise findings into clear, actionable insights and present them to stakeholders and the team.
• Define user journeys, IA, user flows and feature prioritisation. Translate business goals, user needs and technical constraints into coherent UX direction and design recommendations.
• Turn ideas into wireframes, flows and interactive prototypes. Iterate rapidly based on insight, feasibility discussions and stakeholder feedback.
• Contribute to and maintain design systems in Figma; apply strong visual design principles across typography, layout and interaction patterns.
• Collaborate with developers, designers and delivery managers in cross-functional squads. Provide high-quality specifications, annotations and handover documentation, and support build feasibility and design quality throughout delivery.
• Communicate design rationale to senior stakeholders and guide them through decisions with confidence and clarity.
• Mentor mid-weight and junior designers, promoting a culture of feedback, openness and continuous improvement.
• Contribute to estimates, proposals and new business activities, identifying strategic opportunities for design innovation.
• Contribute to refining the Parallax design process, driving operational excellence from discovery through to delivery.
• About You
• You’re a clear communicator who can confidently influence, challenge and guide stakeholders and peers.
• You balance user needs with commercial goals and technical constraints, and make pragmatic decisions when required.
• You work well under pressure, handle ambiguity with maturity, and are highly self-organised.
• You’re collaborative, humble and open to feedback, but not afraid to challenge assumptions.
• You’re eager to grow, take ownership and become a trusted partner within the team and wider business.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in UX, UI, or digital product design (agency or consultancy background preferred).
• Strong experience planning and facilitating discovery workshops.
• Hands-on experience running user interviews, usability tests and unmoderated testing to validate concepts or designs.
• Strong experience with Figma, including design systems (building, maintaining or evolving them).
• Ability to translate insight into clear IA, user flows, wireframes and journey maps.
• Strong visual design sensibility and attention to detail across typography, composition and layout.
• Experience working with brand guidelines or shaping new visual directions where needed.
• Clear understanding of content design principles and how content shapes UX.
• Experience working in agile teams and contributing to iterative delivery cycles.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards and inclusive design principles.
• Nice to have
• Experience designing within low-code/no-code environments (e.g. Webflow).
• Experience within a digital/tech consultancy.
• Exposure to analytics, experimentation or data-driven optimisation.
• Experience in IoT, AI-assisted products, or AI-assisted design.
• Experience on branding projects.

Benefits

• Private medical healthcare (Bupa)
• 4% matched pension
• Hybrid working (2 days in the office)
• Flexible working
• Quarterly company Hack Days
• 1 professional development day per month
• City centre office
• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + up to 5 loyalty days
• Team events
• Enhanced maternity leave (12 weeks full pay, followed by 27 weeks of SMP)
• Enhanced paternity leave (3 weeks at 90% salary)
• 2 streaming services or gym membership subsidised