Experience Designer
Certain Advantage are recruiting on behalf of our Trading client for an Experience Designer to work in London (3 days per week onsite) on a contract basis initially until Dec 2026.We’re looking for Designers skilled across the end-to-end design lifecycle with a strong sense of ownership, who can come prepared by offering a strong portfolio demonstrating how you've shaped direction, influenced outcomes and solved complex challenges in high-context environments.This is a fantastic opportunity for a proactive Experience Designer who can confidently operate across the full design lifecycle. Partnering with stakeholders across the Trading business you’ll shape and deliver effective, user-centred solutions for internal systems and business-critical tools.You'll lead the experience design process across projects from discovery through to delivery, working independently or in collaboration with others.You'll engage with users and stakeholders to uncover needs, validate assumptions and shape direction.You'll translate insights into clear, testable concepts and work closely with developers to ensure high-quality delivery of your designs.What we need from you
- Demonstrable experience across user research, product, interface and service design, with deep expertise in at least one discipline and proven experience in complex enterprise or trading environments
- Fluent in design methods and tools such as Design Thinking, Figma, service blueprinting, journey mapping, ecosystem mapping, etc.
- A strong portfolio demonstrating how you've shaped direction, influenced outcomes and solved complex challenges in high-context environments
- Proficiency in Figma and FigJam, including design systems, components and interactive prototyping
- A solid grasp of usability and accessibility standards (e.g. WCAG, ISO 9241), and how to apply them in complex, data-dense UIs
- Skilled across the end-to-end design lifecycle, from framing problems and research through to execution and developer handoff in data-rich, multi-system contexts