User Experience Lead

UX Lead

We’re looking for a UX Lead professional to lead UX strategy, discovery, and client engagement across enterprise digital projects. This is a client-facing leadership role suited to someone who combines strategic thinking, hands-on UX design, and team mentorship.

You’ll work closely with international teams across Europe, North America, and Asia, helping shape scalable digital experiences and mature UX practices.

Key Responsibilities

UX Strategy & Discovery

  • Lead workshops, stakeholder interviews, user research, and journey mapping.
  • Translate user insights and business goals into clear UX strategies.
  • Define experiences for complex digital products and customer journeys.
  • Develop information architecture and research-driven recommendations.

Client Leadership

  • Act as the senior UX lead in client engagements.
  • Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders.
  • Facilitate alignment between product, marketing, design, and engineering teams.
  • Advocate for user-centred and accessible design solutions.

Design & Delivery

  • Produce wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using Figma or similar tools.
  • Work closely with developers to ensure high-quality implementation.
  • Contribute to design systems, UI standards, and accessibility best practices.
  • Use AI-enabled tools and workflows within the design process.

Team Leadership

  • Mentor and support UX and product designers.
  • Help improve UX standards, processes, and ways of working.
  • Encourage collaboration and knowledge sharing across distributed teams.

Pre-Sales & Thought Leadership

  • Support pitches, proposals, and UX discovery planning.
  • Contribute to case studies, workshops, and UX-focused content.
  • Represent the business at industry events where required.

Skills & Experience

Essential

  • 8+ years’ experience in UX, Product Design, or Experience Strategy.
  • Strong experience leading discovery and research for enterprise digital products.
  • Confident presenting to senior stakeholders and clients.
  • Strong UX design, prototyping, and Figma skills.
  • Experience with design systems and accessibility standards.
  • Comfortable using AI-assisted design tools and modern workflows.
  • Strong communication and collaboration skills across multidisciplinary teams.

Desirable

  • Experience with DXP, CMS, headless, or composable platforms.
  • Background in e-commerce, B2C, or digital experience projects.
  • Experience mentoring distributed or offshore teams.
  • Familiarity with agile/Jira workflows.
  • UI or visual design capability alongside UX expertise.

Additional Information

  • Remote-first role with flexible working.
  • Occasional national and international travel may be required.
  • Opportunity to influence and shape UX capability within a growing digital organisation.

This is a great opportunity for an UX Lead to take control and own this space with a well known company.

2 - 3 Stage interview process with interview slots now available - apply now to be considered.

Job Details

Company
Halian | Managed Services, Recruitment Agency & Contract Staffing
Location
London Area, United Kingdom
Hybrid / Remote Options
Posted