Senior Interaction Designer - Contract/Permanent

Senior Interaction Designer - Permanent/Contract

Engagement: Permanent | Clearance: BPSS

Permanent salary: up to £65,000 | Contract rate: £380-£400 per day, outside IR35

Working pattern: Hybrid - one day per week in London

About Scrumconnect Consulting

Scrumconnect Consulting is a multi-award-winning digital consultancy, recognised for delivering impactful and innovative technology solutions across UK government departments. Our work has positively influenced the lives of over 40 million UK citizens.

We are passionate about user-centred design, agile delivery and building digital services that make a real difference. Our teams work at the forefront of innovation, helping organisations transform and deliver high-quality, scalable solutions that truly matter.

This opportunity is available on either a permanent basis, with a salary of up to £65,000, or on a contract basis at £380-£400 per day, outside IR35.

About the role

We are looking for a Senior Interaction Designer to design clear, accessible journeys for public services. You will turn research and policy into interfaces that people can use first time, working closely with researchers, content designers and developers.

Key responsibilities

• Design user journeys, flows and interfaces for complex digital services.
• Prototype ideas quickly, from sketches to coded or high-fidelity prototypes, and iterate based on research.
• Work with user researchers to test designs and act on what you learn.
• Use and contribute to design systems, including the GOV.UK Design System and its patterns.
• Make sure designs meet WCAG 2.2 AA accessibility standards.
• Work with developers to make sure designs are built as intended.
• Explain and defend design decisions to the team and senior stakeholders.
• Support and mentor other designers.

Essential skills and experience

• Significant experience as an interaction designer on digital services.
• Strong prototyping skills, for example in the GOV.UK Prototype Kit, Figma or HTML/CSS.
• Experience designing for accessibility and inclusion.
• Experience working in multidisciplinary agile teams.
• Ability to base design decisions on user research and data.
• Clear communication with technical and non-technical colleagues.

Desirable

• UK government or public sector experience.
• Experience taking services through GDS service assessments.
• Experience designing complex transactional or caseworking services.