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abrdn

14d ago

  • Job
    Full-time
    Senior & Expert Level
  • Design
    Product
  • Edinburgh
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AI generated summary

  • You should have experience leading design teams in product-driven settings, expertise in end-to-end design processes, and integration of user feedback, especially in B2B, Wealth, or Fintech.
  • You will collaborate on design processes, create design standards, define user personas, develop a design system, lead a design team, and promote best practices while aligning objectives with business goals.

Requirements

  • Experience leading and guiding a design team in product-driven environments, fostering talent and building high-performing teams.
  • Experience in B2B, Wealth and Fintech experience desirable.
  • Expert in leading end-to-end design processes ensuring consistency and quality. This includes, UX, UI, Prototyping, Design principles and problem solving.
  • Passionate about integrating user research and feedback into the design process.
  • Experience of working in Product Operating Models, partnering closely with Product, Engineering and Data teams to embed design into the product lifecycle; and acts an advocate with stakeholders across Aberdeen.

Responsibilities

  • Collaborate with the HoDA and cross-functionally to establish a continuous design process that forms part of the product operating model ensuring it puts our clients/users at the heart of everything we do and incorporates user testing, feedback, and analytics.
  • Create and uphold design standards, guidelines, and best practices.
  • Define user personas, user research and a A/B testing framework.
  • Responsible for creating a design system including site maps, high level navigation and information architecture ensuring quality and consistency across all products, accessibility and brand consistency.
  • Represent and advocate for the Design team at all levels of the business and maintain strong internal and external stakeholders.
  • Recruit, lead, mentor, and develop a design team, fostering continuous growth, career advancement and open feedback culture.
  • Define the teams’ objectives aligning them with the wider Design and Analysis and Product and Technology team goals.
  • Champion the sharing of knowledge and best practices that encourages innovation, accountability, and openness enabling the team to stay competitive and adaptive to user and market needs.

FAQs

What is the primary focus of the Lead Product Designer role at Aberdeen?

The primary focus is to manage and oversee the design team to create impactful, user-centered digital products for Financial Advice firms while collaborating with cross-functional teams.

What responsibilities will the Lead Product Designer have regarding the design team?

The Lead Product Designer will be responsible for recruiting, leading, mentoring, and developing a design team, as well as defining the team’s objectives and fostering a culture of continuous growth.

What type of experience is desirable for applicants?

Experience in B2B, Wealth, and Fintech is desirable, along with a proven track record of leading design teams in product-driven environments.

How does Aberdeen prioritize user needs in the design process?

Aberdeen emphasizes placing the needs and understanding of clients at the heart of everything they do, incorporating user testing, feedback, and analytics into the design process.

What benefits are offered to employees at Aberdeen?

Employees receive 40 days of annual leave, a 16% employer pension contribution, a discretionary performance-based bonus (where applicable), private healthcare, and a range of flexible benefits.

Is there an opportunity for career advancement for designers at Aberdeen?

Yes, the role includes opportunities for career advancement and encourages a culture of open feedback and continuous growth.

What is the collaborative environment like within the team?

The team values collaboration, autonomy, and a growth mindset, which helps in designing digital experiences that meet market needs.

Will the Lead Product Designer be involved in hiring decisions?

Yes, the Lead Product Designer will be actively involved in the hiring and recruitment of the design team.

Are there any specific design standards or guidelines that need to be upheld?

Yes, the Lead Product Designer is responsible for creating and maintaining design standards, guidelines, and best practices to ensure quality and consistency across all products.

How does Aberdeen accommodate employees with disabilities?

Aberdeen is a Disability Confident Committed employer and offers support for applicants with disabilities throughout the application process.

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abrdn

Finance
Industry
5001-10,000
Employees

Mission & Purpose

At abrdn, we empower our clients to plan, save and invest for their futures. We structure our business into three areas – and together they reflect our focus on enabling our clients to be better investors:Investments: We work with clients to create solutions across markets, asset classes and investment strategies – combining our global network of investment professionals with research, data and technology. Adviser: We offer market-leading platform technology and tools that enable UK wealth managers and financial advisers to look after the diverse needs of their clients. Personal: We help people throughout the UK plan for their financial futures – through our financial planning business, our digital direct-to-consumer services and discretionary fund management services. Through the expertise, insight and innovation of our team, we aim to help clients create more ways for money to make an impact. We set our sights on giving them more confidence to achieve their goals, and more clarity about what they need next. And we focus on delivering outcomes that are more than just financial – by investing sustainably to build a better world. We’re a global business. We manage and administer £532 billion of assets for our clients, and we have over 1 million shareholders. (Figures as at 30 June 2021)Capital at Risk.