Senior UX/UI Designer (INTERNAL ONLY)

The University of Lincoln is investing in its ability to deliver strategic priorities in a coordinated, evidence-led and sustainable way to enable delivery of the institution's Strategic Plan 2022-30. The Strategic Insights and Delivery department strengthens how insight, delivery and enablement come together to ensure institutional priorities are informed by deep user understanding and delivered through connected, compelling experiences.

As part of this investment in our capability and ambition, we are recruiting to a number of roles across the department, building a high performing multidisciplinary team to drive strategic impact and responsible innovation across the University.

The department is looking for Senior UX/UI Designers to lead user experience research, interaction design and visual design across a broad portfolio of strategic initiatives. You will shape end-to-end journeys across digital and physical touch points, ensuring initiatives are grounded in robust research, informed by data and aligned to business objectives.

What you'll be doing

• Leading high-quality user research to uncover complex user and service challenges
• Selecting and adapting research methods to generate meaningful, evidence-based insight
• Leading information architecture redesign and usability testing to enhance service clarity and navigation
• Defining and evolving visual design systems to ensure consistency, accessibility and quality
• Designing clear, accessible content and reusable design assets that improve user journeys
• Communicating compelling design rationale and insight to senior stakeholders and multidisciplinary teams

Do you have experience in User research?, * Significant experience leading user research and translating findings into service and product improvements

• Deep knowledge of UX design principles, interaction design and usability methodologies
• Experience shaping design systems and maintaining visual standards
• Strong stakeholder engagement and influencing skills within complex organisations
• A passion for user-centred design and delivering measurable, meaningful change