UX Designer - 12 month FTC
Date: 3 Mar 2025
Location: London, GB, EC3M 7AF
Company: Walkers Global
We are a leading international law and professional services firm providing legal, corporate and fiduciary services to global corporations, financial institutions, capital market participants and investment fund managers. With a global presence spanning the Americas, Europe, the Middle East and Asia, we advise on the laws of Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands, the Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Ireland and Jersey.
We treat everyone as the intelligent professional they are. Our approach is to trust and empower our people to deliver consistently, and enable them to succeed. Diversity is our secret weapon – it’s the sheer breadth of Walkers people that makes us who we are – gathered from across the globe and fluent in languages, jurisdictions and cultures that help us to mirror our clients and keep our own thinking in tune with the world in which we operate.
Overview of role
Office: London (Hybrid)
Duration: 12 month FTC (please note, this is not day-rate)
The UX Designer contract role will be a new role within the Global Engineering Team as part of the firm's global IT Department. The UX Designer is to be responsible for helping formulate the design and create the look and feel of the firms new Client Portal capabilities. Walkers has several aging 'Portal' solutions focussed on both internal and client use, and these are to be re-platformed to more performant, streamlined and modern technology cloud-based solution. The role holder will be expected to work with the relevant business stakeholders such as Marketing and other assigned line of business representatives in conjunction with Architects and Developers to create a consistent user experience and a library of templates. These will be expected to build on the work that was done last year in re-platforming the WalkersGlobal.com website and the corporate digital standards brought in at the time. The role will be part of a team of forward-thinking Full Stack Developers and Power Platform Developers building out several solutions across the firm but will be focussed on the portal modernisation piece. The UX Designer role holder will be expected to understand the firm's governance model around technical deliveries including ownership of solution documentation and will also work with the assigned architects to create designs and see them through the architectural review board to seek feedback and approvals.
The UX Designer candidate must have a strong foundation in user experience design, coupled with hands-on front-end development skills. You will be responsible for creating intuitive, engaging, and effective user experiences while also guiding the implementation of designs through modern front-end technologies.
The candidate will champion the Walkers' standards and best practices for UX Design and software development and will be a subject matter expert in UX Design and Front-End Development. As well as working with other team members in the Global Engineering Team, the role holder will be expected to transfer knowledge to the other relevant colleagues spread across the globe. The UX Designer and Front End Developer role holder should be familiar with working with delivery pipelines using tools like Azure DevOps for continuous delivery in cloud-based deployments.
Duties, Responsibilities & Person Specification
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and data analysis to inform design decisions.
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs that align with business goals and user needs.
• Create visually appealing and consistent designs that align with brand guidelines.
• Collaborate with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to define and implement innovative solutions.
• Conduct usability tests and analyse feedback to iterate and improve designs.
• Help to create design systems to ensure consistency and accessibility across applications, platforms and devices.
• Maintain comprehensive design documentation and specifications for development teams.
• Translate UX/UI designs into functional front-end code using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and best practices in UX design and front-end development.
Education, Skills & Experience
• Relevant experience in UX/UI design.
• Strong proficiency in design tools such as Figma.
• Experience in front-end development with HTML, CSS and JavaScript.
• Solid understanding of responsive design principles and accessibility standards (WCAG).
• Familiarity with version control systems (e.g., Git) and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to conduct user research and apply data-driven design decisions.
• Strong communication and collaboration skills.
• A portfolio showcasing UX/UI projects and front-end development work.
• Experience with design systems and component libraries.
• Degree in design, HCI, or a related field.
• Familiarity with tools like Storybook, Tailwind CSS, or SASS/SCSS.
• UX certifications from recognized institutions.
• Experience working in agile development environments.
• Familiarity with front-end development (HTML, CSS, JavaScript).
• Experience with front-end frameworks such as Angular, Vue, React.
Additional Information
• Ability and willingness to occasionally work outside normal working hours/days when requested.
• Understanding that in-frequent travel to the UK Head office and some international travel maybe required.
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Walkers global is an equal opportunity employer. Equality and diversity are key to our global identity and an integral part of our goal to continue being an employer of choice. We are committed to a work environment that supports all individuals irrespective of gender, ethnicity, nationality, race, religion, marital status, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other applicable legally protected characteristics. We make every effort to ensure that employment opportunities are open and accessible to all purely on the basis of personal ability.
