Principal Product Designer

Summary

Join our team of innovators at OVO as we strive to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. We're seeking an accomplished Principal Product Designer with expertise in mobile patterns, prototyping, information architecture, and visual design.

Requirements

• Have a rich portfolio of work demonstrating design of apps for both iOS and Android
• A product thinker - you care about why you’re designing something and what impact it will have for the customer and business
• Customer-obsessed, using data and research to inform and validate design decisions
• Obsessed about the details, whilst having a birds eye view of how everything connects
• Are fluent in mobile best practices and know when to reuse existing patterns versus going custom. And importantly, you know chips, toasts, and snack bars are more than just tasty treats
• A brilliant communicator - you can explain and rationalise the reasons for your design decisions and can give and receive constructive feedback

Responsibilities

• Transforming OVO’s app experience to become our flagship channel through scalable information architecture, polished UI and design details
• Defining signature moments which delight and inspire our customers to take the right actions
• Prototype, iterate and evolve experiences through lean and agile ways of working
• Elevate UX thinking, design craftsmanship and creative flair across the entire UX team
• Contribute to strategy, lead on cross-domain initiatives and be the glue between teams
• Collaborate with product management and engineering leadership to drive tangible results for our customers
• Partner with other members of the UX Leadership team to drive forward team-wide initiatives

Benefits

• ��80-£90k salary
• On-target bonus of 15%
• Flex pay - an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like
• 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays)
• Healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level
• Critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more
• Gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more
• Extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations
• Up to £300 off any OVO Energy plan (when you pay by Direct Debit), plus personal carbon offsetting and great discounts on smart thermostats and EV chargers
• Ultra-low emission car leasing , plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans