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Senior Product Designer (App)

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Job Description

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Team: UX

Salary banding: £65k - £75k

Experience: Senior

Working pattern: Full-Time

Sponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.

This role in 3 words: App, Customer and Creative

Top 3 qualities for this role: Visual Design, Interaction Design, Product Thinking

Please note that applications without a portfolio (demonstrating app experience) attached will not be considered

Where you’ll work:

At OVO, we understand that a one size fits all approach doesn’t work for everyone. That’s why we created the OVO Way of Flexibility.

All our roles are hub based (Bristol, Glasgow or London), providing a dedicated space for collaboration, connection and teamwork. You’ll also have the flexibility to work from home.

Everyone belongs at OVO

At OVO, we are on a mission to solve one of humanity's biggest challenges, the climate crisis. And we know it takes all of us to change the world. That's why we need diverse people from all gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.

Teamworking for the planet

Everything we do here spins around Plan Zero. So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:

The UX team are the DNA that exists to connect our customers, business and brand. We play a pivotal role in helping and supporting our customers on our Zero Carbon journey by crafting experiences that power the movement today and lead the path to the future.

This role in a nutshell:

We are seeking a Senior Product Designer to join our UX team. You’lll be responsible for designing customer experiences that empower customers to take control of their home energy and reduce their carbon footprint.

Your key outcomes will be:

  • Define the vision for new product features across our mobile ecosystem, while continually enhancing and refining existing experiences.
  • Elevate and maintain visual consistency across all customer touchpoints.
  • Contribute to the evolution of OVO’s design system by developing new UI patterns, components, and interaction paradigms.
  • Leverage native mobile platforms by applying Apple’s HIG and Google’s Material Design guidelines, balancing brand identity with usability.
  • Collaborate with fellow designers to lead workshops and design sprints.
  • Partner with content designers to create high-quality, engaging user experiences.
  • Prototype and collaborate with UX Research to develop and validate user experiences through testing.
  • Work closely with Product Managers to define problems, scope, and hypotheses.
  • Partner with Engineers to ensure your designs are implemented with pixel-perfect precision.
  • Utilise a range of tools for sketching, collaboration, prototyping, and design communication. We love Figma and Miro, but we’re equally fond of pen and paper.
  • Embrace an agile and lean approach to software development, shipping quickly and frequently, using A/B testing and data to inform and validate your design decisions.

You’ll be a successful Senior Product Designer here at OVO if you are…

  • Experienced in designing for mobile apps, with a strong portfolio showcasing your interaction and visual design expertise.
  • A product thinker who is deeply invested in understanding why you’re designing something and its impact on both the customer and the business.
  • Detail-oriented, while maintaining a broad perspective on how everything interconnects. You consider all scenarios, not just the happy path.
  • A strong communicator who can clearly articulate and justify your design decisions in a concise and engaging manner.
  • Self-aware, with a growth mindset, and open to feedback and continuous learning.
  • Fluent in mobile best practices, knowing when to leverage existing patterns versus creating custom solutions. And importantly, you recognise that chips, toasts, and snack bars are more than just tasty treats!

You won’t like this role if you…

  • Are uncomfortable with ambiguity, change, and managing conflicting priorities.
  • Don't relish engaging in the entire end-to-end UX practice.
  • Don't possess an affinity for visual and interaction design.
  • Prefer working in isolation rather than collaborating with cross-functional teams.

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between 65k - 75k depending on your specific skills and experience. If your expectations are a little different, have a chat with us!

We keep our pay ranges broad on purpose to give us, and you, flexibility to match your experience to our zero carbon mission.

You’ll be eligible for an on-target bonus of 15%. We have one OVO bonus plan that focuses on the collective performance of our people to deliver our Plan Zero goal.

We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. It’s an extra 9% of your salary on top of your core pay to use as you like. You can take it as cash, add to your pension, or choose to spend it on a huge range of flex benefits.

Here’s a taster of what’s on offer:

For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays).

For your healthWith benefits like a healthcare cash plan or private medical insurance depending on your career level, critical illness cover, life assurance, health assessments, and more
For your wellbeingWith gym membership, gadget, travel and cyber insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, DNA testing, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, culture cards, tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations

For your home Get 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
For your commute Nab a great deal on ultra-low emission car leasing, plus our cycle to work scheme and public transport season ticket loans

Want to hear about our full range of flexible benefits and progressive people policies? Our People Team can tell you everything you need to know.

For your Belonging

To find better ways to support our people, we need to listen to each other’s experiences and find ways to build a truly inclusive and diverse workplace. As part of this, we have 8 Belonging Networks at OVO. Led by our people, for our people - so when you join OVO, you can play a part - big or small - with any of the Networks. It's up to you.

Oh, and one last thing...

We’d be thrilled if you tick off all our boxes yet we also believe it’s just as important we tick off all of yours. And if you think you have most of what we’re looking for but not every single thing, go ahead and hit apply. We’d still love to hear from you!

If you have any additional requirements, there’s a space to let us know on the application form; we want to make the process as easy and comfortable for you as possible..

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