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About Us
At Aberdeen our ambition is to be the UKs leading Wealth & Investments group.
Strengthening talent and culture is one of our strategic priorities. We strive to make Aberdeen a great place to work so that we can attract and retain the industrys best talent.
Our people put our stakeholders at the heart of everything they do by helping us to make a positive difference to the lives of our clients customers colleagues shareholders and society.
We are focused on growing our direct and advised wealth platforms and repositioning our specialist asset management business to meet client demand. We are committed to providing excellent client service supported by leading technology and talent.
Aberdeen comprises three businesses interactive investor (ii) Investments and Adviser each of which focuses on meeting and adapting to our clients evolving needs:
interactive investor the UKs second largest directtoconsumer investment platform enables individuals in the UK to plan save and invest in the way that works for them.
Our Adviser business provides financial planning solutions and technology for UK financial advisers enabling them to create value for their customers.
Our Investments business is a specialist asset manager that focuses on areas where we have both strength and scale to capitalise on the key themes shaping the market through either public markets or alternative asset classes.
About the Department:
Were committed to a product operating model where teams are empowered autonomous and accountable giving you the freedom to innovate and own solutions from concept to delivery.
Join a forwardthinking team at the heart of Aberdeens Adviser business where we lead the endtoend design discovery and delivery of cuttingedge digital products and services for Financial Advice firms.
If youre passionate about delivering real impact our focus on customer and business outcomes will give you the opportunity to make a tangible difference.
Youll be part of a team that values collaboration autonomy and a growth mindset helping us stay at the forefront of the market as we design digital experiences that supercharge advice firms to delight their clients.
About the Role:
As Design Lead you are seen as an expert in the business managing and overseeing the design team to create impactful usercentred digital products for Financial Advice firms. Working for the Head of Design and Analysis (HoDA) you will collaborate to define team roles/structure and create design processes from discovery to final design. You will be actively involved in hiring and recruitment of the team.
This new role allows you to shape the new design function alongside the leaders within the Product and Technology team.
Your responsibilities include collaborating with Product Engineering and Business stakeholders designing products and client/user experiences which places the needs and understanding of clients at the heart of everything we do making Aberdeen the best partner for Financial Advisers through seamless selfserve processes
Key Responsibilities:
Collaborate with the HoDA and crossfunctionally 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.
About You:
Experience leading and guiding a design team in productdriven environments fostering talent and building highperforming teams.
Experience in B2B Wealth and Fintech experience desirable.
Expert in leading endtoend 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.
We are proud to be a Disability Confident Committed employer. Therefore if you have a disability and would like to apply to one of our UK roles under the Disability Confident Scheme please notify us by completing the relevant section in our candidate questionnaire and one of our team will reach out to support you through your application process.
Our benefits:
Theres more to working life than coming home with a good salary. We have an environment where you can learn get involved and be supported.
When you join us your reward will be one of the best around. This includes 40 days annual leave a 16 employer pension contribution a discretionary performancebased bonus (where applicable) private healthcare and a range of flexible benefits including gym discounts season ticket loans and access to an employee discount portal. You can read more about our benefitshere.
Our business:
Enabling our clients to be better investors drives everything we do. Our business is structured around three distinct areas our vectors of growth focused on our clients changing needs. You can find out more about what we dohere.
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