Product Designer - 9 month FTC

Full Time
3 months ago

Location: Hub Based but you have the flexibility to work wherever suits you best!

Team: Product Design

Salary range:  £50,000 to £60,000

Experience: Mid level

Working pattern: Full-Time

Reporting to: Gigi Menassa - UX Design Manager

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

This role in 3 words: Creative, Problem solver, Data driven

Top 3 qualities for this role: Product thinker. Team player. Creative.

 

In the words of the team, you should leave your current role for this one because….

'Help us shape the future of design, leading a dynamic team to drive design innovation that empowers customers on their journey to Net Zero. Join us to make a real impact, inspire change, and lead the charge in sustainability.'

 

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’re seeking a product designer to join our UX team. As a product designer, you will 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:

  • Collaborate with product managers to define the vision for new and existing product experiences across our web and app touchpoints.
  • Contribute to and maintain visual consistency across OVO's mobile and web experiences.
  • Contribute to the development of OVO’s design system by creating and refining UI patterns, components, and interaction paradigms.
  • Participate in workshops and design sprints, supporting senior designers.
  • Partner with UX Research to create research plans, and test user experiences.
  • Work with Product Managers to help define how the product works and looks in future iterations.
  • Collaborate with Engineers to ensure your designs are implemented with pixel-perfect accuracy.
  • Use various tools for sketching, collaborating, prototyping, and communicating design. We love Figma and Miro!
  • Apply an agile and lean approach to software development, shipping fast and often.
  • Collaborate on defining key customer metrics to assess user behaviour and satisfaction across web and app touchpoints.
  • Utilise insights to optimise design strategies and enhance user satisfaction.  

Who you are:

An experienced product designer who:

  • A product thinker - you care about why you’re designing something and what impact it will have for the user.
  • 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.
  • A brilliant communicator - you can explain and rationalise the reasons for your design decisions and can give and receive constructive feedback.
  • Has a strong portfolio of projects showing your interaction and visual design skills.
  • 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!

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

  • Consistently translate user insights into effective, intuitive designs that enhance user satisfaction and product effectiveness.
  • Collaborate seamlessly with cross-functional teams to integrate diverse perspectives into cohesive design solutions. 
  • Present ideas and design concepts confidently, ensuring alignment with project objectives and user needs.
  • Demonstrate a solid understanding of emerging design trends and technologies.
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment and is comfortable with ambiguity

 

Let’s talk about what’s in it for you

We’ll pay you between £50,000 and £60,000, 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 moreFor 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 donationsFor 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 chargersFor 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..