Sage - UX Designer

UX Designer is needed in Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.

Client: Sage

Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Contract: Full-time, Full-time, Full-time

Job Description

Get ready. Because you’re about to embark on an AI mission to revolutionise small business and accounting practices. Sage Copilot isn’t just an AI-powered tool; we’re developing a game changer. A tool that will help customers streamline their tasks, boost their efficiency, and unlock new opportunities, making it a trusted business partner the likes of which they’ve never seen. You’ll be at the forefront of its development as part of a global team, eager to collaborate and innovate. This is the future realised—for you, for our customers, and for the shape of technology as we’ve dreamed it.

**Location:** Newcastle

**Work Schedule:** Hybrid (2 days per week in office)

Ready to take your design career to the next level? In this role, you’ll own the design of AI-driven products, see your work through to launch and beyond, and make a meaningful impact on customers and communities. You’ll join a small team of talented designers while being part of a wider global community of analysts and developers, with the freedom to do the best work of your career.

Requirements

Your responsibilities will include:

• Competitor analysis, user model definition, and collaboration with analysts.
• Design of product features, including layout patterns, UI elements, navigation patterns, and information architecture.
• Divergent and convergent iterative design backed up with rationale and critique.
• Rapid prototyping and user testing.
• Production of high-fidelity pixel-perfect designs, collaborating with visual designers and developers.
• Collaboration within a thriving design community.

You should have strong experience in:

• UX and UI design, with a track record of shipped projects.
• Interaction design - low-to-high fidelity, iterative design.
• Expert level use of Figma.
• The design of cloud software, software-as-a-service (SaaS) or rich interactive systems.
• Design thinking (Empathize, Define, Ideate, Prototype, and Test).
• Accessible design and responsive design.

Practical experience in the following areas is a good advantage:

• Information architecture
• Lean and Agile methodologies
• Design Sprint or value proposition design methods
• Customer journey mapping and service design
• Product-led growth
• Designing for product ecosystems or Design Systems
• Design collaboration and critique in a larger design organisation
• Native mobile (iOS or Android)

Generalist experience in these areas is beneficial but not a focus:

• User research and user testing
• Content design
• Business analysis

**Not a focus:** Visual design, design of websites, marketing design, ‘digital’ design, design of physical products, brand design.

Additional Information

What we offer:

• See your designs reaching hundreds of thousands of users across the world.
• Continue your self-development – with dedicated learning days, and funding to attend or speak at conferences and meetups.
• Make a difference to the communities we live and work in with 5 volunteer days every year.
• Enjoy benefits like flexible holiday allowances, a great pension, a healthcare cash plan, and join the onsite gym if you like.

We value diversity and believe it drives innovation. We encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds and experiences.