Senior UX Designer

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: Senior UX Designer Company: Houseful Location: London, England, United Kingdom Job Type: Full-Time Category: Product Design/UX Design Date Posted: October 08, 2025 Experience Level: 5-10 Years Remote Status: Hybrid (Minimum 2 days on site in London)

🚀 Role Summary

• Lead the end-to-end user experience (UX) design process for complex, data-rich B2B SaaS products, from initial user research to final implementation.
• Drive innovation by exploring new interaction models, including the potential role of Artificial Intelligence (AI), to enhance customer engagement with market-leading property data.
• Champion a user-centered design philosophy and ensure a consistent, high-quality user experience across Houseful's product portfolio by fostering cross-functional alignment.
• Conduct in-depth user research, competitive analysis, and usability testing to deeply understand user needs, pain points, and workflows, translating these insights into actionable design solutions.
• Collaborate closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and other stakeholders within an Agile framework to ideate, design, and deliver intuitive and visually appealing interfaces that meet business objectives.

📝 Enhancement Note: The raw job description for "Senior UX Designer" at Houseful, while detailed, lacks specific operations-focused keywords. This enhancement infers that a Senior UX Designer in a B2B SaaS environment, particularly one dealing with "data-rich" products and "property data services," will inherently engage with operational aspects like workflow optimization, data visualization efficiency, and user adoption metrics. The emphasis on "driving alignment" and "fostering a culture of design excellence" also points to strategic operational influence.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Own and meticulously manage the entire UX design lifecycle, encompassing user research, concept ideation, wireframing, interactive prototyping, usability testing, and successful design implementation.
• Conduct comprehensive user research initiatives, including user interviews, workshops, surveys, and detailed competitor analysis, to develop a profound understanding of user workflows, business objectives, and critical pain points within the financial services and property technology sectors.
• Actively partner with Product Managers, Engineering teams, and other key stakeholders to translate complex business requirements and nuanced user insights into tangible design concepts, intuitive user flows, and comprehensive customer journey maps.
• Generate detailed wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes, strategically leveraging Houseful's established design system to ensure design consistency, scalability, and efficient iteration across all product touchpoints.
• Plan, execute, and analyze results from usability testing sessions to gather qualitative feedback, validate design hypotheses, and iteratively refine solutions, thereby continuously elevating the overall user experience and product effectiveness.
• Serve as the dedicated advocate for the user's perspective within cross-functional Agile teams, ensuring that customer needs and pain points are central to the product development and decision-making processes.
• Cultivate and promote a culture of design excellence throughout the organization, encouraging best practices and a shared understanding of user-centered design principles.
• Drive design consistency and a unified design philosophy across all Houseful products, ensuring seamless user journeys and a cohesive brand experience by fostering strong alignment between diverse product teams.
• Explore and propose innovative design solutions, particularly concerning the integration of AI technologies, to enhance user interaction with Hometrack's market-leading data, while carefully considering usability implications and user trust in AI-driven workflows.

📝 Enhancement Note: The original responsibilities are well-defined for a Senior UX Designer. To align with operations, we've emphasized the "end-to-end design lifecycle," "translating complex business requirements," and "user adoption metrics" (implied through "elevating user experience"). The mention of AI integration also touches upon forward-looking operational strategy.

🎓 Skills & Qualifications

Education:

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Interaction Design, or a closely related field.

Experience:

• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience in UX Design, Product Design, or a similar user experience-focused role.
• Demonstrated success in designing and delivering complex, data-rich B2B SaaS products, with a strong emphasis on user-centered design principles.
• Proven ability to lead the entire design process, from discovery and research through to high-fidelity design and implementation oversight.

Required Skills:

• Expertise in Figma: Advanced proficiency in Figma is critical, including practical experience in creating, managing, and scaling design systems to ensure consistency and efficiency.
• User-Centered Design Principles: Deep understanding and practical application of UCD methodologies, interaction design patterns, and information architecture principles.
• User Research & Discovery: Proven ability to conduct various forms of user research (interviews, surveys, usability testing, competitive analysis) and translate findings into actionable design insights.
• Wireframing & Prototyping: Skilled in creating low-fidelity wireframes and high-fidelity interactive prototypes to effectively communicate design concepts and user flows.
• B2B SaaS Product Design: Specific experience designing for business-to-business software-as-a-service platforms, understanding the unique user needs and workflow complexities inherent in these environments.
• Agile Methodologies: Experience working effectively within Agile development frameworks (Scrum, Kanban) and collaborating closely with engineering and product teams.
• Exceptional Communication & Collaboration: Ability to clearly articulate design rationale, present design solutions, and influence stakeholders at all levels; adept at fostering strong working relationships within cross-functional teams.
• Problem-Solving Acumen: A strong analytical and curious mindset, driven to understand the root cause of user problems and develop effective, user-centric solutions.

Preferred Skills:

• AI Integration in Design: Familiarity with exploring and designing user experiences for AI-driven features, including considerations for user trust, data privacy, and workflow integration.
• Design System Management: Experience contributing to or managing design systems, including establishing guidelines, components, and best practices.
• Data Visualization Design: Experience in designing effective data visualizations and dashboards for complex datasets, enabling users to derive insights easily.
• Cross-Functional Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead design initiatives and influence product strategy beyond the immediate design team.
• Understanding of Property/Financial Services Data: Familiarity with the data landscape and user needs within the property or financial services industries is a plus.

📝 Enhancement Note: The "Proven Experience" and "Master of your art" sections have been expanded into more detailed "Required Skills" and "Preferred Skills" categories. We've explicitly included "B2B SaaS Product Design," "Data Visualization Design," and "AI Integration in Design" to reflect the role's context and future-looking aspects, aligning with operations' need for efficiency and advanced capabilities.

📊 Process & Systems Portfolio Requirements

Portfolio Essentials:

• End-to-End Case Studies: A comprehensive portfolio showcasing 3-5 detailed case studies that illustrate your entire design process, from initial problem definition and user research through to final design solutions and,