Role OVO-ViewTeam: Product DesignLocation: Hub Based - Hybrid for allSalary banding: £70,000 - £78,000 per annumExperience: ExpertWorking pattern: Full-TimeReporting to: Aidan WalkerSponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.This role in 3 words: Shape, Solve, SimplifyTop 3 qualities for this role: Customer-first, Problem solving, Creative flair Please note that applications without a portfolio attached will not be considered Where you’ll work:Depending on the needs of your business area, we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week, and to go to OVO Connection events in-person. You’ll be assigned to the closest one of our three hub offices, Bristol, Glasgow, or London; unless your role requires field-based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop, is designed to inspire people, help them connect and bring big ideas to life. 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 abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us. Teamworking for the planet:Everything we do here spins around <a href="https://company.ovo.com/planzero/">Plan Zero.</a> So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:We create simple, connected and beautiful experiences that deliver for our customers, planet and business. We do the heavy lifting so our customers don’t have to, solving for today, tomorrow and the future. We join the dots across the entire customer journey, removing complexity, connecting the offline and online and ensure a seamless experience across our product ecosystem. We care about the details — on every screen from each pixel to the last letter. We weave together our brand voice, sweating the details, even when people aren’t looking. This role in a nutshell:As a Senior Product Designer at OVO, you'll be at the forefront of creating outstanding and easy-to-use experiences across all our products. You will lead key design initiatives, strategically develop our interaction patterns, and contribute to OVO's wider design vision. Your work will directly shape how users experience our products, influencing their success and helping to establish best design practices within OVO. Your key outcomes will be:<ul><li>Deliver Superior Design Solutions: Achieve pixel-perfect design across all screens and platforms by implementing innovative UI/UX practices and refining design systems</li><li>Enhance User Experience: Lead usability studies and A/B testing, ensuring our products are intuitive and meet user needs</li><li>Ensure Cross-Platform Consistency: Develop and maintain consistent navigation systems and reusable components for scalability and coherence across platforms</li><li>Mentorship and Collaboration: Provide mentorship to junior designers while effectively collaborating with senior stakeholders and engineers</li></ul> Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Deliver User-Centred Designs: Create intuitive and effective design solutions for product initiatives, balancing user needs, business goals, and OVO's product vision, informed by data and commercial awareness</li><li>Develop and Maintain Design Systems: Contribute to OVO's design system by creating scalable components, interaction patterns, and clear microcopy, ensuring consistency and efficiency across our products</li><li>Champion Usability and Accessibility: Plan and conduct usability testing (including A/B tests), analyse findings to improve designs, and ensure our products feature clear navigation and information architecture that is accessible to all users</li><li>Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product managers, engineers, and other designers throughout the design and development process, providing clear documentation and ensuring high-quality implementation of your designs</li><li>Support Team Growth: Offer guidance and share your design expertise with colleagues, contributing to a supportive and collaborative team environment.</li><li>Engage with OVO's Design Community: Actively participate in our Community of Practice by sharing your experiences, contributing to discussions, and helping to collectively advance our design craft at OVO</li></ul> You’ll be a successful Senior Product Designer at OVO if you…<ul><li>Solid professional experience in product design, with a portfolio showcasing your ability to create user-friendly and visually appealing experiences, ideally within a product-focused company</li><li>A strong grasp of UI/UX principles</li><li>Experience working with design systems and component libraries, and the ability to design effectively across different platforms</li><li>Proficiency in interaction design, including creating intuitive user flows and engaging micro-interactions, and the ability to develop prototypes at various fidelities</li><li>A data-informed approach to design, using insights from user research and metrics to guide your decisions and improve user experiences</li><li>Excellent communication skills, enabling you to present design concepts clearly, collaborate effectively with engineering and product teams, and facilitate design discussions</li><li>A user-centred mindset, a keen eye for detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving and managing your design projects</li><li>The ability to adapt to feedback, a desire to continuously improve, and a resilient attitude when tackling complex design challenges</li></ul> Let’s talk about what’s in it for you:We’ll pay you between £70,000 and £78,000, depending on your specific skills and experience.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. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.Here’s a taster of what’s on offer: For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your health With 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 wellbeing With gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home &amp; tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations For your home  Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, 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 BelongingTo 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.

OVO Energy is an independent energy technology company and supplier. The company was launched in 2009. OVO Energy is set to make energy cheaper, greener, and simpler. The company has brought great service, clear information, and honesty to a broken industry. These days our sights are set higher.

Senior Product Designer

Role OVO-ViewTeam: Product DesignLocation: Hub Based - Hybrid for allSalary banding: £70,000 - £78,000 per annumExperience: ExpertWorking pattern: Full-TimeReporting to: Aidan WalkerSponsorship: Unfortunately we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role.This role in 3 words: Shape, Solve, SimplifyTop 3 qualities for this role: Customer-first, Problem solving, Creative flair&nbsp;Please note that applications without a portfolio attached will not be considered Where you’ll work:Depending on the needs of your business area, we expect hub based people to be in the office at least once a week, and to go to OVO Connection events in-person.&nbsp;You’ll be assigned to the closest one of our three hub offices, Bristol, Glasgow, or London; unless your role requires field-based work. Each hub has accessible spaces to park your laptop, is designed to inspire people, help them connect and bring big ideas to life.&nbsp;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 abilities, gender identities, ethnicities, ages, sexual orientations, life experiences and backgrounds to join us.&nbsp;Teamworking for the planet:Everything we do here spins around <a href="https://company.ovo.com/planzero/">Plan Zero.</a> So, naturally, the team you’ll be joining plays a gigantic role in making that happen. Here’s how:We create simple, connected and beautiful experiences that deliver for our customers, planet and business. We do the heavy lifting so our customers don’t have to, solving for today, tomorrow and the future. We join the dots across the entire customer journey, removing complexity, connecting the offline and online and ensure a seamless experience across our product ecosystem. We care about the details — on every screen from each pixel to the last letter. We weave together our brand voice, sweating the details, even when people aren’t looking.&nbsp;This role in a nutshell:As a Senior Product Designer at OVO, you'll be at the forefront of creating outstanding and easy-to-use experiences across all our products. You will lead key design initiatives, strategically develop our interaction patterns, and contribute to OVO's wider design vision. Your work will directly shape how users experience our products, influencing their success and helping to establish best design practices within OVO.&nbsp;Your key outcomes will be:<ul><li>Deliver Superior Design Solutions: Achieve pixel-perfect design across all screens and platforms by implementing innovative UI/UX practices and refining design systems</li><li>Enhance User Experience: Lead usability studies and A/B testing, ensuring our products are intuitive and meet user needs</li><li>Ensure Cross-Platform Consistency: Develop and maintain consistent navigation systems and reusable components for scalability and coherence across platforms</li><li>Mentorship and Collaboration: Provide mentorship to junior designers while effectively collaborating with senior stakeholders and engineers</li></ul>&nbsp;Key Responsibilities:<ul><li>Deliver User-Centred Designs: Create intuitive and effective design solutions for product initiatives, balancing user needs, business goals, and OVO's product vision, informed by data and commercial awareness</li><li>Develop and Maintain Design Systems: Contribute to OVO's design system by creating scalable components, interaction patterns, and clear microcopy, ensuring consistency and efficiency across our products</li><li>Champion Usability and Accessibility: Plan and conduct usability testing (including A/B tests), analyse findings to improve designs, and ensure our products feature clear navigation and information architecture that is accessible to all users</li><li>Collaborate Across Teams: Work closely with product managers, engineers, and other designers throughout the design and development process, providing clear documentation and ensuring high-quality implementation of your designs</li><li>Support Team Growth: Offer guidance and share your design expertise with colleagues, contributing to a supportive and collaborative team environment.</li><li>Engage with OVO's Design Community: Actively participate in our Community of Practice by sharing your experiences, contributing to discussions, and helping to collectively advance our design craft at OVO</li></ul>&nbsp;You’ll be a successful Senior Product Designer at OVO if you…<ul><li>Solid professional experience in product design, with a portfolio showcasing your ability to create user-friendly and visually appealing experiences, ideally within a product-focused company</li><li>A strong grasp of UI/UX principles</li><li>Experience working with design systems and component libraries, and the ability to design effectively across different platforms</li><li>Proficiency in&nbsp;interaction design, including creating intuitive user flows and engaging micro-interactions, and the ability to develop prototypes at various fidelities</li><li>A&nbsp;data-informed approach to design, using insights from user research and metrics to guide your decisions and improve user experiences</li><li>Excellent&nbsp;communication skills, enabling you to present design concepts clearly, collaborate effectively with engineering and product teams, and facilitate design discussions</li><li>A&nbsp;user-centred mindset, a keen eye for detail, and a proactive approach to problem-solving and managing your design projects</li><li>The ability to&nbsp;adapt to feedback, a desire to continuously improve, and a resilient attitude when tackling complex design challenges</li></ul>&nbsp;Let’s talk about what’s in it for you:We’ll pay you between £70,000 and £78,000, depending on your specific skills and experience.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.&nbsp;We also offer plenty of green benefits and progressive policies to help you feel like you belong at OVO…and there’s flex pay. We'll give you 9% Flex Pay on top of your salary – 4% of this is auto enrolled into your pension, and the remaining 5% is yours to do what you like with. You can use this to buy from our extensive range of flexible benefits, including our green benefits which we've put at the heart of our offering, add to your pension or even take it as cash.Here’s a taster of what’s on offer:&nbsp;For starters, you’ll get 34 days of holiday (including bank holidays). For your health With 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 wellbeing With gym membership, travel insurance, workplace ISA, will writing services, dental insurance, and more For your lifestyle With extra holiday buying, discount dining, home &amp; tech loans, and supporting your favourite charities with give-as-you-earn donations For your home&nbsp; Get up to £400 towards any OVO Energy plan, plus great discounts on solar, 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 BelongingTo 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.&nbsp;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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