UI Designer
| Posting date: | 09 March 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | £650.0 to £700.0 per day |
| Additional salary information: | £700pd inside IR35 |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 23 March 2026 |
| Location: | City of London, London, EC2V 6DN |
| Company: | Hays Specialist Recruitment |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | 4777909_1773077592 |
Summary
Your new company
- Tier 1 Financial Services Organisation
Your new role
You'll design and maintain reusable UI components, patterns, and Figma libraries while supporting design token development. You'll work closely with designers and engineers to ensure the system meets product needs and is implemented consistently. You'll help teams adopt the design system through guidance and documentation, maintain high standards of quality and accessibility, and explore how AI can improve design workflows and system scalability.
What you'll need to succeed
- 8+ years in UX/Product Design, with 3+ years specialising in enterprise design systems.
- Deep Figma expertise: component architecture, scalable libraries, multi‑theme systems, design tokens.
- Strong knowledge of WCAG and inclusive design practices.
- Experience partnering with engineering teams to implement systems at scale.
- Excellent communication and storytelling abilities.
- A portfolio demonstrating design system strategy, execution, and measurable outcomes.
- Bonus: experience in financial services or other complex enterprise domains.
- Bonus: track record of driving design system adoption across large organisations.
What you'll get in return
An exciting opportunity to join an international organisation working with a major financial services organisation. Furthermore, a competitive day rate for this role will be offered in addition to your own dedicated Hays Consultant to guide you through every step of the application process.
What you need to do now
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