UX Designer

Manchester/Hybrid

£40,000 - £50,000

Some UX roles quietly push you to specialise. Design-heavy with research squeezed in when there’s time. Or research-led, with insights handed off and interpreted by someone else.

This one doesn’t.

I’m working with a product-led organisation looking for a UX Designer/Researcher who enjoys being involved from early discovery through to delivery, speaking to users, shaping ideas, and designing solutions based on real evidence rather than assumptions.

You’ll spend meaningful time understanding user problems, planning and running research, and then translating those insights directly into thoughtful, intuitive design. If you’ve ever wished you could talk to users more or felt frustrated when research and design are split into separate silos, this role is deliberately set up to avoid that... the consequence is building a team of nicely, rounded UX professionals.

You’ll own UX problems end to end, including:

• Planning and running user research such as interviews, usability testing, and discovery work
• Pulling together insights and turning them into clear, actionable direction for the product
• Designing user journeys, flows, and interfaces that reflect real user needs
• Working closely with product managers and engineers early, not just at handover
• Validating ideas with users before and after release

In terms of what they're looking for, they’re open on background, but you’ll likely bring:

• Solid experience across both UX design and UX research (roughly 2–5 years, but they’re not overly prescriptive)
• Experience working in an eCommerce environment, or delivering successful membership or loyalty programmes
• A desire to own projects from end to end
• Strong analytical skills and appreciation for CRO
• Pragmatism, knowing when depth matters and when momentum does. It can certainly be fast-paced at times

A portfolio is welcome, especially if it demonstrates how your research has shaped your design thinking.

The company

• A stable, product-minded organisation focused on continuous improvement and challenging more established competitors
• Based in central Manchester, with a hybrid approach to working (two days per week in the office)
• A collaborative, low-ego product and engineering team
• An SME-sized business, enough scope to influence change, with enough support to get things done
• Genuine opportunity to shape how UX is practised, not just deliver outputs

They’re offering a salary between £40,000–£50,000, alongside private medical insurance and an impressive holiday allowance, plus other benefits.

If this sounds like the kind of role you’ve been looking for, feel free to get in touch for a confidential conversation.