User Experience Designer

User Experience Designer job in Manchester – £45K to £60K

Hexwired Recruitment is partnering with an organisation based in Manchester that is looking to fill a User Experience Designer job in Manchester. This role offers the opportunity to contribute to several high-profile projects across sectors including finance, energy, and secure government environments.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced UX professional who enjoys solving complex problems and creating intuitive digital experiences. Working alongside product teams, engineers, and end users, you will help shape user journeys from initial discovery through to delivery while contributing to an agile and collaborative working environment.

The Role

As a User Experience Designer, you will be responsible for understanding user requirements, conducting research activities, and transforming insights into effective and engaging digital experiences. You will play a key role in ensuring user-centred design principles are embedded throughout the product development process.

Working closely with multidisciplinary teams, you will create wireframes, prototypes, and design concepts while continuously refining solutions based on user feedback and testing outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Promote and advocate user-centred design principles across multiple projects.
• Facilitate workshops and support user research initiatives to gather insights and requirements.
• Design wireframes, prototypes, and interactive concepts using tools such as Figma.
• Translate user requirements into clear, intuitive, and practical design solutions.
• Evaluate designs through testing and feedback, making improvements where necessary.
• Work closely with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to ensure successful project delivery.
• Contribute to a collaborative and agile development environment focused on delivering high-quality user experiences.

Skills and Experience Required

The ideal candidate will have a strong background in UX design and experience working within digital or technical environments.

Essential requirements include:

• Previous commercial experience in User Experience (UX) Design.
• Strong understanding of user-centred design methodologies and best practices.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma.
• Ability to communicate ideas and present design concepts effectively to stakeholders.
• Experience solving complex user problems and working within evolving or ambiguous requirements.
• Strong collaboration and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to work effectively within cross-functional teams.

Why Apply?

This position offers the chance to work on a range of innovative and high-impact programmes across multiple industries while helping shape user experiences that make a real difference. You will join a collaborative environment where design thinking, creativity, and continuous improvement are highly valued.

Salary and Benefits

• Competitive salary ranging from £45,000 to £60,000, depending on experience.
• Opportunity to work on high-profile projects across finance, energy, and secure government sectors.
• Permanent position based in Manchester.
• Collaborative and agile working environment.
• Exposure to diverse and technically challenging programmes.

If you are an experienced User Experience Designer looking for your next permanent opportunity in Manchester, we would be delighted to hear from you. Apply to this User Experience Designer job in Manchester today!