Contract: 24 month fixed term
Closing date:
Why join us
There has never been a more exciting time to join the Digital team at Boots as we embark on a complete digital overhaul and take a leap forward into our future. This isn't just about implementing new systems, it's a transformative project that will redefine our entire operating model to provide an exceptional digital experience for our customers and empower our team members with intuitive and agile tools.
We are ‘One Team' – whether it's working on long-term changes or delivering day-to-day business, every role is pivotal in bringing our goals to life. So, do you want to be part of this exciting moment in our company's history? This is your chance to play a role in a far-reaching programme that will significantly impact our customers and colleagues, improve performance, and support our commitment to being the UK and Ireland's premier choice for health and beauty.
A proud equal opportunity employer, we passionately embrace team member diversity and provide a positive and inclusive working environment for all.
About the role
We're looking for a Product Designer to join our growing User Experience (UX) team at Boots. As a Product Designer your role is essential to researching and designing best in class user experiences for future digital products and services at Boots.
You'll span the breadth of the user centred product design process, from initial research and concepts, right through to detailed designs and handover to the development team. You'll work closely with UX Leads, Product Managers, Scrum Teams, Digital Experience and Optimisation Teams to ensure successful communication of insights and designs.
We would love to see a portfolio or sample of work with your application, that showcases your approach to design and problem solving!
Tasks:
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including product managers, engineers, and other designers to define and execute the UX and product design strategy.
- Support our user research team in achieving their objectives by providing design expertise and insights.
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that effectively communicate and validate design concepts.
- Develop user flows, journey maps, and information architectures to guide the development of intuitive user experiences.
- Iterate on designs based on user feedback, stakeholder input, and usability findings.
- Work closely with engineers to ensure the implementation of designs aligns with the intended user experience.
- Advocate for user-cantered design principles and best practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
- Demonstrate proficiency in design systems and brand guidelines, ensuring consistency and alignment with the company's visual identity.
- Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging design technologies to continuously improve our design process and output.
- Contribute to design critiques and peer reviews, offering constructive feedback and insights to fellow designers.
What you'll need to have
These are the essential skills or experience needed to succeed in this role.
- Bachelor's degree in design, HCI, Interaction Design, or a related field. Master's degree is a plus.
- 2+ years of experience in UX and product design, preferably in a B2C environment.
- Strong portfolio showcasing a range of UX design projects, including wireframes, prototypes, and final designs.
- Proficient in tools such as Figma and Zeplin.
- Solid understanding of user-cantered design principles and methodologies.
- Experience with user research techniques, usability testing, and user behaviour analysis.
- Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate design decisions and rationale.
- Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams and adapt to changing project requirements.
- Proactive, self-motivated, collaborative, and curious to learn.
It would be great if you also have
These are desirable skills or experience and are not essential, so we would welcome applications from candidates that don't match this additional criteria.
- Knowledge of front-end development technologies (HTML, CSS, etc.) is a plus.
Our benefits
- Boots Retirement Savings Plan
- Discretionary annual bonus
- Generous employee discounts
- Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
- Flexible benefits scheme including holiday buying, discounted gym membership, life assurance, activity passes and more.
- Access to free, 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health, our Employee Assistance Programme.
We have a great range of benefits in addition to the above that offer flexibility to suit you - find out more at rewards. Please note, any salary estimates given on third-party sites are not provided or endorsed by Boots and may not be accurate.
What's next
Where a role is advertised as full-time, we are open to discussing part-time and job share options during the application process. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process, we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you to be at your best.
This role requires the successful candidate to complete a Pre-employment check after receiving an offer. Depending on your location you will be asked to submit either a DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service), PVG (Protection of Vulnerable groups) or an Access NI Check.
Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.
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