Senior UX Designer - New Heating Technology

The OVO Group’s purpose is to drive progress towards net zero carbon living. To reach Plan Zero, we need everyone to come together - not just as customers buying energy, but as members with a common goal. As part of this ambitious plan, our goal is to become the ‘Leading Employer in the UK’ by 2030. If you think you could be the talent we’re looking for, then come and join the adventure!

Where in the world of OVO will I be working? 

OVO exists to power human progress with clean and affordable energy for everyone.

Our user experience practice is growing and we’re seeking an experienced designer tojoin a team investigating smart heat and home energy efficiency. 

What will I be doing?

You'll join a squad responsible for identifying new heating technologies to provide customers with greener alternatives. Our aim is to intelligently optimise how and when devices use energy and bring down the cost of heating our homes.

• Rapid prototyping and testing potential solutions, and understanding how to run lean and iterate continuously.
• Design user journeys, service maps, documentation, user flows and wireframes. Consider multiple journeys, not just the happy path.
• Use different research techniques to organise tests and understand user needs. And get stakeholders involved in the research process.
• Working in line with our design system, accessibility standards and patterns. Contribute to our standards and frameworks.
• Use various tools for sketching, collaborating, prototyping and communicating design. We love Figma and Miro!
• Take an agile and lean approach to software development. We use tools like Jira and Confluence.
• Collaborate with Product and Engineering colleagues. Facilitate workshops and design sprints.
• Develop a strong technical knowledge of our products and services
• Measure the impact of your team's work against business objectives and user needs
• Coach and mentor mid- and junior designers

Is this the job for me? 

Our ideal candidate will have these skills, qualities and experiences:

• Skilled in building strong relationships across multiple teams
• Experience in agile, lean, evidence-based and human-centred design frameworks
• Able to simplify complex ideas and communicate them clearly
• High attention to detail
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment

From us you’ll get* 

• 4% of your salary to spend on flexible lifestyle benefits
• 5% matched employer contribution to your pension
• 25 days holiday + 1 for your birthday
• Flexible working hours
• And many more... 

(*) Please note that certain benefits kick-in once you have passed probation which can be up to 6 months after your start date.

We want the best people

At OVO, we empower our people to have choice around where and when they work - flexible working arrangements can be discussed for all of our roles. Please speak to the Talent Acquisition team for more info.

We’re keen to meet people with varied backgrounds - our view is the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be. We want to build teams which represent a variety of experiences, perspectives and skills, and we recognise talent on the basis of merit and potential.

We understand some people may not apply for jobs unless they tick every box. If you're excited about joining us and think you have much of what we're looking for, even if you're not 100% sure… we'd love to hear from you.

Learn more about working in the OVO family of companies on our careers page and Glassdoor. We’re also delighted to have received a Top Employers certificate in 2018, 2019 and 2020!