UX Designer at Haystack, Manchester, £450-£500 per day

UX Designer | £450 - £500

We're working with a leading digital solutions specialist focusing on large-scale self-service transformation projects on this exciting opportunity. We are looking for a creative powerhouse to bridge the gap between complex business logic and intuitive user experiences for both customer and agent-side platforms.

This is a high-impact 6-month contract where you will drive the design evolution of critical portals within a fast-paced Agile environment. You’ll be the design authority in sprint ceremonies, leveraging tools like Figma or Sketch to turn intricate requirements from Product Owners and Solution Architects into seamless digital products.

The Role

• Lead the end-to-end UX lifecycle for customer self-service and internal agent-facing portals using a User-Centered Design (UCD) approach.
• Facilitate collaborative design workshops to extract requirements and align stakeholders across Product, Engineering, and Business Architecture.
• Create high-fidelity wireframes, interactive prototypes, and detailed user flows to visualize complex system interactions.
• Actively participate in iterative design improvements during daily scrums and sprint planning, ensuring rapid feedback loops with developers.
• Drive user testing sessions across multiple project phases, documenting key insights and translating them into actionable design recommendations.
  
  

What You'll Need

• Proven contract experience as a UX Designer, specifically working on complex portals, dashboards, or self-service platforms.
• Mastery of industry-standard design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD for wireframing and prototyping.
• Strong background in usability testing and user research, with the ability to secure stakeholder sign-off through evidence-based design.
• Deep understanding of Agile methodologies and the ability to work closely with Business Analysts and Solution Architects to navigate technical constraints.
• Excellent communication skills to manage complex deliverables and present clear design rationales to senior stakeholders.
  
  

What's On Offer

• Competitive day rate of £450 - £500 per day (Outside IR35).
• Stable 6-month initial contract with high potential for further impact.
• Flexible hybrid working model with just one day per week in the Manchester office.
• Opportunity to lead design on high-visibility tools used by thousands of customers and internal staff.
  
  

Apply via Haystack today!