Designer (Contract) - Remote

Overview

As a contract designer for Credit Compass (and future business health tools), you’ll be instrumental in shaping the first iteration of our new product. You’ll work closely with the Tech Lead and wider team to define and deliver intuitive, elegant, and impactful designs that help small businesses understand and improve their financial health.

In Short

• Lead the end-to-end design process from discovery through to delivery for the Productivity Hub MVP.
• Create wireframes, user flows, and high-fidelity prototypes that are user-centred and data-informed.
• Translate complex financial data and business health metrics into clear, actionable, and visually engaging interfaces.
• Collaborate closely with frontend and backend developers as well as the Tech Lead to ensure seamless design handover and implementation.
• Design with scalability in mind, balancing immediate MVP needs with longer-term vision.
• Incorporate user feedback and data insights into design iterations.
• Champion a high bar for visual design, usability, and accessibility.
• Contribute to defining the overall look and feel of the Productivity Hub brand.

Requirements

• Proven experience designing web applications or dashboards from zero to launch, ideally in fintech or data-heavy environments.
• Portfolio showcasing strong UX and UI design skills, with examples of turning complex information into simple, elegant interfaces.
• Proficiency in Figma for wireframes, prototyping, and high-fidelity designs.
• Ability to work autonomously and collaboratively in a fast-paced, iterative environment.
• Comfortable engaging directly with tech and product to scope and prioritise work.
• A pragmatic approach, balancing craft with pace to hit project milestones.
• Experience designing for responsive web is a must; basic understanding of frontend development (HTML, CSS) is a plus.
• Knowledge of accessibility principles and how to design inclusively.
• (Bonus) Experience working with financial data visualisation or B2B SaaS products.

Benefits

• Initial 3-month term with potential to extend after.
• Outside IR35.