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Lead UI Designer

Global Relay 🇬🇧 City of London, London, United Kingdom

Hybrid Full-time Lead

The Lead UI Designer will own the visual and interaction design for information archiving and AI platforms. They are responsible for setting craft direction, maintaining design standards, and mentoring other UI designers to ensure high-quality user experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Leading, in collaboration with UX Designers, the design execution of key initiatives from discovery through delivery
  • Working directly in the details—user flows, UI artifacts, interaction models, prototypes, and final design specifications
  • Collaborating with product, UX Designers, and engineering to define goals, scope, priorities, and success metrics
  • Collaborating tightly with cross-functional teams to build alignment and advocate for user-centered decisions
  • Producing clear, implementation-ready documentation that articulates design rationale, decisions, and process

Requirements

  • 10+ years of experience in UI and visual design for web, desktop, and mobile applications
  • 2+ years of experience leading designers or design direction, guiding projects, and managing stakeholder expectations
  • Proven track record delivering large-scale, world-class digital products and mature design systems across responsive web and native platforms
  • Experience in an Enterprise business environment and Agile
  • Deep expertise in design systems, including component libraries, design tokens, scalable UI frameworks, and system governance

Benefits

  • Competitive compensation and benefits
  • Opportunities for career growth and development
  • Mentoring, coaching, and support to reach career goals
  • A culture that breeds creativity and rewards perseverance and hard work
  • The opportunity to work alongside smart, talented individuals from diverse backgrounds

Key Skills

UI design Visual design Interaction design Design systems Component libraries Design tokens Scalable UI frameworks System governance Figma Prototyping User flows UI artifacts Interaction models Final design specifications Agile Collaboration skills Communication skills Leadership skills Mentoring Design guidance

About Global Relay

Global Relay is a leading provider of end-to-end compliance solutions for the regulated industries. Founded in 1999, Global Relay delivers services to over 20,000 customers in 90 countries, including 22 of the top 25 banks. From the Global Relay App for compliant communications, through to intelligent archiving, superior data connectors, and proactive surveillance, Global Relay’s integrated compliance solutions enable regulated organizations to meet collaboration, privacy, and security requirements.

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