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Working at Citi is far more than just a job. A career with us means joining a team of more than 230,000 dedicated people from around the globe. At Citi, youll have the opportunity to grow your career, give back to your community and make a real impact.

Job Overview

Engineer the future of global finance. At Citi, our Tech team doesnt just support finance we are helping to redefine it. Every day, $5 trillion crosses through our network. We do business in 180+ countries operating at a scale few can match. From deploying advanced AI to helping shape global markets, we build systems that matter. Look to join a team where your work helps influence economies, your ideas can drive innovation and outcomes, and your growth is backed by mentorship, continuous learning and flexibility with potential hybrid work opportunities. Help solve real-world challenges that touch millions and get the opportunity to build the future of finance with Citi Tech.

The User Experience Lead Analyst is a senior level role significantly contributing to the research, analysis, and design of digital products and systems. User Experience partners with Product and Technology colleagues to create innovative and intuitive digital products that deliver best-in-class user experience and usability to our clients, both internally and externally. We undertake a wide spectrum of activities, from discovery and research, through definition, ideation, and design, to the management of design systems and the delivery of interactive prototypes and high-fidelity designs to our development partners.

The UX Design Groups primary goal is to research and design products and solutions that are streamlined, intuitive, consistent, accessible, great-looking, and easy-to-use, which perfectly suit (or even anticipate) our clients needs.

Responsibilities:

• Lead meetings with users, clients, product sponsors and technology to understand project requirements
• Plan and perform UX research, define IA, user journeys, and create personas
• Identify metrics and data that can support decision-making, guiding tech partners where needed to add necessary metrics
• Work closely with users, stakeholders, business analysts, product managers and development teams to brainstorm and co-create ideas, approaches, and solutions
• Perform relevant testing to validate and inform design decisions
• Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using specialist tools such as Sketch, InVision, Axure, and the Adobe suite
• Apply a positive and constructive attitude to all feedback
• Use and contribute to the approved design system
• Contribute to design standards and best practices
• Perform detailed handover to development teams, ensuring they have all they need to implement the designs
• Provide ongoing support to development, with regular UX review checkpoints ensuring quality and spec are as designed
• Keep up to date with the latest UX practices, innovations, and tools
• Ensure all designs comply with ADA/WCAG standards for accessibility
• Deliver on-time, identifying and managing risks to ensure timelines are met, and escalating where needed
• Help to train, support, and develop junior team members
• Confidently challenge substandard work by other team members, and provide coaching and guidance to resolve
• Contribute to the wider UX community of practice
• Identify and articulate design and technical conflicts between colleagues and/or local stakeholders and help to resolve these.
• Promote the value of UX within the wider organization
• Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency.

Qualifications:

• Significant relevant experience
• Strong attention to detail & analytical skills
• Significant experience on complex, enterprise-scale design projects
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Excellent skills in professional design tools e.g., Sketch, Figma, AdobeXD, Axure, InVision etc.
• Experience in using/creating design systems
• Experience using design systems Keen interest in, or knowledge of, banking or finance
• HTML/CSS Development Skills Participation in external UX groups or communities

Education:

• Bachelors/University degree, Masters degree preferred
• At least one formal UX Qualification

What well provide you

By joining Citi Belfast, you will not only be part of a business casual workplace with a hybrid working model (up to 2 days working at home per week), but also receive a competitive base salary (which is annually reviewed), and enjoy a whole host of additional benefits such as:

• 27 days annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• A discretional annual performance related bonus
• Private Medical Care & Life Insurance
• Employee Assistance Program
• Pension Plan
• Paid Parental Leave
• Special discounts for employees, family, and friends
• Access to an array of learning and development resources

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Alongside these benefits Citi is committed to ensuring our workplace is where everyone feels comfortable coming to work as their whole self, every day. We want the best talent around the world to be energized to join us, motivated to stay and empowered to thrive.

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Job Family Group:

Technology

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Job Family:

Digital Design Engineering

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Time Type:

Full time

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Most Relevant Skills

Please see the requirements listed above.

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Other Relevant Skills

For complementary skills, please see above and/or contact the recruiter.

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