Hays Specialist Recruitment

Service Designer - Product, Figma, UX, AI, Insurance

Manchester M1 4BT

Key information

Pay
£500 to £600 a year
Hours
Full-time
Contract
Contract
Posted date
22 Oct 2026
Closing date
29 Oct 2026

About this role

Service Designer - Product, Design Systems, Figma, UX, AI, Insurance

Up to £600 per day (Inside IR35)

Manchester - Hybrid (2 days per week onsite)

My client is urgently looking to hire a Service Designer with expertise in Figma, Product, Design Systems, UX and experience of working in heavily regulated, large, complex organisations (preferably Insurance / Financial Services / Healthcare). Working knowledge of AI would be a huge plus.

Key Requirements

  • Proven experience as a Service Designer within the Product space, with expertise in Design Systems
  • Previous experience in heavily regulated, large, complex organisations (preferably Insurance / Financial Services / Healthcare)
  • Expertise in Figma (ability to build and maintain reusable UI components in Figma, understanding of code connectors, component-based design, build and test prototypes and ensure all code bases and design work together)
  • Strong UX skills
  • Ability to map end-to-end journeys as well as map out solutions to gaps in service
  • Ability to facilitate cross-functional discussions through appropriate workshop frameworks, including problem-framing, journey mapping and process mapping, bringing evidence of customer journey maps and service blueprints
  • Ability to drive coherence, accessibility and scalability, ensuring designs are accessible and responsive
  • Work closely with Product Designers and Engineers, bridging the gap between Engineering and Design whilst testing and validating component behaviour
  • Customer focused mindset
  • Capability to provide support documentation and governance
  • Experience of gathering feedback and improving the design system over time
  • Excellent communication skills, with ability to confidently converse with technical and non-technical audiences
  • Working knowledge of Scaled Agile Frameworks (SAFe)
  • Flexible approach towards hybrid working

Nice to have

  • Immediate availability
  • Demonstrable experience with AI tooling
  • Experience with Zeroheight (or similar documentation tools)
  • Understanding of Front-End Development principles (HTML / CSS / Javascript)

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