Senior UI Designer
Tide is a UK business-banking fintech for small and medium enterprises (tide.co), a Speedinvest portfolio company.
About Tide
Tide is a UK financial-technology company providing business banking and financial services to small and medium enterprises (tide.co). It is a portfolio company of Speedinvest.
Skills
Candidate Availability
Required and preferred rules are kept separate and reflect the wording in the original posting.
About the Role
You will evolve the product’s visual language, components, and patterns within the Design Systems team. You will refine visual details, lead UI initiatives, create concepts and prototypes, explain design decisions, balance aesthetics with usability and accessibility, and champion high standards of visual craft.
Requirements
- 5+ years of experience in visual, graphic, or UI design
- Strong portfolio demonstrating digital product design expertise
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Suite or Figma
- Understanding of HTML, CSS, and front-end frameworks is a plus
- Experience with motion design and prototyping tools is preferred
- Experience working with design systems
- Strong problem-solving and analytical abilities
- Excellent communication skills
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional teams in agile environments
- Familiarity with accessibility auditing tools and processes is a plus
Responsibilities
- Evolve the visual language, components, and patterns
- Refine the colour palette, typography, spacing, and visual hierarchy
- Identify opportunities for thoughtful UI improvements across the app
- Lead UI-focused initiatives
- Create visual concepts and prototypes
- Build narratives around design decisions
- Balance aesthetic excellence with usability, accessibility, and technical feasibility
- Champion high standards of visual craft through reviews, feedback, and collaboration
Benefits
- Competitive salary and share options
- Generous annual leave on top of bank holidays
- Paid maternity, paternity, and adoption leave
- Extended unpaid and paid leave options
- Private family health insurance with additional OPD coverage and top-up options
- Life and accident insurance
- Therapy sessions, courses, meditations, and workshops
- Paid volunteering and personal growth days
- Annual learning and development budget
- Work from abroad for up to 90 days annually
- Home office setup contribution
- Laptop replacement program
- Office snacks, coffee, tea, and lunch