Application Closes: 01/08/2024
Role: User Interface Specialist
Function: Chief Digital Officer
Branch / Unit: CX/UX & Creative Hub
Section: User Experience
Category: 4
Job Summary
Overall Purpose
To enhance the overall user interface design of products and services by focusing on interface aesthetics, layout, and responsiveness, ensuring a seamless and visually appealing user experience. Supporting the Bank’s Digital transformation, collaborating within cross-functional working groups, including external suppliers, to make informed decisions regarding interface design.
Through creative design thinking, being able to craft visually engaging and intuitive digital interfaces across various platforms by aligning business objectives with user preferences and technical constraints. Providing clear direction and tasks while fostering collaboration within a team environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Collaborating with the UX team to understand user research findings, including user needs, behaviors, and pain points;
- Translating UX research insights into visually appealing user interface designs that align with user experience goals and business objectives;
- Creating wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to communicate design concepts and gather feedback from stakeholders;
- Developing and maintaining a UI design system or style guide to ensure consistency across products and platforms;
- Working closely with developers to ensure that design specifications are implemented accurately and effectively;
- Providing guidance and support to other team members on UI design best practices and principles;
- Staying updated with the latest trends and technologies in UI design and incorporating them into design solutions when appropriate;
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams, including product management and development, to ensure alignment between UI design and overall product strategy;
- Contributing to the evolution of the UX processes and methodologies within the team, continuously striving for improvement and innovation.
In addition to the specific functions, management may assign more duties as required for the job from time to time.
Core Competency Profile
Knowledge Level Basic Intermediate Advanced Microsoft Office Package (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
X Scrum and Agile Software Development Methodology
X User Flow Diagrams / UI Story Board
X UX research/testing methodologies
X Waterfall Practices
X Web Programming Languages and Development Tools (HTML, CSS, JQuery, JavaScript, AngularJS, React etc.)
X Writing of User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
X
Skills Level Basic Intermediate Advanced Accuracy / Attention to Detail
X Analytical
X Creative thinking
X Deliver presentations
X Interpersonal relationship
X Listening Planning
X Time Management
X
Attitude
- Ability to work under pressure and unsupervised.
- Willingness to remain updated on international web protocols, standards, and technologies.
Required Experience
- Minimum of four (4) years experience in a similar role with direct exposure to Agile teams.
Required Education
- An MQF Level 5 qualification in UX or a related field.
Desirable Criteria
- Ability to produce low-level wireframes.
- Agile / Lean 6 Sigma Certification.
Here’s What’s In It For You
- This Position offers a salary of € 42,200
- Bank Holidays and additional vacation leave days over and above the statutory entitlement
- Free basic health insurance
- Relocation assistance and packages for expats joining the bank
- Accredited training programs from our BOV Learning Academy
- Study leave when employees decide to further their studies on part time basis
- Staff home loan rates for your dream home and other credit facilities at reduced interest rates
- Voluntary Occupation Pension Scheme (VOPS)
- Guarantee of working with an Equal Opportunities Employer as certified by the NCPE
- A budget dedicated to your children’s summer school costs
The Bank ensures a fair, transparent, consistent and non-discriminatory treatment of employees on the basis of gender, race, colour, ethnic, or social origin, genetic features, language, religion, or belief, political or any other opinion, membership of a national minority, property, birth, disability, age or sexual orientation.
