UX Designer

SENIOR INTERACTION DESIGNER - 70,000 - REMOTE (WITH OCCASIONAL TRAVEL TO CLIENT SITE IN TAUNTON) - SC CLEARANCE REQUIRED

MERITUS are recruiting for a Senior Interaction Designer to join a leading organisation delivering complex UK Central Government and Defence programmes .

This role would suit an experienced Interaction Designer, UX Designer or Senior UX Designer with strong expertise in user-centred design, prototyping, wireframing and accessible digital services . Experience across discovery, alpha and delivery , particularly within Government or Defence, would be highly beneficial.

Responsibilities:

• Lead interaction design across discovery, alpha and delivery.

• Create wireframes, prototypes, interaction models and design patterns .

• Work directly with users and customers to understand needs.

• Facilitate design workshops and stakeholder sessions.

• Collaborate with researchers, service and content designers, developers and stakeholders.

• Apply accessibility and inclusive design principles.

• Communicate design decisions using evidence and user insight.

Skills & Experience:

Essential:

• SC Clearance

• Strong commercial experience in interaction design / UX design .

• Experience across discovery, alpha and delivery .

• Strong wireframing, prototyping and interaction design capability.

• Comfortable working directly with customers and users .

• Confident facilitating workshops.

• Strong stakeholder and multidisciplinary collaboration skills.

• Experience working closely with development teams .

Desirable:

• UK Central Government, Defence or regulated-sector experience.

• Knowledge of GDS / (url removed) service standards .

• Experience with design systems and Agile delivery.

• Interest or experience in service and content design .

Benefits:

• Salary up to 70,000

• 25 days holiday + bank holidays

• Private Medical Insurance

• Remote-first working with flexible travel to client sites

• Work on major UK Central Government and Defence programmes This is an excellent opportunity for a Senior Interaction Designer to deliver accessible, evidence-led digital services across complex Government and Defence projects .