Senior UX/UI Designer

Your new company

A high-growth consumer brand with an ambitious international growth strategy is seeking a Senior UX/UI Designer to join its expanding digital team. Operating in both the UK and US markets, the business has built a loyal customer base and is investing heavily in experimentation, conversion optimisation and customer experience to drive the next phase of growth.

Your new role

Reporting into senior leadership, you will take ownership of the on-site customer experience across multiple Shopify storefronts. This is a highly commercial role where success will be measured by improvements in conversion rate, add-to-cart rate and revenue per session.You will be responsible for identifying friction points across the customer journey, designing and implementing UX improvements, and building a structured testing programme to continuously optimise performance. Working closely with Growth, Marketing and Development teams, you will create high-converting landing pages, improve key ecommerce journeys and develop a scalable design system that supports rapid experimentation.

Key responsibilities include:

• Owning the UX/UI experience across multiple Shopify stores
• Improving conversion rates through data-led design decisions
• Building and managing an A/B testing and experimentation roadmap
• Designing and optimising landing pages for paid media campaigns
• Analysing customer behaviour using heatmaps, session recordings and analytics tools
• Collaborating with marketing and development teams to deliver UX enhancements
• Creating and maintaining scalable design systems and component libraries
• Monitoring performance and translating insights into actionable recommendations

What you’ll need to succeed

• Proven experience in UX/UI Design within an ecommerce or D2C environment
• Strong Shopify experience, including theme customisation and site optimisation
• Demonstrable success improving commercial KPIs through UX and CRO initiatives
• Hands-on experience with A/B testing and experimentation platforms
• Strong understanding of customer journey optimisation and conversion funnels
• Proficiency with Figma and modern design workflows
• Experience using GA4, Hotjar, Microsoft Clarity or similar analytics tools
• Mobile-first design mindset
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills
• Desirable experience includes subscription ecommerce, Shopify Liquid, HTML/CSS, accessibility best practice and experience supporting international ecommerce markets.

What you’ll get in return

This is an opportunity to join a fast-growing, data-driven business where experimentation, innovation and continuous improvement sit at the heart of the culture. You’ll have significant ownership, visibility and the ability to directly influence revenue growth through your work.

What you need to do now

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