UX Manager - Contract | London | £600/day | Inside IR35
The role
A well-known public sector agency at the heart of the UK’s energy infrastructure is looking for an experienced UX Manager to join on a contract basis. This is a hands-on leadership role sitting inside a complex, high-stakes environment where the work genuinely matters.
You’ll be leading UX across key digital products and services - shaping the design process, influencing product direction and making sure user needs stay front and centre throughout.
What you’ll be doing
*Leading UX strategy and delivery across one or more product workstreams
*Managing and mentoring designers, setting quality standards and ways of working
*Working closely with product managers, engineers + senior stakeholders to align design with business + user goals
*Running and overseeing user research, usability testing and insight generation
*Translating complex regulatory and operational requirements into clear, usable experiences
*Championing user-centred design across a large, cross-functional organisation
What you need
*Proven experience as a UX Manager or Senior UX Lead, ideally in a large or complex organisation
*Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX process - discovery through to delivery
*Confident stakeholder management at senior level
*Experience leading and developing design teams
*Comfortable navigating ambiguity and working in regulated or public sector environments
*Coming from a strong agency background
*Energy sector experience is a plus but absolutely not essential
The details
Rate: Up to £600/day (depending on experience)
Start: Monday, 4th May
Length: 6 months
Location: East Central London
Work type: Approximately 3 days/week in the office, the other 2 days remote (cannot be changed)
Contract type: Inside IR35 - Umbrella only (no Ltd company, no Sole Trader)
Sector: Energy / Public Sector
*Rates depend on experience and client requirements