Who are Inchcape?
At Inchcape Shipping Services, our vision is to create a connected world where customers can trade successfully and make informed decisions in every port, everywhere. We achieve this by combining our worldwide infrastructure with local expertise, through our global network of more than 250 proprietary offices and a team of over 3,000 dedicated professionals. Our diverse customer base includes owners and charterers in the oil, cruise, container, and bulk commodity sectors, as well as naval, government, and intergovernmental organizations.
We have an ambitious growth model, and a career here is certainly going to be a rewarding one that will allow you to bring your skills
& experience. We embrace change and are open to new thinking and pushing for positive change in our industry.
Main Purpose of Job :
To transform wireframes and UX concepts into high-fidelity, developer-ready UI designs for ISS’s complex B2B operational product ecosystem. Reporting to the UI/UX Lead, the UI Designer is responsible for creating polished, interactive artifacts that bridge the gap between UX discovery and front-end engineering. This role ensures our digital workflows are visually consistent, highly usable, and seamlessly handed off for technical execution.
Duties and Responsibilities
High-Fidelity Design & Prototyping
- Transform low-fidelity wireframes and UX concepts into pixel-perfect, high-fidelity user interfaces tailored for complex B2B web applications.
- Build advanced, interactive prototypes (using Figma) to simulate real-world system behavior for final usability testing and business sign-off.
- Apply excellent visual design skills to ensure complex data is displayed with clear hierarchy, readability, and minimal cognitive load.
Design System & Standardization
- Partner directly with the UI/UX Lead to build, expand, and maintain a robust, centralized UI Component Library (Design System) that enforces a unified design language across all internal products.
- Define and document all UI states (hover, active, disabled, error) and responsive behaviors to ensure absolute consistency across the ecosystem.
Developer Handoff & Agile Alignment
- Create meticulous design handoff documentation (redlines, spacing, interaction guidelines) to ensure front-end developers can build the UI without ambiguity or guesswork.
- Work deeply embedded within agile teams alongside Product Owners and developers, actively participating in sprint planning to review the feasibility of UI designs.
- Conduct "Visual QA" during the build phase, reviewing the coded interfaces alongside developers to ensure the final product matches the approved design artifacts.
Success Metrics
- Handoff Efficiency: Zero sprint delays caused by missing UI states, undocumented interactions, or ambiguous design files during developer handoff.
- Design System Adoption: 100% of new UI artifacts utilize the centralized Component Library, resulting in a measurable decrease in the time required to design new features.
- Technical Feasibility: 100% of delivered UI designs are technically viable and accepted by the engineering team without requiring major architectural re-work.
Knowledge :
- Expert proficiency in industry-standard UI design and prototyping tools (strictly Figma, leveraging advanced features like auto-layout, variants, and variables).
- Deep understanding of atomic design principles and the mechanics of building scalable UI component libraries from scratch.
- Strong theoretical grasp of visual design fundamentals: typography, color theory, grid systems, and visual hierarchy specifically applied to data-dense interfaces.
- Solid understanding of digital accessibility standards (WCAG) and how to design inclusive interfaces for diverse operational environments.
- Practical understanding of front-end web technologies (HTML, CSS, modern frameworks) to ensure all designed artifacts are highly feasible and optimized for actual development.
Skills :
- Technical Translation for Design: Exceptional capability to translate complex operational logic into simple, intuitive visual components that reduce user friction.
- Structured Output: Ability to logically organize design assets and documentation to support seamless technical execution.
- Attention to Detail: Meticulous focus on alignment, spacing, and interaction consistency across hundreds of interconnected screens and components.
- Constructive Collaboration: Excellent communication skills to articulate UI design decisions to stakeholders and negotiate technical trade-offs with front-end developers.
- Rapid Iteration: Ability to quickly adapt high-fidelity designs based on technical constraints or real-time feedback from UX discovery ceremonies.
Experience :
- UI Execution: Proven experience as a UI Designer, Visual Designer, or similar role, backed by a strong portfolio showcasing the final visual execution of complex B2B, enterprise, or data-heavy software.
- Design Systems: Practical experience contributing heavily to, or independently managing, a structured design system used by multiple agile teams.
- Engineering Handoff: Demonstrated experience successfully handing off complex designs to development teams, resulting in high-quality coded implementations.
- Multi-Persona Design: Experience designing adaptable interfaces for multiple distinct user personas, successfully accommodating their varying goals, workflows, and unique operational challenges within the same product ecosystem
Why Inchcape Shipping Services?
We believe in building a diverse and high-performing workforce that works together to provide our customers with the exceptional service they deserve. To reach the highest standards, we depend on our people, their welfare, training and expertise. We realise the value of our staff and know that your unique experiences, skills and passions will help you to build a rich and rewarding career in our dynamic industry.
Our values are at the centre of everything we do, and the successful candidate will be expected to demonstrate and fully adopt these:
Global Perspective - we connect the world and see the bigger picture.
The Power of People - we rely on the strength of local agent knowledge and relationships.
Progress - we adopt new thinking and push for positive change in our industry.
In return, we will offer you:
A diverse range of benefits, depending on your geographical location. Globally, as a minimum, you will receive:
- A retirement savings plan
- Life assurance
- Holiday
- Competitive salary
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Career development and progression opportunities
- Values Award celebration events
Plus, much more!
If you think that you have the right skills, knowledge and attitude to join our team, then we invite you to apply by simply clicking at the top of this advert!
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Appointment to this role will be subject to satisfactory references and possession of a valid Right to Work documentation depending upon your geographical location.
Inchcape is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer and equality, diversity and inclusion are at the centre of everything we do. We recognise that our customers, colleagues, contractors and other partners are central to our success and that we work in a diverse society. We acknowledge not only our legal, but also our moral responsibility to ensure all groups have equality of opportunity.
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