UI Designer

We are looking to expand our team with a UI Designer based in India. This is a remote position. Reporting to the Design Lead for the region, this customer-facing role will focus on analysing UX/UI requirements, creating mock-ups of the user journey, and using web design skills to implement the client’s design on the INSTANDA platform to meet our clients’ needs. 

While prior experience with the INSTANDA platform is not required, exposure to the insurance industry is highly advantageous. We are seeking a resourceful and creative individual with strong time management skills. It is imperative that the candidate possesses excellent communication and problem-solving abilities and is a collaborative team player dedicated to delivering effective solutions for our clients. 

Our clients often encounter technological and resource constraints, leading to lengthy and costly launches of new insurance products and offerings. However, with INSTANDA, insurers can build their products, establish distribution networks, test, and launch their offerings in unprecedented timescales—all without writing a single line of code. The individual in this role will ensure our customers can launch usable, modern, responsive, and streamlined user journeys. 

This is an India based, remote role.

What you will do:

• Design insurance products for distribution on the INSTANDA platform (training provided) using exceptional HTML, CSS, and JavaScript skills. This is the largest part of the role, where you can show off your web design skills using a CMS-style platform. 
• Offer pre-sales support with preparing prospect demos and workshops if required. 
• Support design and discovery workshops with clients and stakeholders to understand business requirements, design needs and pain points, and align with platform capabilities. 
• Assist in designing proof-of-concept demonstrations during the elaboration phase to showcase potential solutions. 
• Effectively capture, comprehend, business and user needs and turn those into high fidelity mock-ups that show the user journey on the INSTANDA platform. You will work closely with the client and your internal team to develop these and iterate on them. 
• Adopt a hands-on approach to troubleshooting. 
• Potential for travel to client destinations during design and discovery phases, as well as during UAT and go-live activities, when required by the client. 

Requirements

• Proven of experience as a Web designer or UI Designer. 

• Experience in a client-facing role, ideally within an IT delivery capacity. 

• Highly proficient in HTML, CSS (ideally LESS as well), and JavaScript. 

• Proven ability to manage competing deadlines in a fast-paced environment. 

• Proven ability to be organized and prioritize multiple tasks. 

• Proven ability to understand business requirements that capture clients’ key criteria and align them with commercial and technical considerations, which is essential for success. 

• Proven ability to create high quality and high fidelity mock-ups (ideally using Figma). 

• Strong UX and UI skills 

• Strong conceptual, analytical and problem-solving skills. 

• Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to convey technical and design concepts in clear, everyday language. 

Nice-to-Have 

• Experience with Design Systems or libraries 

• Experience with CSS frameworks, ideally Bootstrap 

• Experience with HTML email templates 

• Experience with Content Management Systems (CMS), e-commerce, FinTech or InsurTech. 

• Experience working with insurance clients is crucial for success in this role, and we are open to various areas of specialization. 

In addition to core job requirements, we ask that you: 

• Have a high level of proficiency in English 
• Can work a schedule that generally overlaps with a typical UK workday (9am to 5:30pm GMT) 

Benefits

• Competitive salary package. 

• Generous 28 vacation days, plus bank holidays. 

• One Dynamic Day per month on top of your holiday allowance to spend time doing the things you want to do or simply catching up with life admin. 

• All employees are included in the company discretionary bonus scheme. 

• Annual individual learning & development allowance . 

• Free access to LinkedIn learning and Microsoft ESI learning platforms. 

INSTANDA partners with a local Employer of Record (EOR) entity to manage salary and benefits for our India based employees. Benefits are country-specific but generally include medical, vision, and dental insurance and more. 

Additional Information

Our company was built by looking at the world through a different lens and our culture today reflects that by encouraging you to be yourself, speak your mind, and share your opinions. We want people who want to push themselves, be part of something great, and be prepared to challenge if they think there is a better way. Collaboration sits at the heart of how we operate, it has fuelled our growth enormously and our aim to be ‘world class’. 

INSTANDA is fuelled by Diversity & Inclusion. Different views are advantages, combining our different backgrounds, experiences, and expertise makes us savvier problem solvers and drives better results. INSTANDA is an equal opportunity employer and encourages applications from everybody, regardless of race, colour, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

We want everyone to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process. Our goal is to foster an inclusive and accessible workplace where everyone has the opportunity to be successful. If you require any additional adjustments, please let us know. Visit instanda.com/careers for more information