Senior Interaction Designer

Senior Interaction Designer - London, Manchester or Bristol

The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) is a team of about 80 builders and operators within the UK Government who use frontier AI to improve public services in healthcare, education, planning and parliament. We work at startup pace, with startup autonomy, on problems that affect the whole country. We are now looking for a Senior Interaction Designer to help decide how millions of people will experience AI in government.

What will I be doing?

• Design usable products: create flows and interfaces that are accessible, on-brand and grounded in user needs
• Follow the evidence: use research and data to test assumptions and make the case to stakeholders
• Design responsibly: build ethical review and evaluation in early
• Define AI interaction patterns: develop new patterns with teams across i.AI and government
• Lead designers: set the standard for design practice and line manage junior designers
• Contribute beyond your team: take part in i.AI, GDS and cross-government design communities
• Build culture: help create an inclusive team built on honest feedback

What are we looking for?

• A strong track record in user-centred design in a product-led organisation, and a sense of which methods suit which job
• Experience designing accessible interfaces that work across devices and browsers
• Confidence with design and prototyping tools, including HTML prototyping (AI-assisted is fine)
• Strong collaboration skills: you improve designs through data and research and build good relationships with colleagues and stakeholders
• Clear, persuasive communication, with the ability to align teams when things are uncertain
• Critical thinking: you see the bigger picture and stay focused on the MVP
• A habit of giving back to the design community, for example through talks or blog posts

What's in it for me?

• Grade 7 salary: National £56,850–£63,980; London £61,620–£68,570. The top of each range includes a non-pensionable technical allowance of up to £14,100.
• Work that matters. With backing from the Prime Minister, you'll turn AI breakthroughs into services for schools, housebuilding and people who need support
• Work alongside top AI talent, leading researchers and senior government leaders
• Real influence. You'll shape products early and help set precedents for government
• You'll have startup autonomy plus unique government data
• A field to design. AI interaction in public services is still new, and you'll help write the patterns

Apply now for immediate consideration!