Lead Interaction Designer


Lead Interaction Designer

Location:

Remote

Work Model:

remote

Industry:

User-Centred Design

Contact Name:

Steve Hallett

Salary:

£540.00 Per Day

Date Published:

27-Apr-2026

We're looking for an experienced Lead Interaction Designer for a remote, Outside IR35 contract opportunity. This is a key role supporting complex, high-profile digital services within central government, working at scale and in accordance with GDS standards.

You’ll be embedded within multidisciplinary Agile teams, leading interaction design across services and ensuring user-centred design principles are applied consistently to deliver high-quality, outcome-based solutions.

Key Responsibilities:
  • Lead interaction design across complex end-to-end government services
  • Own and evolve service interaction models, patterns and journeys
  • Ensure all design outputs meet GDS Service Standard and accessibility requirements (WCAG 2.1 AA)
  • Collaborate closely with service designers, content designers, user researchers, developers and architects
  • Provide leadership, direction and quality assurance for interaction design within the team
  • Contribute to design strategies that support long-term digital vision

Essential Skills & Experience:
  • Proven experience as a Lead Interaction Designer in UK central government
  • Strong, demonstrable knowledge of GDS standards, Service Assessments and design governance
  • Extensive experience working in Agile, multidisciplinary teams
  • Ability to design complex transactional services at scale
  • Confident stakeholder management within large, matrixed organisations
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