It System Designer

• Hybrid up to 80% homeworking available and 20% in Stratford-upon-Avon


• A great opportunity to help design our IT applications


• Based from our Ryon Hill office with excellent facilities and surroundings

We have a fantastic opportunity for System Designer to join our IT Division here at NFU Mutual on a 12-month fixed term contract. Reporting to the Solutions Designer, the main purpose of the role is to collaborate with internal teams and external partners to design, prototype and guide the delivery of elegant solutions that meet the needs of the user, comply with our design principles, and fall within Brand Guidelines. You will communicate design solutions to delivery teams and stakeholders, supporting problem solving, gaining consensus, and helping to facilitate the build process.

Fully understanding, evaluating, and challenging IT system requirements from Subject Matter Experts, you will ensure that they are complete and provide sufficient clarity to produce fit-for-purpose low-level solution design documents and enable accurate IT solution development estimates. You will define all potential options for the end-to-end solution and make reasoned recommendations as to the suitability of options, ensuring Solution Designers are fully prepared to enable evidence-based decisions at the relevant boards. You will build effective relationships with internal stakeholders and outsourced service providers to ensure the efficient and effective delivery of Group IT and the team’s activities.

You will provide key input into the creation and maintenance of design patterns, facilitating best practice. You will facilitate and support the transition of the solution into business-as-usual and assist in resolving live technical incidents and system problems as and when required. Additionally, you will continuously develop skills and behaviours that promote the value of the solution design function.

As a System Designer, you will possess both the technical knowledge and soft skills required for the role. You'll have excellent communication and experience in building relationships with key stakeholders at all levels, adapting where necessary. You will have ITIL awareness and extensive relevant and demonstrable experience of IT system design and/or software development and can explain and summarise information to tech and non-tech stakeholders. You will be a dynamic and independent thinker, thriving in a fast paced and dynamic working environment, using judgement and initiative to drive activity forwards. You will have experience of establishing effective relationships and influencing senior stakeholders and be able to prioritise your own workload within tight deadlines.

You’ll also have:

• Experience of prototyping/ wire framing (desirable)


• Experience of UML (desirable) 


• Experience in a Financial services, insurance, investments and/or pensions environment (desirable)


• An Information Technology related degree, or equivalent industry experience

At NFU Mutual, we support an inclusive workplace and value all the differences that make us unique.  We celebrate the creativity and innovation that comes from diverse perspectives and experiences and share a common vision of doing the right thing for our customers and employees.   

We recognise that some candidates may experience barriers during  the recruitment process. So, we encourage candidates to discuss any adjustments or accommodations they need to be the best they can be throughout our recruitment process.

We're proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a Race at Work and Women in Finance Charter signatory and welcome applications from people of all backgrounds, regardless of age, ethnicity, disability, neurodiversity, gender, religion, marital status, sexual orientation, or socioeconomic background.

When you join our team, you can expect a supportive culture and an attractive range of rewards and benefits including:

• Circa £55,000 annual salary (depending on experience)


• Annual bonus (up to 17.5% of salary)  


• Contributory pension scheme, up to 20%, including your 8% contribution


• 25 days annual leave + bank holidays + buy/sell/save holiday trading scheme


• A Family Friendly policy that helps you balance your work and family responsibilities


• Access to savings at High Street brands, travel and supermarkets


• £20 contribution to a monthly gym membership – subject to T&Cs


• Health and wellbeing plan - cashback for dentist, opticians, physio and more


• Access to voluntary benefits, including health assessments, private medical insurance and dental insurance


• Employee Volunteering - volunteer in the community for one day each year


• Unlimited access to Refer a Friend £500 bonus scheme


• Life Assurance cover of 4 x salary


• Employee discounts of 15% on a range of NFU Mutual insurance policies.

We’re one of the UK’s leading general insurance and financial services companies. For over 110 years we’ve put our customers at the heart of everything we do. Our people are just as important to us. We pride ourselves on being “a great place to work” and are one of only 57 companies across the globe, and one of only two organisations with headquarters in the UK, to receive a Gallup Exceptional Workplace 2023 award. We were also named in the LinkedIn Top 25 Companies List 2021, the Glassdoor Best Places to Work UK List 2023 and 2024, and were recognised as a certified UK Top Employer by the Top Employers Institute in 2023 and 2024.

We offer a supportive culture where we empower and inspire our people to perform, offer them opportunities to grow, and recognise and reward their contribution. Our people are proud to work for a company that respects them and their communities, and they trust us to be financially sustainable, so we are successful now and in the future.