Hi, we’re Hippo.
We’re a digital service design consultancy who work closely with our clients to create digital products and services that work for everyone.
People are at the centre of everything we do. We support and grow the people we work with and come together as a community to solve real world problems.
We take a common sense approach to getting things done. We do not abide by dogma. We get things wrong and that’s ok. We learn from it and adapt. We stay curious and never stop learning.
Do you enjoy working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams? Do you have great consultancy skills? Do you care about your client’s needs and motivations? Do you love getting to the root of the problem and improving a user’s experience?
We are looking for a Service Designer to join the team on a permanent basis, so keep reading:
Requirements for this post: Strong IAM design and implementation experience, using the ForgeRock IAM platform (AM, IDM, DS, IG). : Strong development skills in Java/J2EE web development : Experience of working with Application Servers, Databases and Directories and underpinning protocols such as HTTP, SSL/TLS, IPv4, XML, LDAP : Solid understanding of SAML, OAuth, OpenID Connect : Experience with other IAM Vendors such as Okta, Sailpoint, Saviynt, Ping is a bonus : Ideally from a consulting or professional services background.
Essential: Experience of delivering complex digital projects : Knowledge and experience of Agile project management and working practices (SCRUM/Lean/DSDM/APMG) : To be comfortable leading teams of various configurations and sizes, from a fully resourced Hippo team to running hybrid Hippo/client teams : Knowledge and experience of collaboration and project management tools : Understand user centred design principles and practices.
Essentials: Experience working with security technologies such as SIEM, IDS/IPS, and Endpoint protection, ideally within a network security, or a security operations environment : Broad knowledge of Security tools, programmes and methodologies : Experience deploying, integrating and supporting critical solutions in a complex environment : Ability to profile and interpret security event logs, network traffic, system logs, and application logs and to identify developing patterns and trends : An understanding of the correlation of events which are symptomatic of known types of attack such as DDoS, Insider Threat and Phishing.
Requirements for this post: Exemplary content design skills : Expertise in creating content based on evidenced user needs : Experience in championing user centred design principles and practices : Enjoy working collaboratively with your team and experts : Be comfortable working in rapid sprint cycles : Be a stronger presenter and happy to sell the benefits of content design to people who aren’t familiar with the discipline Have a positive “can do” attitude : Have great consultancy skills, caring about your client’s needs and motivations : Enjoy sharing your skills and experience with your client to enable them to continue to iterate and improve content after you leave : Experience of working in an Agile workplace : Experience of creating and iterating prototypes.
You will need to be comfortable with travelling. Other requirements: Experience of working with managers as required to devise appropriate research strategies to generate focused insights and to convert concepts into high quality stimulus material : Experience of using different methods to achieve insights (both qualitative and quantitative) for example sampling, questionnaire design and analysis, interviews, ethnographic observations, facilitating workshops, focus groups and other types of group discussion, and managing stakeholder engagement sessions : To understand user centred design principles and practices Be able to understand the strategic objectives of the organisation and how the insights will help them : To be comfortable having your findings challenged by stakeholders and the ability to clearly explain the insights.
Some of the essential requirements: A growth mindset - you approach every as a school day, no matter how experienced you are. Strong ability to recognise and predict use-cases and user interaction, including happy path, edge and corner cases, and incorporate them into designs. The knowledge and desire to investigate, innovate and develop emerging design, UX and technology trends. Experience in rapid prototyping tools, for example Sketch / Figma / Adobe XD. Excellent understanding of user-experience design for mobile and the web, technology trends, demonstrable design skills, and ability to show relevant work.