Senior UI/UX Specialist

A Senior UI/UX Specialist role in Doral, FL at ManTech, leading the design process and ensuring user needs and business requirements are met.

Responsibilities

• Leads the design process from concept to delivery, conducting extensive user research, developing user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes, and ensuring user needs and business requirements are met
• Establishes and maintains design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability across products, and collaborates closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and stakeholders to advocate for user-centered design
• Stays ahead of the latest industry trends, drives continuous improvement in user experience, and contributes significantly to overall product strategy
• Analyzes user data, conducts usability testing, and translates insights into actionable design improvements, applying human-centered design (HCD) principles throughout the process
• Mentors and provides guidance to mid-level and Junior UI/UX Specialists, fostering their professional development and expertise, and demonstrates a deep understanding of human factors engineering (HFE) principles

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), or a related field or 4 years of additional experience in lieu of a degree
• 9+ years of experience with 5+ in a position-specific relevant role
• Expertise in creating user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes
• Proficiency in UI/UX design tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD)
• Experience in conducting user research and usability testing
• Ability to translate complex business requirements into effective design solutions
• Significant experience (typically 7+ years) in UI/UX design
• Strong understanding of human-computer interaction (HCI) principles and human factors engineering (HFE) considerations
• Experience with accessibility guidelines and standards (e.g., Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG))

Key Skills

• Human-centered design (HCD) methodologies
• Emerging UI/UX technologies and trends
• Accessibility guidelines (WCAG)
• Front-end development technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript)
• Data visualization
• Animation and motion design
• Design systems management tools
• Product strategy