Senior UX/UI Designer

A Senior UX/UI Designer is needed to join a fast-growing, high-profile account for a Fortune 500 financial services client, focusing on creating intuitive, engaging digital experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end UX/UI design process across multiple digital products, from strategy, research and ideation to wireframes, high-fidelity prototypes, and developer hand-off
• Create user-centered design solutions that deliver an intuitive, accessible user experience across web and mobile platforms
• Develop and maintain design systems and component libraries in Figma to create new products and maintain consistency across existing platforms
• Expertise in design tools, particularly Figma, and design system technology, coupled with a comprehensive understanding of design tokens, theming, and UI components
• Conduct and analyze usability testing to gather insights on user behavior, validate design decisions, and iterate on design solutions based on user feedback
• Partner with the Digital Team Lead to take broad, conceptual ideas and turn them into something useful and valuable
• Design end-to-end flows and experiences that are simple and elegant for our supported platforms
• Craft designs within existing visual systems and/or standards that leverage platform capabilities
• Present work to stakeholders and clients, understanding feedback to continually improve the quality of our products through multiple iterations exploring a range of design options
• Work with visual designers, content strategists and developers as well as project managers in Jira to ensure projects are executed on time and on budget

Requirements

• 5-7 years of experience designing digital products at a consumer-facing product company with significant focus on creating mobile experiences and working with mobile OS's
• Solid understanding of core design principles, responsive design, interaction design, product design, typography, color, and page layout
• Demonstrated experience with UX/UI design and strategic thinking
• Ability to adapt designs across mobile platforms with understanding of opportunities, limitations, and form factors
• Proficiency in industry-standard design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, etc.
• Deep experience with user journeys, wire framing, prototyping/animation techniques, and working closely with engineering resources
• Knowledge in usability testing methods and ability to turn findings into actionable design improvements
• Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices
• Ability to work closely with developers and basic understanding of dev and content authoring tools such as Adobe Experience Manager
• Proactive attitude and strong time management skills delivering to meet deadlines
• Comfortable articulating design decisions and presenting ideas, solutions, and demos of the application to various business units and Stakeholders

Key Skills

• Senior UX/UI Design
• Digital product design
• Mobile experience design
• Core design principles
• Responsive design
• Interaction design
• Product design
• Typography
• Color
• Page layout
• UX/UI design
• Strategic thinking
• Adaptability
• Design tools proficiency
• User journeys
• Wire framing
• Prototyping/animation techniques
• Usability testing
• Accessibility standards
• Inclusive design practices
• Developer collaboration
• Time management
• Design decision articulation
• Presentation skills