Principal UX Designer

The Principal UX Designer will lead the design of enterprise workforce planning platforms and talent analytics experiences, shaping the end-to-end user experience. This role involves defining UX vision, translating complex concepts into intuitive experiences, and advocating for human-centered design practices.

Responsibilities

• Set the UX vision and experience strategy for workforce planning and talent analytics platforms, aligning to business priorities and long-term workforce strategy.
• Build a framework to teach others about UX design and how it’s used to support our work.
• Own the end-to-end user experience across discovery, design, delivery, and iteration for: Operational workforce planning Strategic workforce planning and scenario modeling Talent analytics platforms, including AI applications and dashboards for HRBPs and leaders
• Translate complex, ambiguous workforce and talent challenges into clear, intuitive workflows, journeys, and design systems.
• Design human-centered, data-rich experiences that support learning, sense-making, and decision-making.
• Create high-quality UX deliverables including user journeys, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
• Partner closely with product managers, engineers, analytics teams, and HR stakeholders to ensure solutions are feasible, scalable, and impactful.
• Facilitate design workshops, working sessions, and reviews with cross-functional partners and senior leaders.
• Advocate for human-centered design principles and elevate UX maturity across the workforce planning and analytics ecosystem.
• Collaborate with research and analytics partners to incorporate qualitative and quantitative insights into design decisions.
• Contribute to the development and adoption of shared UX standards, patterns, and best practices.
• Mentor and coach designers and non-design partners, raising the overall design capability and quality of work.
• Operate effectively in a highly collaborative, global, and matrixed environment, influencing without direct authority.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in disciplines related to User Experience Design, Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Information Design, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• Minimum of 5+ years of progressive UX design experience, including ownership of complex, enterprise-scale platforms or products.
• Demonstrated experience designing complex workflows, decision-support tools, or analytics-driven experiences.
• Proven ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels, from setting vision to delivering detailed design solutions.
• Strong portfolio that demonstrates end-to-end UX ownership, systems thinking, and measurable business impact.
• Proficiency with modern UX design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma).
• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders across disciplines and levels of seniority.
• Excellent communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design rationale and trade-offs.

Key Skills

• UX design
• Interaction design
• Human-Computer Interaction
• Information design
• Cognitive psychology
• Figma
• Prototyping
• User research
• Usability testing
• A/B testing
• Wireframing
• Design systems
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Communication
• Storytelling
• Influence
• Leadership
• Mentoring
• Agile
• Scrum
• Design thinking
• User-centered design
• Data analysis
• Data visualization
• Accessibility
• Inclusive design

Benefits

• Access to the latest tools, information, and training
• Opportunity to work in teams of diverse and high-performing employees
• Support in progressing – whatever your ambitions
• Core and optional employee benefits offered by Boston Scientific