Leads end-to-end UX/UI strategy and product design across digital platforms. Owns design systems, creates wireframes and prototypes, conducts research and usability testing, ensures accessibility and responsive design, collaborates with Product and Engineering, and mentors designers while driving stakeholder alignment and design quality.
This is a remote position.
The UX/UI Lead is responsible for defining and driving the end-to-end user experience strategy, leading product design execution, and ensuring consistency across all digital interfaces. The role blends strategic UX leadership, hands-on UI design, design systems ownership, and team mentorship, working closely with Product, Engineering, and Business teams.
Key Responsibilities
- Lead UX/UI strategy across multiple digital products and platforms.
- Design intuitive, scalable, and visually compelling user interfaces.
- Own and evolve the design system for consistency and reuse.
- Conduct user research, usability testing, and translate insights into design improvements.
- Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to deliver seamless product experiences.
- Mentor and guide designers, raising overall design quality and maturity.
- Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using modern design tools.
- Ensure accessibility, usability, and responsiveness across all products.
- Drive design alignment across cross-functional stakeholders.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Design, Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field.
- 9+ years in UX/UI or Product Design, including leadership experience.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design (web & mobile).
- Experience working in Agile, fast-paced product environments.
- Strong understanding of UX principles, interaction design, and design systems.
- Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.
Technical Skills
- UX Research & Usability Testing
- UI Design & Prototyping
- Design Systems (component-based architecture)
- Tools such as Figma
- Information Architecture & User Flows
- Accessibility & Responsive Design
- Agile Product Delivery Collaboration
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