Top Design Jobs in Chicago, IL

Lead and grow a visual design team, define design strategy, own creative planning and delivery across omnichannel assets, remain hands-on for high-visibility projects, and drive brand, print, experiential, and cross-functional design excellence.

Lead scoping, ideation, and delivery of new TruIQ SaaS capabilities. Partner with Sales, Engineering, Data Science, and Solutions to translate requirements into technical solutions. Design user-centered experiences, engage customers for validation, ensure scalability and operational readiness, define success metrics, and advance AI/ML product capabilities.

Lead UX content design and user research to simplify complex workflows. Create clear, accessible content across web and mobile, conduct usability testing and research synthesis, advocate for inclusive design, collaborate with Product, Design, and Engineering, and contribute scalable content patterns and standards to the design system.

Lead and scale a UX research function for an enterprise SaaS product. Build research strategy, run mixed-method studies, establish processes and repositories, partner with product/design/engineering, mentor researchers, and measure research impact on product and business KPIs.

The Staff Product Designer will drive design solutions for AI-enabled healthcare platform workflows, collaborating with teams to influence business strategy and enhance user experience.

The Trainer II designs and delivers training programs, supports onboarding, facilitates skills certifications, and evaluates employee performance in service-related roles.

Lead and scale a conceptually driven design organization, set and enforce a high creative bar, build systems and processes for design at scale, mentor emerging leaders, partner with strategy and cross-functional teams, and oversee visual identity, campaigns, digital experiences, motion, and production partners to ensure cohesive, insight-led brand work.

The Lead UX Designer leads user-centered design for Grainger's digital products, collaborating with teams to create intuitive experiences and design artifacts while mentoring junior designers and evaluating existing user experiences.

Lead a small embedded design and research team to raise polish and consistency across consumer and payments experiences. Build design systems, embed design in discovery with Product/Engineering/Marketing, deepen research practice, apply AI-native scaling, and drive measurable outcomes for onboarding, redemption, and retention.

Lead UX design for rapid-prototype innovation events and longer-term engagements. Create sketches, flows, wireframes, visuals and hi‑fi prototypes, integrate AI tools into workflows, present and iterate with clients, collaborate with engineers and product owners, and support adoption of AI-driven design practices. Travel 15–20% to client sites.