Principal UI/UX Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Offer subject matter expertise in UX design and strategic direction by employing Human-Centered Design and design-thinking methodologies.

• Deliver Information Architecture expertise, encompassing structures, navigation models, taxonomies, labeling systems, content hierarchies, and information relationships.

• Develop UX research plans, outcomes, reports, checklists, and subsequent steps for each use case.

• Lead generative research and discovery sessions with users and business stakeholders.

• Evaluate current features, content, Information Architecture, accessibility, business processes, data, and analytics.

• Collaborate with Product Teams to incorporate tools and services into existing frameworks.

• Create consistent navigation, terminology, categorization, and information frameworks.

• Direct UI design and development for applications.

• Provide actionable interface design specifications to development teams.

• Craft dynamic forms, rich cards, drag-and-drop features, wireframes, prototypes, and interactive web forms.

• Define and uphold UX frameworks, templates, design standards, and Information Architecture governance.

• Utilize research insights to outline product functionality, epics, user stories, and operational, business, functional, technical, data, and integration requirements.

• Integrate research findings and share insights through reports, narratives, videos, and storyboards.

• Conduct requirements analysis and gather stakeholder feedback.

• Create user personas, customer journeys, user journeys, workflows, and empathy maps.

• Align journeys, content, and functionality with an overall Information Architecture.

• Collaborate with product owners, developers, designers, and various cross-functional teams.

• Execute usability testing and analyze outcomes to enhance designs.

• Write and edit clear, plain-language content for development teams.

• Establish user-centered terminology and labeling conventions.

• Work with ReactJS, JavaScript, CSS, HTML, and Tailwind.

• Design within a microservice architecture.

⛳️ Requirements

• MA/MS plus 10+ years of general experience in information systems with 8+ years of specialized experience.

• HS with 16+ years, AA/AS with 14+ years, BA/BS with 12+ years, or Doctorate Degree/Ph.D. with 9+ years.

• Knowledge of front-end development, ReactJS, and JavaScript.

• Understanding of UX, information architecture, content strategy, and best practices in user-centered design.

• Significant experience developing Information Architecture for intricate enterprise applications.

• Familiarity with card sorting, tree testing, content inventories, taxonomy evaluation, and navigation testing.

• Proficiency in creating IA deliverables such as site maps, application maps, navigation models, taxonomy documentation, content hierarchies, and IA diagrams.

• Experience in designing software that aligns with strategic business objectives and goals.

• Background in researching advanced technologies to ascertain how IT can meet business needs.

• Proficiency with Figma or similar design tools.

• Familiarity with usability testing tools.

• A UI/UX design portfolio showcasing Information Architecture deliverables and complex enterprise applications or digital products.

• Experience in designing dynamic forms.

• Extensive experience in creating CSS cards and drag-and-drop functionality.

• Experience with UX strategy, user research, interviews, surveys, usability studies, personas, journey maps, and empathy maps.

• Background in competitive analysis, market assessments, and heuristic evaluations.

• Hands-on experience in developing and testing wireframes and prototypes.

• Detailed knowledge of Section 508 requirements and experience in designing 508-compliant interfaces.

• Understanding of accessible Information Architecture.

• Experience in defining and maintaining design standards and IA governance.

• Extensive experience using Jira and Confluence.

• Experience working in an agile environment with knowledge of SAFe.

• Understanding of Agile methodologies.

• Exceptional presentation and written and oral communication skills.

• Ability to collaborate with high-level customer stakeholders.

• Experience in identifying and applying industry tools, solutions, methods, best practices, and emerging technologies.

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, project management, leadership, and meeting facilitation abilities.

• Experience in process design, documentation, process and use-case modeling, and business case development.

• Ability to lead IA workshops and alignment sessions.

• Capacity to effectively communicate IA decisions to technical and non-technical audiences.

• Capability to work independently as well as collaboratively within a team.

🏝️ Benefits

• Various medical plan options, some including Health Savings Accounts.

• Dental plan options available.

• Vision plan included.

• 401(k) plan with pre- and post-tax contributions along with company matching.

• Flexible work weeks where applicable.

• Vacation, sick, personal time, holiday, paid parental, military, bereavement, and jury duty leave.

• Typically, 15 days of paid leave annually.

• 10 paid holidays each year.

• Up to 160 hours of paid family leave within a rolling 12-month period for eligible employees.

• Short- and long-term disability benefits provided.

• Life insurance coverage.

• Accidental death and dismemberment insurance included.

• Personal accident insurance available.

• Critical illness insurance offered.

• Business travel and accident insurance provided.

• Options for remote work.