UX Design Lead

DESCRIPTION

• As a Design Lead on our UX design team, you’ll lead UX projects for a small team of UX designers and researchers, and design innovative, research-based solutions to tough technical problems.  You’ll also develop domain knowledge while working closely with development and project teams to make sure that the designed solution is implemented.
• In return, you’ll have opportunities to work with and design for users across the globe as well as gain a deep understanding of the unique, scientific challenges.
• You’ll also be part of a highly-collaborative team of some of the most talented UX designers and researchers in the business making marked improvements on how our users/customers work.

• Lead a small team of UX designers and researchers, managing work intake for your team, communicating timelines and resource needs with the larger UX team, the stakeholders, and the project team.
• Design innovative solutions which make users more productive so that they can focus on really tough challenges and not their tools.
• Understand research findings and incorporate them into your designs.
• Communicate designs through sketches, wireframes, and prototypes as needed.
• Design elegant interfaces and processes which make the complex, simple.
• Communicate, influence, and collaborate with other UX team members, stakeholders, and project teams.
• Adapt and flex to dynamic project needs and priorities.
• Collaborate with other designers to critique designs, build on standards, and contribute to the upstream technical design language.
• Maintain project flexibility, nimbleness, and velocity to respond to dynamic business needs.
• Educate and advocate for proper design principles and processes.

• Proven experience leading UX design projects from concept to completion, including user research, wireframing, prototyping, and usability testing.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior designers, fostering a collaborative and inclusive team environment
• Experience working closely with diverse cross-functional teams, including product managers and developers, to deliver cohesive and user-centric solutions
• Demonstrate initiative, flexibility, teamwork, and an eagerness to learn
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Have experience working on an Agile software team
• Have a portfolio which demonstrates your ability to understand and solve tough problems and illustrates your design process