Lead Product Designer – Tax Product Development

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Tax Digital Transformation & Innovation practice at BDO USA drives the success of our business through intuitive and human-first digital experiences that our employees and clients engage with. We're elevating the way tax professionals deliver services to our clients and the way we help them manage their taxes and tax strategies.

The Tax Digital Transformation & Innovation practice at BDO USA drives the success of our business through intuitive and human-first digital experiences that our employees and clients engage with. We're elevating the way tax professionals deliver services to our clients and the way we help them manage their taxes and tax strategies.

• Partners closely with Product Owners, Development/Fusion and other stakeholders to translate product strategy and requirements into user centered design solutions
• Leads design work streams for assigned products or features, supporting zero to one initiatives as well as iterative enhancements
• Designs intuitive and user-friendly interfaces and experiences for complex and technical tax products, grounded in human-centered design principles
• Creates and maintains wireframes, storyboards, user flows, process flows, prototypes, and visual designs to clearly communicate interaction and design intent
• Conducts and supports user research and usability testing, synthesizing findings and applying insights to improve designs
• Collaborates with senior design leaders to apply and evolve design system components, guidelines, and best practices
• Presents design concepts and recommendations to product teams and stakeholders, incorporating feedback effectively
• Contributes to the continuous improvement of design processes, tools, and ways of working
• Advocates for human centered design within product teams, ensuring user and client needs are represented throughout the delivery lifecycle
• Supports Tax Digital Transformation & Innovation initiatives through strong design execution and cross team collaboration
• Other duties as required

• Acts as a career advisor and mentor as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree required; focus in Design, Human-computer Interaction, computer science, information science, graphic design, interaction design, industrial/product design preferred. OR High School Diploma and ten (10) or more years of experience in digital product UI/UX design, that included human-centered design solutions, required
• Bachelor’s Degree in Design or Human-Computer Interaction, preferred

• Eight (8) or more years of experience in product design, required
• A strong portfolio showcasing expertise in product design and simplifying the user experience for complex products, preferred
• Expertise designing data-driven interfaces, preferred
• Cross platform web and mobile application design, preferred
• Experience with user research and usability testing methods, preferred

• Certification in UX Design or Interaction Design, preferred

• Expert level experience in design and prototyping tools (e.g., Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, InVision, and Figma), preferred
• Experience in collaborating with product management and engineering teams through Azure Dev Ops, preferred
• Proficient in design prototyping and storytelling, preferred

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• Knowledge of leading practices in conducting user research and usability testing, with a data-driven approach to design
• Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across different teams and disciplines
• Excellent knowledge of leading practices in design and management of a design…