Lead UX Designer
Listed on 2026-10-17
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IT/Tech
UI/UX Design
Experience:
8–12+ years in UX/Product Design, including 3+ years leading legacy or mainframe application modernization initiatives in the Banking domain.
We are seeking a Lead UX Designer to spearhead the transformation of complex, mission-critical mainframe applications into intuitive, scalable, and intelligent digital experiences.
This role goes beyond designing modern interfaces—it requires reimagining decades-old business processes, simplifying highly complex workflows, and enabling organizations to transition from legacy green-screen systems to modern, user-centered applications.
You will partner with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Architects, Engineers, and business stakeholders to define the UX strategy for modernization initiatives while mentoring designers and driving design excellence across multiple work streams.
The ideal candidate combines strong UX leadership, enterprise design expertise, systems thinking, and a deep understanding of legacy application modernization. Experience designing data-intensive enterprise applications and leveraging AI-enabled capabilities to improve user productivity is highly desirable.
Required Skills & Experience- 8+ years of professional UX/Product Design experience, including hands-on experience modernizing enterprise or legacy applications in the banking industry
- Demonstrated success leading UX initiatives for complex enterprise modernization programs.
- Strong expertise in UX research, Design Thinking, information architecture, interaction design, and usability testing.
- Proven experience designing complex, data-intensive enterprise applications, dashboards, analytics platforms, and workflow management systems.
- Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, business process analysis, and workflow optimization.
- Experience designing within enterprise design systems and creating reusable UX patterns.
- Proficiency in Figma, Fig Jam, Sketch, Miro Photoshop, or equivalent design tools.
- Solid understanding of responsive design, accessibility standards (WCAG), and inclusive design principles.
- Experience working within Agile, Scrum, Lean UX, and Dual-Track Agile methodologies.
- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical and business audiences.
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing designers, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving successful project delivery.
- Experience modernizing mainframe applications, including COBOL, CICS, IMS, DB2, AS/400, or 3270 environments.
- Experience designing AI-powered enterprise applications, conversational interfaces, workflow automation, or intelligent decision-support systems.
- Familiarity with cloud migration and digital transformation initiatives.
- Experience establishing, scaling, or governing enterprise design systems.
- Knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and component-based UI frameworks.
- Experience working in highly regulated industries such as Financial Services, Healthcare, Insurance, Government, or Manufacturing.
- Collaborate with Product, Engineering, Architects, and Business stakeholders to understand business objectives, user needs, and modernization goals.
- Analyze legacy applications, including 3270/green-screen interfaces, COBOL/CICS transactions, business rules, workflows, and data models to identify modernization opportunities.
- Conduct user interviews, contextual inquiries, workflow observations, and stakeholder workshops to uncover usability challenges and business pain points.
- Facilitate Design Thinking workshops, journey-mapping sessions, and co-creation activities to align stakeholders on product vision…
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