Sr. UX Designer

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Sr UX/UI Designer to create intuitive, engaging, and scalable digital experiences across advisor, client, and prospect-facing products. In this role, you will leverage a human-centered design approach to transform complex business requirements into user-friendly solutions across web, desktop, tablet, and mobile platforms.

You will collaborate closely with cross-functional Agile teams, product owners, developers, researchers, and stakeholders to deliver impactful designs that drive business outcomes while meeting user needs.

Key Responsibilities User Experience & Interface Design (50%)

+ Lead end-to-end UX/UI design for desktop, tablet, and native mobile applications.

+ Create wireframes, user flows, prototypes, mockups, and final design specifications.

+ Apply human-centered design methodologies to develop intuitive and accessible user experiences.

+ Ensure alignment with brand standards, design systems, and end-to-end customer journeys.

+ Contribute to and maintain a scalable design system.

Cross-Functional Collaboration (10%)

+ Partner with product owners, researchers, architects, business leaders, and development teams to understand user needs and project objectives.

+ Participate in discovery workshops, strategy sessions, and solution planning activities.

Design Leadership & Communication (10%)

+ Present design concepts, recommendations, and research-driven solutions to stakeholders and leadership teams.

+ Clearly articulate design decisions, user insights, and business value.

Agile Product Development (10%)

+ Translate business and user requirements into UX/UI documentation and specifications.

+ Contribute to user stories, acceptance criteria, backlog refinement sessions, sprint reviews, and retrospectives.

+ Support Agile teams throughout the product development lifecycle.

User Research & Strategy (10%)

+ Conduct and support UX research activities, including usability testing, surveys, heuristic evaluations, card sorting, click testing, and competitive analysis.

+ Collaborate on persona development, user journey mapping, and experience roadmaps.

Team Development & Design Culture (10%)

+ Participate in design reviews and critiques.

+ Mentor junior designers by providing guidance, feedback, and professional development support.

+ Promote design best practices and foster a collaborative design culture.

Required Qualifications

+ Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience.

+ 7+ years of UX/UI design experience.

+ Portfolio showcasing digital product design work and design process.

Required Skills & Experience

+ Experience designing native mobile applications for iOS and Android platforms.

+ Strong understanding of mobile design standards and Human Interface Guidelines.

+ Experience building and contributing to design systems.

+ Knowledge of usability testing and UX research methodologies.

+ Proficiency with Figma and other industry-standard design tools.

+ Experience leveraging Generative AI tools within the design process.

+ Strong prototyping, wire framing, and visual design capabilities.

+ Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

+ Solid understanding of visual design fundamentals, including typography, branding, composition, color theory, and accessibility.

Preferred Qualifications

+ Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

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Experience with design thinking, service design, behavioral design, and co-creation methodologies.

+ Experience designing complex workflows, transactional applications, or B2B platforms.

+ Strong ability to interpret product requirements through a user-centered lens.

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Experience with in financial services, healthcare, or other regulated industries.

+ Knowledge of ADA and WCAG accessibility standards and best practices.

Work Environment

We value collaboration, innovation, and relationship-building. To support effective teamwork and stakeholder engagement, contractors are expected to work onsite four (4) days per week and actively participate in our in-office collaborative culture.

Experience Level: Sr (7+ years)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract to Hire position based out of Minneapolis, MN.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $65.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some…