Lead UX Designer [74523]
📋 Role Overview & Responsibilities
Onward Search is hiring a Lead UX Designer for a premiere financial client on a 7-month contract basis that has the opportunity to extend and/or FTE.
Notes:MUST be able to go onsite to the Manhattan office 3 days a week
Summary: Shape the future of user experience with strategic design initiatives that blend business needs and user insights. You will play a pivotal role in shaping the user experience across our products and services. Leveraging your deep knowledge of design and research practices to lead strategically important initiatives and develop innovative solutions that align with business requirements and user needs. As a subject matter expert, collaborate with cross-functional teams, guide, and mentor junior designers, and foster a culture of inclusivity and accessibility. Your expertise in experience strategy and inclusive design will ensure that our offerings are not only visually appealing but also accessible and user-friendly, enhancing the overall customer experience.
Responsibilities:and execute design/research strategies for complex projects and ensure alignment with business objectives and user needs across multiple product areas.service flows and product features, design wireframes, and prototype interactions for key touchpoints as you lead end-to-end design initiatives within a specific domain.the adoption of inclusive design practices and accessibility guidelines, mentor junior designers and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.with cross-functional teams to integrate user experience design into the product development processes and ensure seamless and customer-centric solutions.market trends, gather feedback from user research, and learn from data insights to inform design decisions and optimize user experiences across various platforms and channels.High Fidelity Wireframes.Final Designs with our product and tech partners.
Qualifications:years of experience or equivalent expertise in user experience design or similar roles.ability to create visual representations of user journeys, such as storyboarding, wireframes, and prototypes.experience in inclusive design and accessibility guidelines, with the ability to incorporate diverse perspectives and abilities into design solutions.ability to develop experiences that meet or exceed the initial proposal of a product or experience, including the development of transformational innovation strategies and the creation of 'north star' representations to drive customer-centric decision-making.technical literacy, including an advanced understanding of client-side technologies, APIs, microservices, and the components of the technology stack, as well as their impact on user experience.leadership or managerial experience.for Discovery and Design Workshops.
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