Lead, UX Product Designer

Position Overview

As a Senior UX Product Designer for the Deloitte DT-US Product Engineering team, you will be tasked with solving complex challenges through elegant, user-centered design solutions. Our ideal candidate is a versatile design generalist with deep expertise in interaction design. You should feel equally at home shaping big-picture workflow and strategy as you are prototyping detailed visual and interaction elements. This role requires a proven track record of experience-driven innovation. Join us in shaping the future of design!

US Deloitte Technology Product Engineering has modernized software and product delivery, creating a scalable, cost-effective model that focuses on value and outcomes by leveraging a progressive and responsive talent structure. As Deloitte's primary internal development team, Product Engineering delivers innovative digital solutions to businesses, service lines, and internal operations with proven bottom-line results. It is the engine that drives Deloitte, serving many of the world's largest, most respected companies.

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Compensation: $97,000 - $200,000

Key Responsibilities

• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to design engaging and intuitive user experiences using an iterative lean UX approach of continuous improvement
• Create big-picture workflows as well as execute detailed visual and interaction design
• Develop user-friendly designs that enhance usability and optimize the overall user experience while identifying design challenges and proposing elegant, effective solutions
• Produce all design assets including concept designs, user flows, wireframes, user scenarios, journey maps, and mockups that support intuitive and seamless user interactions
• Conduct heuristic evaluations of existing products to identify areas for improvement
• Develop innovative approaches to complex design problems, presenting ideas through mockups, presentations, and detailed design specifications
• Work within a small, empowered product team to balance business objectives with user needs, collaborating with engineers to ensure smooth implementation of designs
• Understand business priorities alongside user needs to create impactful experiences
• Uphold high standards of user-centered design, iterating quickly and testing designs to enhance usability and consistency across touchpoints
• Collaborate with user researchers to inform design decisions, including studies addressing unresolved user interface issues and opportunities
• Continuously challenge design effectiveness, monitor behavioral analytics, and suggest improvements to optimize user experiences
• Contribute to the overall design framework, ensuring a consistent design language and experience across the product suite
• Ask insightful questions, take calculated risks, and champion new ideas to drive innovation
• Stay up to date with the latest UX trends, best practices, and methodologies in areas including information architecture, interaction design, and usability
• Operate effectively in both collaborative settings and independently when serving as the sole UX designer on a product squad
• Deliver high-quality UX work on time, showcasing expertise in user experience design and detailed interactions

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years as an interaction or product designer with a strong track record of crafting user interfaces that engage and delight users
• 5+ years of recent proficiency in industry-standard UX tools, with a preferred experience in Figma as well as experience with Sketch, Adobe CC, Axure, InVision, UXPin, or Balsamiq
• 5+ years of hands-on experience and proficiency in interactive design principles, consistently delivering simple, elegant, and aesthetically pleasing interfaces rooted in usability and accessibility
• Proficient in designing for both desktop and mobile platforms, with a focus on responsive and adaptive design
• Degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field
• A strong portfolio or work samples demonstrating relevant experience and UX skills
• Limited immigration sponsorship may be available
• Ability to travel 0-10%, on average, based on work requirements and client needs

Preferred Qualifications

• Driven by a passion for solving user pain points, leveraging design thinking and user feedback to create seamless experiences
• Highly creative and analytical, able to navigate between strategic vision and hands-on execution to ensure innovative and intuitive solutions
• Collaborative and open-minded, eager to contribute to team success while continuously learning and iterating based on feedback
• Thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments, quickly iterating to incorporate feedback and improve outcomes
• Deeply passionate about UX and innovation, constantly exploring new design trends and methodologies
• Strong organizational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritize tasks effectively and work independently to meet deadlines

Benefits & Perks

• Eligible to participate in a discretionary annual incentive program based on individual and organizational performance