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Senior UX Designer

Austin, TX, United StatesPosted 9 months ago
ContracthybridMid-Senior Level

Job Description

We are seeking a Senior UX Designer to lead the design of digital products focused on improving the user experience for web-based applications and platforms. This role plays a key part in ensuring solutions are user-centric, accessible, and aligned with industry best practices. The ideal candidate will demonstrate expertise in design strategy, usability research, and cross-functional collaboration to help build digital tools that drive meaningful outcomes for users across diverse stakeholder groups.

Key Responsibilities

  • Lead UX/UI efforts across digital platforms, ensuring consistency with enterprise-wide design standards and best practices.
  • Translate user research into actionable deliverables including user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and journey maps.
  • Conduct usability testing and user outreach to validate design effectiveness and inform iterations.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including developers, product managers, and business stakeholders, to align design solutions with technical feasibility and business goals.
  • Provide strategic guidance and design rationale to leadership and product teams.
  • Ensure solutions meet accessibility, usability, and visual design standards.

Minimum Qualifications

  • 8 years of experience in software product development, digital design, or UX/UI.
  • 8 years of experience designing wireframes or mockups aligned with UX best practices.
  • 8 years conducting user and usability research.
  • 5 years of experience in communication and facilitation across cross-functional teams.
  • 4 years of experience leading large-scale UX/UI initiatives.
  • 4 years using design tools such as Figma (or comparable).
  • 3 years working on accessibility-compliant design, adhering to federal accessibility standards (e.g., Section 508/WCAG).

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience using Atlassian Jira for workflow or issue tracking.
  • Experience supporting or working within a public sector, education-focused, or mission-driven organization.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.

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