UI / UX Design Lead

Job Title : UI / UX Design Lead

Location : Bellevue WA or Bothell WA

Duration / Term : 6+ months

Job Description :

Experience Desired 8+ Years

Roles and Responsibilities :

• Take ideas and concepts and visualize them in such that they are communicated effectively and compellingly for internal leaders partners and customers
• Turn visions into concepts and translate those concepts into designs that illustrate simplicity despite complexity of the system Directly responsible for delivering
• User Experience visions UI specifications wireframes and visual designs.
• Function as part of a cross-functional design team and employ a user-centric design methodology to develop new and derivative user interface designs for web and mobile applications.
• Collaborate effectively with other designers UI Architect Product management and Development team.
• Mentor and support multiple teams Works on multiple moderate to complex projects / tasks.
• Leads collaboration with business development research and prototyping and product management to define the next generations of business concepts and solutions Collects reviews and may assist in refining client requirements.
• Communicates analysis recommendations and potential design solutions verbally and through documentation to the project team and key stakeholders including product managers visual designers and other UX and Design team members.
• Ensures the team stays on top of new trends in usability.
• Researches best practices in Web Desktop and Mobile application design.
• Ensures team adheres to standards and processes.
• Ensures team collects UX metrics to measure and tracks the impact of design changes on user experience. Ensure capability development in area of expertise (training the team) Measures of Outcomes :
• Adherence to project schedule / timelines on time completion of mandatory compliance trainings Adherence to Processes and Standards Completion of all mandatory training requirements NPS from the customers they are working with User experience improvement linked to UX changes Number of associates mentored to become an Associate III Outputs Expected : User Research :
• Participate in user studies and research Document user stories and problem statements Information research through data collection Assist Specialist in documenting user stories and problem statements Testing : Execution of Concept and usability testing Design :
• Independently create UX designs Participate in brainstorming sessions on the design by working with other stakeholders Customer orientation :
• Establish familiarity with customer product branding schemes Documentation : Compile required documentation for the project releases Reporting :
• Status reporting to team lead Teamwork : Document the best practices for the team members Mentor junior team members Seeks information on issues impacting progress Project Management : Assist in tracking progress of projects Assist in maintaining metrics Skill Examples :
• Ability to provide UX / UI design and solutions Break down complex tasks into logical components Lead and mentor the team Maintain high Motivation Levels and Positive Dynamics in the team. Provide feedback for team members Follow high level of business etiquette in emails and other business communication Proactively ask for and offer help and offer help proactively Quality on time delivery Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities Proficiency with more than one usability testing tools or services Proficiency with more than one wireframing / prototyping tools.

Key Skills :

User Experience Design, User Research, Prototyping