Description
We are seeking a Lead UX Designer to join our team at Western Governors University (WGU). As a Lead UX Designer, you will play a key role in shaping the user experience of our products, working closely with the UX research and product teams. You will have significant autonomy and influence in strategic decisions, road mapping, and design processes from the ground up.
Responsibilities:
- Leads the design efforts across product lines, collaborating with the Lead UX Researcher to integrate research insights into the design process.
- Translates user needs, business goals, and research findings into intuitive and innovative user experiences.
- Develops and maintains design systems that scale as the company grows, ensuring consistency across all digital touchpoints.
- Collaborates with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to define product roadmaps and ensure alignment between design vision and business strategy.
- Prototypes and iterates on design solutions based on feedback from research, user testing, and cross-functional teams.
- Advocates for the user at every stage of the design process, ensuring a seamless and user-friendly product experience.
- Leads workshops and brainstorming sessions to foster collaboration and creativity across teams.
- Creates and communicates design strategies and UX roadmaps that align with the company’s goals, metrics, and objectives.
- Builds and manages a comprehensive design repository to organize and share design assets, guidelines, and best practices.
- Provides feedback and guidance to other designers, fostering a collaborative and growth-focused environment as the team grows.
- Stays up to date with the latest design trends, tools, and technologies to ensure our products are at the forefront of innovation.
- Ensures accessibility and inclusive design principles are integrated into all design work.
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Design or related field.
- 6 years of experience in UX/UI design or relevant field, preferably in a fast-paced start-up environment.
- Strong portfolio demonstrating a deep understanding of user-centered design principles and the ability to translate insights into design solutions.
- Experience working closely with UX research teams to incorporate user insights into design processes using tools like Dovetail.
- Expertise in creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using tools like Figma.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and influence stakeholders.
- Ability to take command of meetings with teammates, executive team, or external stakeholders with confidence.
- Self-starter mentality with the ability to identify design opportunities independently.
- Comfort with wearing multiple hats and jumping in to help wherever and whenever needed.
- Collaborative spirit, working cross-functionally with researchers, engineers, and product managers.
- Commitment to transparency, feedback, and continuous improvement.
Benefits:
- Salary range: $143,700.00 - $222,700.00 per year
- Full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours)
- Eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.