Lead UI/UX Designer

Highlights

Job Description

Responsibilities

Design Excellence

• Lead UI design for digital products ensuring usability, accessibility, and pixel-perfect execution.
• Deliver high-impact marketing artifacts, infographics, proposals, and pitch decks.
• Establish, maintain, and evolve design guidelines, style guides, and libraries.

Collaboration & Research

• Partner with UX researchers and business stakeholders to integrate qualitative and quantitative insights into design solutions.
• Apply UX fundamentals to support user journeys, wireframes, and workflows.
• Facilitate or moderate design thinking workshops with cross-functional teams.

Design Systems & Standards

• Implement and maintain design systems (e.g., DLS 2.0, Material Design, Karbon, Atlassian).
• Drive consistency across interfaces, marketing collateral, and product touchpoints.

Leadership & Mentorship

• Guide and mentor junior designers, fostering skill development and design maturity.
• Cultivate a collaborative, feedback-driven culture across the design team.
• Collaborate closely with product, marketing, and engineering teams to align on strategy and execution.

Key Skills Requirements

• Exceptional attention to detail – Strong sense of visual consistency, craftsmanship, and layout precision.
• Quick and adaptive learner – Solid grounding in design principles and user-centered design, with the ability to learn new tools and domains rapidly.
• Self-driven and accountable – Delivers high-quality work independently and takes full ownership of deliverables.
• Data-informed communicator – Effectively articulates design decisions using real-time user insights and aligns with business goals.
• Excellent communication skills – Strong verbal and written communication to collaborate across teams and present ideas convincingly.

Additional Requirements

• Minimum 6+ years in UI/UX design with proven leadership responsibilities.
• Tools & Proficiency: Expert in Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma; familiarity with collaboration tools (Miro, Figjam etc.).
• Strong experience in collaborating with researchers and business stakeholders.
• Proven ability to facilitate and moderate design thinking workshops.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating UI design excellence, design systems, and visual storytelling.
• Deep understanding of UX principles, usability, and accessibility best practices.
• Strong communication and presentation skills to influence stakeholders.

Nice-to-Have

• Experience with large-scale or government systems.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1/2.2).
• Data visualization or motion/interaction design expertise.

What We Offer

• Opportunity to lead and influence high-impact projects.
• Collaborative environment with emphasis on innovation and design excellence.
• Growth opportunities to advance into strategic design leadership.