Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Aquent is proud to partner with a leading organization dedicated to fostering achievement and opportunity through innovative programs and services. They are seeking a visionary Senior Product Designer to drive product discovery, define design strategy, and guide solutions from initial concept through to delivery, influencing user engagement and championing inclusive design principles.
Responsibilities
- Apply advanced design thinking methodologies to deeply understand user needs, reframe complex problems, and drive the creation of intuitive, scalable, and human-centered product solutions within intricate ecosystems
- Conduct and synthesize generative, formative, and evaluative research using diverse methods such as user interviews, usability testing, and surveys
- Facilitate collaborative workshops and co-creation sessions to align cross-functional teams and uncover strategic opportunities
- Transform user, behavioral, and operational data into actionable insights that inform product decisions
- Influence prioritization and road-mapping efforts by strategically connecting user needs with business goals and the organizational mission
- Champion human-centered and inclusive design principles across all initiatives
- Utilize strategic storytelling to effectively communicate design vision, value, and direction to stakeholders
- Collaborate closely with product and engineering teams to translate concepts into detailed, production-ready designs, producing essential artifacts such as user flows, sitemaps, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs
- Apply and contribute to robust design systems, ensuring visual and functional consistency across all products
- Craft and test content using plain language principles to ensure clarity and accessibility for all users
- Conduct comprehensive usability tests, user research, and A/B tests to rigorously validate design decisions
- Perform accessibility audits to ensure designs meet and exceed inclusive standards
- Design for responsive, mobile-first experiences, including mobile applications
- Leverage Artificial Intelligence tools proficiently to accelerate wireframing, rapid prototyping, and design exploration, integrating AI as an active thought partner throughout the design process
- Utilize industry-standard tools like Figma, Miro, Zeplin, Lyssna, and Dscout to design and document your work
- Engage in seamless collaboration with product managers, engineers, researchers, leadership, and other stakeholders throughout the entire design and development lifecycle
- Actively participate in agile ceremonies including standups, sprint planning, design reviews, design critiques, and QA cycles
- Translate complex design decisions into clear, concise specifications for implementation by engineering teams
- Present ideas, research findings, and designs with confidence and clarity to diverse audiences
- Contribute to broader design operations, including the development of shared tools, systems, and templates that benefit the entire organization
- Mentor junior designers or peers through pairing sessions and constructive feedback
- Continuously invest in personal development, staying abreast of emerging tools, trends, and thought leadership, and sharing these insights with the team
- Support design education efforts, including leading lunch & learns, participating in design critiques, and contributing to internal documentation
- Participate in hiring and onboarding activities, helping to grow and strengthen the design team
Skills
- A portfolio of your work demonstrating strong UX and UI capabilities
- A Bachelor's degree in a related field (e.g., interaction design, HCI, industrial design, information science, social sciences, computer science, graphic design) and/or equivalent years of relevant work experience
- 5–7 years of experience in product or service design
- Proven experience designing complex, data-heavy dashboards, particularly within industries such as fintech, edtech, health tech, or enterprise SaaS, with a focus on usability and clarity
- Skilled in leading focus groups, interviews, and usability testing, with a demonstrated ability to translate insights into actionable product decisions
- A product design mindset and extensive experience designing for complex, content-rich websites and applications, including strong proficiency in creating and communicating design artifacts such such as user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs
- Proficiency in design thinking and human-centered methodologies, with the ability to reframe challenges and translate insights into actionable design direction
- Strong skills in information design, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI design, with fluency in tools like Figma, Zeplin, Dscout, and Lyssna
- A strong understanding of design systems, responsive design, and accessibility standards, including designing for web and native mobile platforms
- A commitment to inclusive, ethical, and user-centered design, with the ability to write and test content using plain language principles
- Curiosity and adaptability; you are self-motivated, continuously learning, excited by emerging tools and trends, and proficient with AI tools, actively using them to accelerate wireframing, prototyping, and design thinking
- Ability to travel at a minimum of 3-5 times a year to offices or client/user sites to engage with stakeholders
- Authorization to work in the United States
- Consultative approach to design challenges
- Expertise in designing complex, data-heavy dashboards
- Mastery of information design, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI design, with fluency in Figma, Zeplin, Dscout, and Lyssna
- Demonstrated experience leading focus groups, interviews, and usability testing
- Strong product design mindset
- Proficiency in design thinking and human-centered methodologies
- A strong design portfolio showcasing exceptional UX and UI capabilities
- Strong initiative and communication skills, with a track record of effective cross-functional collaboration
- Comprehensive understanding of design systems, responsive design, and accessibility standards
- Experience with iOS and Android Native systems for mobile app design
- Comfort discussing technical constraints and collaborating with engineers to ensure design feasibility, with experience in front-end technologies being a plus
Benefits
- Subsidized health, vision, and dental plans
- Paid sick leave
- Retirement plans with a match
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