About the position
The User Interface/User Experience (UI/UX) Design Lead is a multifaceted role that blends deep technical knowledge, team leadership, hands-on design execution, and cross-functional collaboration. They are responsible for designing compelling user experience and interface designs across touch points that builds brand equity, delights the user and positively impacts organizational objectives.
Responsibilities
- May supervise a team of UI/UX researchers, designers, and writers.
- Evaluates user requirements by collaborating with product managers and cross-functional teams, and applies high quality, research-driven solutions in alignment with business goals and objectives.
- Performs usability assessments of Motion websites, assist with user research discussions, and the cultivation and use of this information.
- Translates complex user research findings, analytics data, and customer feedback into elegant, intuitive, and effective design solutions.
- Designs and develops engaging user experiences for a variety of applications.
- Illustrates design ideas using storyboards, process flows and sitemaps independently.
- Makes strategic and tactical UX decisions related to design and usability as well as content and research.
- Conducts regular design reviews with both design and development teams, providing actionable feedback to ensure all work meets business requirements, user needs, and the established quality bar.
- Demonstrated ability to produce a full range of design artifacts, including low-fidelity wireframes, visually polished high-fidelity mockups, and complex interactive prototypes that effectively simulate the final user experience.
- Partners with marketing and analytics teams to understand user behavior data from various channels, help devise and interpret A/B tests and ensure a consistent brand message and user experience across all customer touchpoints.
- Studies and evaluates how users feel about a system, looking at concepts such as ease of use, perception of the value of the system, utility, efficiency in performing tasks, etc.
- Translates user needs and business requirements into features and functionality for web/mobile experiences.
- Leads the collection of user feedback.
- Mentors lower-level UI/UX employees.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Typically requires a bachelor's degree and five (5) or more years of related experience or an equivalent combination.
- A deep and applied understanding of core user-centered design principles, information architecture, interaction design patterns, visual design theory (typography, color, layout), and usability heuristics.
- Strong understanding of responsive design practices and principles.
- Experience leading design reviews, providing constructive, creative feedback and able to articulate ideas in an actionable, approachable manner.
- Experience using project management tools.
- Expertise in A/B testing and conversion rate optimization (CRO).
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret complex user behavior data, identify meaningful patterns, and translate those findings into actionable design improvements.
- Knowledge of web accessibility standards (e.g., WCAG).
- Commitment to inclusive design, coupled with expertise in mobile-first and responsive design principles to ensure a seamless experience across all devices.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Highly organized.
- Confident and compelling communicator, capable of presenting design concepts, research findings, and strategic recommendations to a diverse range of stakeholders, including senior executives.
- Relentless desire to learn and leverage the latest Web technologies.
- Understanding and curiosity about how generative Ai and new tools and technology can be leveraged to improve user experience, productivity and the evolution of user centered design.
- Excellent proactive attitude, take-charge personality, and 'can-do' demeanor.
- Proficient in Figma, Zeplin, and Adobe Creative Cloud.
- Experience developing and designing design systems and component libraries.
- Proficient in MS Office.
Benefits
- Healthcare coverage options
- 401(k)
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vacation pay
- Sick pay
- Holiday pay
