Onward Search is hiring a Lead UX Designer for a premiere financial client on a 6-month contract basis.
Notes:
MUST be able to go into the Manhattan office 3 days a week
Description:
Success in this role comes from understanding the customer and business needs, strong collaboration with your peers, thoughtful planning and coordination across product development teams, taming complexity for our users, and participating in the full range of design practice, from up-front research, insights, and strategy, though to ideation, prototyping, and testing, and to delivery of final designs.
This role does not have direct reports, and leads small multi-disciplinary teams, including Experience Designers, Experience Researchers and Content Designers.
Responsibilities:
Lead a team in the design and re-design of product experiences across our [Product Line] offerings
Contribute to product vision, roadmap, requirements, and project plans with Product Managers and Engineers
Participate in upfront user research to better understand user needs and behaviors, and usability testing to see how your solutions work for users, with the support and guidance of Experience Researchers
Communicate expectations within the design team for standards of quality through establishing a vision, providing creative direction, and conducting critique
Diagram overarching structure of omnichannel product experience, with detailed UI design of key interactions, including potential updates to our Design System
Present work and articulate strategy and design decisions to leadership
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s Degree in relevant design discipline (e.g., Interaction Design, Human Computer Interface, User Experience Design), certification from credible bootcamp or similar accelerated learning program, or equivalent work experience
Can direct self and others in both planning and structuring the work, and executing on expected levels of quality
Prior work involves collaboration within design teams (with other designers, UX researchers, and content designers) and cross-functionally with product managers and software engineers
Advanced skills in Interaction Design, Visual/UI Design, and Information Architecture; Intermediate ability in adjacent skills such as User Research, UX Writing, and Prototyping
Able to show how your understanding of technical constraints and opportunities informed your design solutions
Prior work shows how they used an understanding of business value and product strategy to lead to successful design outcomes
Comfortable and confident when presenting work to executives
Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities and Skills
Advocate for Accessibility Guidelines and Inclusive Design practices
Has led design work on successful digital products, demonstrating user- and human-centered design approaches
Familiar with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, frameworks such as React, and mobile UI standards
What’s in our benefits packages:
Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
Life Insurance
401k Program
Commuter Benefit
eLearning
Education Reimbursement
Ongoing Training & Development

• To qualify for our benefits package, you must work over 30 hours per week and the length of assignment must be a minimum of 10 weeks.

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Employer Details:
Onward Search is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to a policy of non-discrimination in an employment with regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state and local laws and ordinances. Candidates must be at least 18 years old to be considered for employment. EOE/M/F/D/V/SO.
In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification document form upon hire.
Onward Search is unable to support 1099 / Corp-to-Corp or Independent Contractor arrangements at this time. All freelancers will be paid as W2 employees.
Onward Search offers medical, dental, vision benefits, as well as a 401k program, for all eligible full time temporary assignments.
Onward Search is a drug-free workplace.
Onward Search is a nationwide staffing agency and talent solutions provider specializing in creative, marketing and technology. Our clients are continuously turning to us to fill their open positions. Therefore, there is no application deadline for this position, as we are seeking candidates for this type of role across all our clients on an ongoing basis.