UX Designer

Summary

Our client is seeking a UX Designer to conduct UX reviews and usability assessments of existing applications and to lead design efforts for both application improvements and a brand-new application being developed as part of a legacy system rewrite. This role will serve as the primary UX advocate within IT, working independently as a sole UX Designer embedded with the IT organization while collaborating closely with product owners, developers, and Scrum masters in an Agile/Scrum environment.

Responsibilities

• Conduct UX reviews and usability assessments of existing applications, identify interaction, layout, and workflow issues.
• Partner with product owners and technical teams to translate findings into clear design recommendations and prioritized improvements.
• Design updated user experiences and screen layouts for targeted pages, balancing near-term improvements with long-term rewrite goals.
• Lead UX and UI design efforts for a brand-new application being developed as part of a legacy system rewrite.
• Create user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs that clearly communicate intended behavior to development teams.
  
  

Requirements

• 3 years of UX design experience.
• Proven success in conducting UX reviews and audits of existing enterprise applications and proposing actionable design improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to design user interfaces for both application rewrites and net-new applications from early concepts through high-fidelity designs.
• Strong background in interaction design and information architecture with experience simplifying complex workflows and data-heavy screens.
• Experience creating and evolving a lightweight design system or style guide including reusable patterns and components.
  
  

Preferred

• Ability to work independently as the sole UX Designer embedded within an IT organization, managing priorities across multiple products.
• Experience collaborating with product owners, developers, and Scrum masters in an Agile/Scrum environment.
• Demonstrated success at translating business requirements and technical constraints into user-centered design solutions.
• Comfortable presenting design rationale, trade-offs, and recommendations to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
  
  

This is an 8-Month Contract opportunity with our Kansas City, MO client. Employee benefits include Medical/Dental Benefits, Paid time off, Paid Holidays, and 401(k) (with immediately-vested company match) available with TriCom during the contract period. H1-B Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. No third-parties, please.