Lead UX Designer: Strategy, Discovery & Mentorship

aspexx.; Dubai; On-site; AED 420,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

aspexx. is seeking a UX Lead to drive end-to-end user experience strategies for a range of regional brands. You will mentor multidisciplinary teams and partner with clients, product teams, and technology specialists to deliver human-centered digital experiences.

You will own discovery through delivery, facilitate workshops, and ensure usability and accessibility best practices across engagements in government, financial services, mobility, retail, hospitality and healthcare.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of professional UX design experience leading complex digital projects.
• Background in design consultancy, digital agency or innovation consultancy desired.
• Strong portfolio showing end-to-end UX process and strategic thinking across industries.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end UX projects from discovery through delivery.
• Define UX strategies aligned with business objectives and customer needs.
• Plan and facilitate workshops, stakeholder interviews and co-creation sessions.
• Conduct and synthesise qualitative and quantitative user research.
• Develop personas, customer journeys, service blueprints, IA and user flows.
• Create wireframes, prototypes and interaction concepts.
• Present design rationale to senior stakeholders and executive leadership.
• Collaborate with Product Managers, Visual Designers, Service Designers, Researchers and Engineers.
• Mentor and coach junior and mid-level UX Designers.
• Champion accessibility, usability and design best practice.
• Support proposal development, client pitches and thought leadership where required.

Skills

UX design

Workshop facilitation

Stakeholder engagement

Mentoring

Interaction design

Information architecture

Prototyping

Usability principles

Agile

Communication

Tools

Figma

Job description

aspexx. is seeking a UX Lead to drive end-to-end user experience strategies for a range of regional brands. You will mentor multidisciplinary teams and partner with clients, product teams, and technology specialists to deliver human-centered digital experiences.

You will own discovery through delivery, facilitate workshops, and ensure usability and accessibility best practices across engagements in government, financial services, mobility, retail, hospitality and healthcare.