Lead UX Designer

Epam Systems; Pune District; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Epam Systems in Pune is seeking a Lead UX Designer to drive product discovery, design systems, and end-to-end UX delivery in an agile environment.

You will integrate AI tools, lead cross-functional teams, and deliver design assets and specs on time for development within sprint cycles.

Qualifications

• 9–15 years of professional UX experience.
• Proficiency in Figma with component-based design and prototyping.
• Experience in design discovery, framing problems, and early direction.
• Strong foundations in scalable design systems.
• Familiarity with AI tools for ideation (e.g., Figma AI, Midjourney, ChatGPT/Claude).
• Experience in Scrum/Agile environments, including ceremonies.
• Ability to estimate design tasks and break work into sprint-sized pieces.
• Proficiency with Jira or Confluence for tracking work.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of UX deliverables from discovery to hand-off.
• Run research, frame problems, and shape early-stage design direction.
• Contribute to and improve the design system.
• Integrate AI tools to speed up design output.
• Lead Scrum ceremonies and plan sprint work.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, developers, and designers.
• Deliver assets and specs on time for development.
• Document design decisions for visibility.

Skills

Figma Prototyping

Design Systems

AI-assisted Design

Design Discovery

Agile / Scrum

Jira / Confluence

Collaboration

Stakeholder comms

Leadership

Tools

Figma

Jira

Confluence

Midjourney

ChatGPT/Claude

Job description

We are looking for a Lead UX Designer to join our team and contribute to product discovery, design systems, and end-to-end UX delivery, combining strong design fundamentals with modern AI-assisted workflows in an agile/Scrum environment.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of UX deliverables within assigned sprints, from discovery through hand-off
• Run research, frame problems, and shape early-stage design direction
• Contribute to and maintain consistency with the design system, proposing improvements back to it
• Integrate AI tools into daily workflow to improve speed and quality of design output
• Participate consistently and punctually in all Scrum ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Estimate design tasks and break work into sprint-sized increments
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners, Scrum Masters, and developers to keep design work aligned with the sprint backlog
• Deliver design assets and specs in time for development hand-off within sprint deadlines
• Communicate blockers, risks, or scope changes proactively to the Product Owner/Scrum Master
• Collaborate cross-functionally with developers, PMs, and other designers, giving and receiving constructive feedback in design reviews
• Document design decisions and rationale clearly for team and stakeholder visibility

Requirements

• 9-15 years of overall professional experience
• Proficiency in Figma, including component-based design, prototyping, and collaborative workflows
• Skills in design discovery, including running research, framing problems, and shaping early-stage design direction
• Understanding of design system foundations, with the ability to contribute to scalable design systems
• Familiarity with AI tools in the design process, such as Figma AI, Midjourney, and ChatGPT/Claude for design ideation
• Experience working within a Scrum framework, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, sprint reviews, and retrospectives
• Competency in estimating design tasks and breaking work into sprint-sized increments
• Familiarity with Jira, Confluence, or similar tools for tracking sprint work