Senior UI/ UX Designer

AKQA; Mumbai; Hybrid; INR 1,000,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading technology agency in Mumbai is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer to shape user experiences for digital channels. You will collaborate across teams to deliver intuitive and engaging designs. The ideal candidate has 6–8 years of experience in UI/UX design and a strong portfolio showcasing digital design work. This role offers a hybrid work model, ensuring creativity and collaboration thrive.

Qualifications

• 6–8 years in UI/UX, interaction, or digital product design.
• Strong portfolio with wireframes, prototypes, UI flows, visual design.
• Experience designing multi-platform responsive/adaptive interfaces.

Responsibilities

• Shape user experiences for digital channels.
• Collaborate closely with stakeholders bridging creative, product, engineering, and content teams.
• Translate product strategy and user research into pixel-perfect designs.

Skills

UI/UX design

Interaction design

Prototyping

Visual design

Usability testing

Strong communication

Education

Degree in Interaction Design, Visual Design, HCI, Graphic Design

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

Framer

Principle

Job description

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As a Senior UI/UX Designer in the design team, you will shape user experiences for our client’s digital channels, ensuring that each interaction is intuitive, engaging, and reflects design excellence. You will translate product strategy and user research into compelling, pixel‑perfect interface designs, contributing to both high‑level vision and hands‑on craft. You will collaborate closely with stakeholders at AKQA and the client, bridging creative, product, engineering, and content teams to execute delightful, usable digital products.

Role Requirements

• 6–8 years in UI/UX, interaction, or digital product design, ideally in agency, product, or studio settings
• Strong portfolio showcasing end‑to‑end digital design: wireframes, prototypes, UI flows, visual design, and interactions/motion
• Experience designing multi‑platform responsive/adaptive interfaces (web, iOS, iPad, etc.)
• Expert in design and prototyping tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Framer, Principle)
• Solid skills in interaction design, micro‑interactions, motion, IA, user flows, and wireframing
• Experience with design systems, style guides, modular UI, and component libraries
• Understanding of Web and app experience design and are familiar with current development technologies
• Familiarity with accessibility, localization, and inclusive design principles
• Skilled in usability testing, rapid prototyping, and iterative design
• Comfortable collaborating across product, engineering, content, creative and QA teams
• Strong communication skills and ability to advocate for user‑centered design
• Degree or equivalent in Interaction Design, Visual Design, HCI, Graphic Design, or related field
• High ownership, problem‑solving mindset, and ability to deliver under tight timelines

Qualifications and Characteristics

• Strong visual eye: balance, polish, and design integrity
• Think from the user’s perspective, empathize, and challenge assumptions
• Committed to quality, consistency, and craftsmanship
• Comfortable working in a multi‑disciplinary setup and at client locations
• Adaptable to ambiguity, shifting priorities, and evolving requirements
• Curious and proactive in learning trends, tools, and interaction patterns
• Demonstrates strong strategic and design thinking and provides expertise in content strategy, system design, usability, analytics, user testing, information architecture, and marketing
• Proactive mindset, ownership and accountability from ideation to delivery
• Possess great written and verbal communication skills

We believe great work happens when we’re together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That’s why we’ve adopted a hybrid approach including required in‑office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.

AKQA is an equal opportunity employer and considers applicants for all positions without discrimination or regard to particular characteristics. We are committed to fostering a culture of respect in which everyone feels they belong and has the same opportunities to progress in their careers.