User Interface Manager

Intellect Design Arena Ltd; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Intellect Design Arena Ltd. seeks an experienced UI/UX leader to drive design strategy across multiple products. You will mentor designers, evolve a centralized design system, and champion inclusive design and accessibility in an Agile environment.

You will collaborate with product, analytics, and engineering teams to translate user insights into scalable design strategies and lead workshops to align stakeholders with the product vision.

Qualifications

• Education in Design, HCI, or related field with strong portfolio.
• 8-12 years of UI/UX design experience, 3-5 years in leadership roles.

Responsibilities

• Lead UI/UX strategy across products and platforms.
• Mentor designers and evolve a centralized design system.
• Drive inclusive design and accessibility adoption.
• Collaborate with Product Owners, Analysts, and Engineering.
• Translate user insights into scalable design strategies.
• Oversee design workshops and sprints, validate with testing.

Skills

Usability principles

Accessibility (WCAG/ADA/EAA)

User-centered design

Information architecture

Wireframes & journey maps

Prototyping & high-fidelity mockups

Collaboration in Agile

Design leadership

Design systems

Mentoring junior designers

Front-end basics (HTML/CSS/JS)

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Design/HCI/Interaction/Visual Communication

Tools

Figma

Sketch

Adobe XD

InVision

Zeplin / Storybook

Job description

Relevant Exp: 12- 18yrs in Banking Preferred

Hands-on Design Responsibilities

• Champion principles of usability, accessibility, and user-centered design.
• Apply knowledge of designing in an Agile environment while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Conduct user research, stakeholder interviews, heuristic evaluations, and competitive analysis.
• Develop user flows, journey maps, wireframes, page flows, and sitemaps.
• Create high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, and UI assets aligned with style guides and brand standards.
• Define and apply visual design principles, design language, typography, iconography, and motion/interaction design.
• Recommend modern navigation patterns and support scalable information architecture.
• Design and propose signature interaction patterns for web and native apps, validated through testing.
• Revise and improve designs based on user feedback, usability testing, analytics, and technical feasibility.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure accurate implementation of design specifications.
• Partner with QA/testing teams to define usability criteria and support user acceptance testing.
• Create and maintain UX design specifications and documentation.
• Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities
• Provide vision and leadership for UI/UX strategy across products and platforms.
• Drive the adoption of inclusive design practices aligned with accessibility standards (WCAG, ADA, EAA).
• Act as a design advocate influencing product strategy, culture, and customer-first mindset.
• Lead design workshops, design sprints, and brainstorming sessions with stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, offering feedback, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Oversee and evolve the centralized design system/component library to ensure consistency.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Development Leads to align business goals with design outcomes.
• Communicate design strategies and decisions effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Define and track UX success metrics (usability scores, NPS, conversion rates, etc.).
• Stay updated with industry trends, tools, and emerging technologies and recommend adoption where beneficial.
• Balance business goals, technical constraints, and user needs when driving design decisions.

Qualifications

• Education & Background
• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree or degree in Design, HCI, Interaction Design, Visual Communication, or related field.
• 8-12 years of proven UI/UX design experience, with at least 3-5 years in a leadership or senior design role.

Required Skills

Design Expertise

• Strong command of user-centered design principles, usability, and accessibility (WCAG/ADA/EAA).
• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, or equivalent.
• Expertise in information architecture, interaction design, and responsive design across web and mobile platforms.
• Ability to create wireframes, user flows, journey maps, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups.
• Solid understanding of visual design systems, typography, color theory, iconography, and motion/animation design.
• Research & Strategy
• Hands-on experience conducting user research, usability testing, heuristic evaluations, and competitive analysis.
• Ability to translate business requirements and user insights into scalable design strategies.
• Familiarity with design thinking, design sprints, and agile methodologies.
• Experience leading design teams, mentoring junior designers, and providing constructive feedback.
• Strong collaboration skills to work closely with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Engineering teams.
• Skilled in stakeholder management and communicating design rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in building and maintaining a design system or component library for large‑scale products.

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Working knowledge of front-end development technologies (HTML, CSS, JS) to collaborate effectively with developers.
• Familiarity with design-to-dev handoff tools (Zeplin, Figma Inspect, Storybook).

Soft Skills

• Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills.
• Strong problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities.
• Ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility in design solutions.
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to thrive in fast‑paced agile environments.