Senior UX Design Lead: Strategy, Prototyping & AI

Justera Group; Göteborgs kommun; Hybrid; SEK 700,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Robotics tech

Cross-functional collaboration

Competitive compensation

Learning & development

Hybrid working

25 days annual leave

Wellness allowance 3500 SEK

Job summary

Justera Group is seeking an experienced UX Design Specialist to lead UX strategy and execution across multiple product areas. This hands-on leadership role partners with product managers, engineers, researchers, and stakeholders to ensure cohesive, high-quality user experiences.

You will guide design through discovery, prototyping, validation, and production readiness, leveraging AI tools and fostering scalable design systems. The role emphasizes collaboration over direct people management.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Master's in HCI, Design, or related discipline (or equivalent professional experience).
• 8+ years of professional UX design experience, including leading UX initiatives across multiple teams or product areas.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic design leadership, end-to-end product delivery, and measurable business impact.
• Deep expertise across UX: User Research, Information Architecture, Interaction Design, Visual Design, Prototyping, UX Writing, and User Journey Mapping.
• Experience planning and allocating UX resources across multiple initiatives based on business priorities and user impact.
• Experience leveraging AI tools across design lifecycle, including large language models (LLMs) and code-based prototyping.
• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence product and engineering leadership.
• Experience working in Agile environments, including Sprint Planning and PI Planning.
• Comfort designing complex ecosystems with multiple user roles, cross-platform experiences, and digital-physical interactions.
• Strong understanding of design systems, accessibility, usability principles, and scalable design practices.

Responsibilities

• Lead UX strategy and execution across multiple products and cross-functional teams.
• Define and align UX direction with broader product and business objectives.
• Plan and prioritize UX design efforts, ensuring appropriate design investment across initiatives.
• Own the end-to-end design process—from discovery and problem framing through prototyping, validation, and production readiness.
• Utilize AI tools throughout the design workflow for ideation, research synthesis, content generation, rapid prototyping, and design validation.
• Create prototypes using Figma and code to validate concepts before implementation.
• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, and business stakeholders to embed UX into planning and delivery processes.
• Clearly communicate design trade-offs, highlighting impacts on user experience, timelines, and technical feasibility.
• Drive consistency by promoting design systems, UX standards, and scalable design practices.
• Mentor and influence designers by sharing AI best practices, design patterns, and UX methodologies.
• Identify design quality risks and recommend improvements to strengthen overall design maturity.
• Present design rationale and strategic recommendations to leadership, connecting UX decisions to measurable business outcomes.
• Participate in design critiques and cross-functional reviews to continuously raise design quality.

Skills

UX leadership

Product strategy

Stakeholder management

Agile experience

AI tools

Education

HCI/Design degree

Tools

Figma

LLMs

Job description

Justera Group is seeking an experienced UX Design Specialist to lead UX strategy and execution across multiple product areas. This hands-on leadership role partners with product managers, engineers, researchers, and stakeholders to ensure cohesive, high-quality user experiences.

You will guide design through discovery, prototyping, validation, and production readiness, leveraging AI tools and fostering scalable design systems. The role emphasizes collaboration over direct people management.