Associate Designer, User Experience

Leviton; New Orleans (LA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

401K with employer matching

Tuition reimbursement

PTO

Paid holidays

Volunteer time off

Job summary

Leviton is seeking an Associate UX Designer to craft user-centered experiences for smart home, IoT, and building automation solutions. You’ll guide projects from research and flows to prototyping and final UI/UX delivery.

You’ll collaborate with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders in an Agile environment, shaping interfaces for mobile and web apps and ensuring accessibility and design quality across platforms.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of UX/UI design experience with a portfolio of user-centered solutions.
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, UX, HCI, or related field.
• Experience creating personas, journeys, tasks, and flows.
• Knowledge of UCD principles, usability best practices, and accessibility.
• Experience with design in Agile/Scrum environments.
• IoT, smart home, or consumer tech experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Lead UX design efforts for small to medium projects within an Agile team.
• Create user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to validate design decisions.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and stakeholders on requirements and strategy.
• Ensure design quality and consistency across mobile and web apps.
• Advocate for UX best practices and accessibility throughout development.

Skills

UX/UI design

SDLC knowledge

Communication

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Design or related field

Tools

Figma

Adobe XD

Photoshop

Illustrator

InDesign

Job description

About Leviton

At Leviton, we build what's next to light, power, and connect everyday spaces, from electrical to lighting, to data networks, and energy management. With over 115 years of history, Leviton develops thoughtful solutions that help make its customers' lives easier, safer, more efficient, and more productive. We recognize that our people are our greatest asset. We ASK questions, EMBRACE challenges, SEEK new perspectives, and ANTICIPATE what comes next. It's about each person bringing skills and passion to a challenging and constantly changing world.

About the role

As an Associate UX Designer, you will help create engaging, user-centered experiences for Leviton's smart home, IoT, and building automation solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design mobile and web applications, guiding projects from user research, user flows, and prototyping through final UI/UX design and delivery.

Responsibilities

• Partner with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to gather requirements, define UI/UX solutions, and contribute to product strategy.
• Advocate for UX best practices, usability standards, and accessibility principles across product and engineering teams.
• Create user-centered design deliverables throughout the product development lifecycle, including personas, user journeys, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes.
• Conduct user research and usability testing to uncover insights, validate design decisions, and enhance the overall user experience.
• Collaborate within an Agile development environment, providing UX guidance and updates during sprint planning, stand-ups, and project reviews.
• Evaluate mobile and web applications to identify usability issues, ensure design consistency, and recommend improvements.
• Review and approve implemented UI/UX components to ensure alignment with design specifications and quality standards.
• Identify user pain points and develop data-driven design solutions that improve engagement, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
• Stay current on UX/UI trends, emerging technologies, design systems, and industry best practices.
• Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Proficiency with industry-standard UX/UI design tools, including Figma, Adobe Creative Suite (XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), and related design platforms.
• Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and product development processes.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate user insights into effective design solutions.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to present and defend design decisions to cross-functional stakeholders.
• Strong organizational, documentation, and time-management skills with exceptional attention to detail.
• Collaborative, self-motivated, and innovative mindset with a passion for creating outstanding user experiences.
• Ability to independently manage and lead UX design efforts for small to medium-sized projects.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Design, User Experience (UX), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Visual Communications, Art, Marketing, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in UX/UI design, supported by a portfolio showcasing user-centered design solutions and design thinking methodologies.
• Experience creating user personas, user journeys, user stories, task flows, and user flows.
• Knowledge of user-centered design (UCD) principles, usability best practices, and accessibility standards.
• Experience designing, wireframing, prototyping, and testing mobile and/or web applications.
• Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and design validation activities.
• Experience working within an Agile/Scrum software development environment and collaborating with cross-functional product and engineering teams.
• Experience with IoT, connected home, smart home, building automation, or consumer technology products is a plus.

Travel

• Up to 5% travel may be required

What We Offer

Comprehensive benefits include:

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance programs
• 401K plans with employer-matching contributions
• Tuition reimbursement
• PTO
• Paid holidays
• Volunteer time off

https://careers.leviton.com/benefits

Leviton is an EEO/AA Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions.

Leviton is committed to transparency and security in the recruitment process and will never ask for financial information, payment, or government identification numbers during the application process. For any questions, or to ensurethe legitimacy of a job posting, visit the Leviton career site, or contact us at 631.812.6544.

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