Experience Designer Lead

SSi People; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

SSi People is seeking an Experience Designer Lead to steer the creation of simplified, customer-focused experiences across digital channels. You will partner closely with product, development, and design stakeholders to translate requirements into clear, development-ready solutions and support timely decision-making.

The role requires extensive design leadership, strong Figma expertise, and experience designing native mobile apps.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of design-related experience.
• Expert-level Figma experience with 6+ years in use.
• Experience designing native mobile applications.
• Ability to align with leadership needs and expectations.
• Strong project management and self-management skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Partner with designers and developers to create simplified user experiences and customer journeys across digital experiences.
• Attend weekly team reviews, understand requirements, and deliver design solutions within deadlines.
• Review experiences with design leadership after product approval and ensure alignment with legal, risk, and compliance feedback.
• Communicate design decisions and rationale clearly to leadership to support alignment and reduce rework.

Skills

10+ years exp

UX leadership

Stakeholder alignment

Project management

Team collaboration

Verbal/written communication

Tools

Figma

Job description

Job Title: Experience Designer Lead

Location: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (Hybrid)

Job Summary: We are seeking a design leader to help shape simplified, customer-focused experiences across digital channels. Our team is looking for someone who can partner closely with product, development, and design stakeholders to turn requirements into clear, development-ready solutions and support timely decision-making.

Responsibilities

• Partner with designers and developers to create simplified user experiences and customer journeys across digital experiences.


• Attend weekly team reviews, understand requirements, and work within deadlines to deliver design solutions.


• Review experiences with design leadership after product approval and ensure the experience is aligned with legal, risk, and compliance feedback.


• Communicate design decisions and rationale clearly to leadership to support alignment and reduce rework across teams.

Required

• 10+ years of experience in design-related work.


• Expert-level Figma experience, with 6 years of use.


• Experience designing native mobile applications.


• Strong ability to align with leadership needs and expectations.


• Project management skills and strong self-management.


• Written and verbal communication skills, along with collaboration skills.

About SSI People: With over 26 years of industry experience, SSi People has built its reputation and expertise on putting people first. Everything we do works toward delivering exceptional experience for our consultants, our clients, and our internal team. Through a genuine commitment to people in everything we do. We have developed refined processes and a stellar internal team to deliver talent quickly. More importantly, we focus on building long-term relationships, not transactions. Putting people first is just what we do well.

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