Senior/Lead UX Designer

Valiant Technologies LLC; Dearborn (MI); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Valiant Technologies LLC is seeking a UX Design Lead to champion human-centered design across our product portfolio. You will partner with product managers and engineers to translate business needs into high-quality experiences.

The role requires leadership experience and a strong command of Figma, information architecture, and journey mapping. Remote-friendly with hybrid collaboration across teams.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree AND/OR 8+ years in digital design.
• At least 1+ year leading UX designers.
• Experience communicating design concepts and mentoring teammates.

Responsibilities

• Advocate human-centered design across multiple products.
• Collaborate with leaders to define strategy and projects.
• Plan and scope projects to align with business needs.
• Balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility.
• Concept, design, test, launch and refine new products using systems thinking.
• Ensure usability and accessibility across design efforts.

Skills

UX design

Leadership

Figma

Journeys mapping

Information architecture

User research

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Figma

InVision

Sketch

Job description

US Citizen, Green Card, H-1B, OPT-EAD, CPT, Other

Work Authorization: US Citizen, Green Card, OPT-EAD, CPT, H-1B, H4-EAD, Other

Job Description:

• Strong knowledge of Research, Journey mapping, Information Architecture, and/or Pro in Figma.
• Evangelize UX practice and be a strong voice for Human Centered design
• Advocate user centered design perspectives for your areas of focus that are informed by business needs.
• Provide consistency in approach, and integrity in usability and accessibility, across design efforts with multiple products units.
• Work cross functionally with leaders and colleagues to define, and execute against, strategy and projects.
• Engage in project planning and scoping to support business needs and design opportunities, setting teams up for success.
• Balance user needs, business objectives, and technical feasibility to solve problems effectively, with a focus on delivering high quality experiences.
• Concept, design, test, launch and refine new products and services through systems thinking that solve known and emergent user needs.
• The minimum requirements we seek:
• Bachelors degree AND/OR 8+ years of experience in the digital and software design.
• 1+ year of experience with leading and coaching UX designers (directly or indirectly) by demonstrating standard
• methodologies in design communication and approaches, mentorship, and sharing your work and knowledge with others.

Our preferred requirements:

• Bachelor's and/or Masters in User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Service
• Design, Graphic Design, or a design related degree (i.e. Sociology, Anthropology, Psychology, Human Factors, etc.).
• Ability to earn trust, maintain positive and professional relationships, and contribute to a culture of inclusion in a remote and dynamic working environment.
• Demonstrable expertise in UX design in all phases across a variety of projects.
• Experience delivering projects from definition thru execution and refinement.
• Proven ability to build consensus, influence, and work effectively within a cross functional team of designers,
• product managers, and engineers. Experience with building relationships, credibility, and proactive communication with team members and leaders.
• Ability to communicate the value of product features and identify trade offs to deliver useful digital products.

We are an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, citizenship/ immigration status, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.