Senior/Lead UX Designer

Ethereum Technologies; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Full time

Job summary

Ethereum Technologies in San Francisco, CA seeks a Senior/Lead UX Designer to own advanced UX across multiple products. You will conduct research, map journeys, craft information architecture, and champion human-centered design with a strong voice for usability and accessibility.

Responsibilities include cross-functional collaboration, setting project strategy, and delivering high‑quality experiences from concept to launch in an 8‑month engagement with potential extension.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and/or 8+ years in digital or software design.
• 1+ year leading and coaching UX designers with mentorship.
• Strong knowledge of research, journey mapping, IA, and Figma.

Responsibilities

• Evangelize UX practice and advocate human-centered design.
• Define and execute user-centered strategies aligned with business needs.
• Ensure consistency and accessibility across multiple product units.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with leaders to plan and scope projects.
• Balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility.
• Concept, design, test, launch, and refine new products and services.

Skills

User research

Journey mapping

Information architecture

UX design leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Usability & accessibility

Design systems thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Figma

Job description

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

Job Title: Senior/Lead UX Designer
Location: San Francisco, CA
Duration: 8 Months + Extension
Bill Rate: $76/hour (C2C)
Job Type: W-2, 1099, C2C
Client: To Be Discussed Later
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.