Senior User Experience Designer

Weatherford; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 100,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Weatherford in Houston is seeking a Senior User Experience Designer to shape market-leading digital products for the energy sector. You will collaborate with Design, Engineering and Product Management to explore, validate and deliver software solutions for a global customer base.

You will build and maintain design system infrastructure, create information architectures, user flows, personas, wireframes and prototypes, and advocate for accessible, inclusive UX in an Agile SCRUM environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years' experience designing for complex, web-based SaaS or enterprise B2B apps.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma or similar design/prototying tools.
• Strong information hierarchy, interaction design and scalable design systems.
• Ability to translate research findings into clear workflows and deliverables.

Responsibilities

• Propose, plan and conduct user experience research with participants.
• Use qualitative and quantitative data to inform UX strategy and design decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams in an Agile SCRUM environment.
• Produce assets and deliverables: information architecture, user flows, personas, wireframes.
• Conduct heuristic evaluations to identify improvements.
• Clearly communicate design decisions to diverse audiences.
• Propose process/tool improvements to ensure on-time delivery of work.
• Uphold ethics and inclusive, accessible, user-centered design.

Skills

Design leadership

Figma

Information architecture

UX research

Usability testing

Agile collaboration

Frontend familiarity (HTML/CSS/React)

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field

Tools

Design systems tooling

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

We are looking for a motivated Senior User Experience Designer to help create and deliver market-leading digital products for the energy industry. This role requires extensive collaboration with Design, Engineering and Product Management colleagues to explore, produce and validate software solutions for our global customer base. Conducting and utilizing ongoing research, the qualified designer will develop appropriate design system infrastructure, information architecture, workflows, screens and interface components suitable for various user roles and customer needs.

Responsibilities

• Propose, plan and conduct user experience research with internal and external participants.
• Use qualitative and quantitative data to inform user experience strategy and design decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver engaging, intuitive and effective user experiences, while working in an Agile SCRUM production environment.
• Produce assets and deliverables needed to support digital product design, including specifications, information architecture, user flows, personas, wireframes, concepts or prototypes.
• Conduct heuristic evaluations of existing products to identify areas for improvement.
• Clearly communicate design decisions to diverse audiences, including internal subject-matter experts, cross-functional team members, and organization leadership as needed.
• Propose improvements in process, tools and techniques to ensure design-development efficiency and on-time delivery of scheduled work.
• Model and support company policies, procedures, and standards of ethics and integrity.
• Uphold standards and best practices of culturally inclusive, accessible, user-centered design.

Required

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or related field—or equivalent practical experience

Preferred

• Proven ability to drive design direction across a product or platform.
• Experience building and maintaining design system infrastructure, including token export, documentation and support.

Required

SKILLS & KNOWLEDGE

• 7+ years' experience in product design for complex, web-based SaaS platforms, or enterprise B2B applications with sophisticated workflows.
• Advanced proficiency in Figma or other design/prototyping software.
• Strong understanding of information hierarchy, interaction design, and scalable design systems.
• Ability to synthesize user research findings into clear workflows.
• Design portfolio demonstrating:
• Data visualization for situational awareness, not charting
• Complex UX problem solving
• Systems-level design thinking
• High-fidelity UI execution
• Experience collaborating with software engineers in Agile environments.
• Ability to translate technical engineering concepts into intuitive interfaces.
• Degree in art, design or related field from an accredited university

Preferred

• 5+ years' experience in oil & gas, energy, industrial technology, or other heavy engineering sectors.
• Familiarity with drilling, completions, intervention, or performance analytics environments.
• Strong understanding of data visualization principles and best practices.
• Familiarity with user research techniques, including customer interviews, heuristic evaluations and usability testing.
• Working knowledge of frontend technologies (HTML/CSS/React) to support effective developer collaboration.