Senior UX Designer — Flexible, Impactful Leader

Excella; Arlington (VA); Remote; USD 106,000 - 153,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible work locations

Health, dental, and vision benefits

8 weeks Parental Leave

3 days paid professional development

HeadSpace and TalkSpace access

Annual internet reimbursement

TechEleX equipment program

Job summary

Excella, a transformative technology firm, is seeking a User Experience Designer to partner with stakeholders, developers, and designers on complex digital solutions. You’ll engage in the full UX process, from research to interaction design, ensuring alignment with business goals.

Join a distributed workforce with flexible work options, strong benefits, and a commitment to professional growth. Your portfolio and 3+ years of UX/UI experience will help shape intuitive experiences.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in UX/UI design.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating UX case studies.
• Proficiency in UX design tools such as Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, Axure, Sketch, or Balsamiq.
• Experience designing wireframes, mockups, and interaction models.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Outstanding written, verbal and visual communication skills.
• Ability to work effectively on cross-functional teams.
• Familiarity with Agile methodologies for software development.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research, including contextual inquiries, interviews, focus groups, surveys, and usability testing.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative user data to identify insights and inform design decisions.
• Ability to identify and solve design problems effectively.
• Translate user needs and client/stakeholder goals into design strategies and deliverables.
• Design content layouts, navigation structures, and user flows for websites and applications.
• Develop low-fidelity and high-fidelity prototypes to iterate on design solutions.
• Define and implement visual styles and design standards.
• Collaborate with developers, product managers, and stakeholders to ensure usability and accessibility (Section 508 and WCAG standards).
• Document design processes and create wireframes, mockups, and style guides.
• Conduct design reviews and provide feedback to ensure the quality and consistency of design outputs.
• Apply Agile methodologies to UX design and iterate based on feedback.

Skills

UX/UI design

User research

Interaction design

Agile methodologies

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Suite

Axure

Sketch

Balsamiq

Job description

Excella, a transformative technology firm, is seeking a User Experience Designer to partner with stakeholders, developers, and designers on complex digital solutions. You’ll engage in the full UX process, from research to interaction design, ensuring alignment with business goals.

Join a distributed workforce with flexible work options, strong benefits, and a commitment to professional growth. Your portfolio and 3+ years of UX/UI experience will help shape intuitive experiences.