Senior UX Designer & Mentor for Impactful Digital Services

Kainos; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Kainos is seeking an experienced UX Designer (Consultant) to deliver intuitive service experiences based on user needs and design principles. You will lead, coach and develop a small team while collaborating with stakeholders.

Join a growing Experience Design capability focused on user-centred digital services. We value problem-solving, collaboration, and impact, with opportunities to shape projects across public and private sectors.

Qualifications

• Define design strategy and communicate benefits to senior stakeholders.
• Identify and design ideation methods appropriate to context and project requirements.
• Use journey maps to inform recommendations for business and customers.
• Coordinate prototype production to meet user testing and development needs.
• Conduct usability testing and integrate research into design strategy.
• Collaborate to create new IA based on analysis and research.
• Advocate and promote accessibility and AD standards across projects.
• Mentor junior team members and represent UX across Kainos.
• Develop people through coaching and team development initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Deliver intuitive service experiences based on user needs and design principles.
• Manage, coach and develop a small staff group, focusing on performance and career development.
• Contribute to the growing Experience Design capability with user-centred design practices.

Skills

Design strategy

Stakeholder communication

Journey mapping

Prototyping coordination

Usability testing

IA design

Accessibility standards

Mentoring

People development

Job description

Kainos is seeking an experienced UX Designer (Consultant) to deliver intuitive service experiences based on user needs and design principles. You will lead, coach and develop a small team while collaborating with stakeholders.

Join a growing Experience Design capability focused on user-centred digital services. We value problem-solving, collaboration, and impact, with opportunities to shape projects across public and private sectors.