Senior UX Designer - Social & Public Tech Solutions

McKinsey & Company, Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 158,000 - 162,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Job summary

McKinsey & Company, a leading global firm, seeks a UX leader to provide user-centered design across digital and analog touchpoints within the SHaPE Tech team in the United States. You’ll engage with clients, consultants, engineers and data scientists to craft intuitive interfaces and drive product strategy.

You will mentor designers, run research programs, and deliver clear design documentation. The role emphasizes collaboration, usability, and impact, with opportunities for growth and travel as

Qualifications

• Degree in a relevant field, or equivalent experience, such as information science, human-computer interaction, interface design or a related discipline
• 5+ years of relevant UX/UI, product design or related experience
• Experience planning and conducting qualitative and quantitative user research across the product development lifecycle
• Ability to shape product strategy and vision, then translate it into actionable, buildable design solutions
• Adaptability to new tools, systems and ways of working required to meet product and initiative needs
• Proficiency with modern design, prototyping, research and collaboration tools such as Figma, Sketch, InVision, Miro, Adobe Creative Suite, Jira and related platforms
• Strong command of UX methods and deliverables, including design thinking, concept sprint facilitation, user research, competitive analysis, heuristic evaluation, personas, scenarios, user flows, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, QA testing, visual design and specification documentation
• Familiarity with Agile and Lean ways of working, as well as foundational web technologies such as HTML and CSS
• Willingness to travel and co-locate as needed

Responsibilities

• Provide user-centered design and oversight for complex and innovative products across digital and analog touchpoints
• Join the SHaPE Tech team in the U.S., supporting multiple client engagements
• Create simple, intuitive interfaces and map design to business, user and technical requirements
• Advise product teams on how design decisions shape product vision, user experience and usability
• Own multiple projects with support from designers and developers, from discovery to launch
• Lead qualitative and quantitative research programs to inform product strategy
• Produce deliverables communicating UX strategy, design rationale and research findings
• Mentor UI/UX designers and contribute to design workshops and guidelines

Skills

UX/UI design

User research

Product strategy

Agile & Lean

Figma

HTML & CSS

Education

Degree in a relevant field or equivalent (e.g., information science, HCI)

Tools

Sketch

InVision

Miro

Adobe Creative Suite

Jira

Job description

McKinsey & Company, a leading global firm, seeks a UX leader to provide user-centered design across digital and analog touchpoints within the SHaPE Tech team in the United States. You’ll engage with clients, consultants, engineers and data scientists to craft intuitive interfaces and drive product strategy.

You will mentor designers, run research programs, and deliver clear design documentation. The role emphasizes collaboration, usability, and impact, with opportunities for growth and travel as