User Experience Designer

Comtech Global, Inc; Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Comtech Global, Inc. seeks a UI/UX Consultant to design modern, intuitive interfaces and work directly with business users, IT supervisors, project managers, and developers in an agile setting.

The role emphasizes user-centered design, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and a reusable design system, with onsite work at 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus. Portfolio review is required, and candidates should be prepared to discuss design decisions and lead cross-functional sessions.

Qualifications

• Design modern, intuitive UI/UX in an Agile environment.
• Interact with business users to create UI/UX.
• Create wireframes and interactive prototypes.
• Develop a Design System Library for reusability.
• Portfolio ready for review and discussion.

Responsibilities

• Participate in meetings with stakeholders, business users, and engineering teams to understand UI requirements.
• Design wireframes and interactive prototypes supporting complex business processes.
• Work through discovery to design UI across product development stages.
• Test and iterate concepts with users and conduct UX research.
• Collaborate with PMs, developers and analysts on design solutions.
• Lead the creation of a Design System for reuse.
• Handoff UI designs to development teams smoothly.
• Ensure UI/UX aligns with security standards and best practices.
• Integrate front-end with backend components with developers.
• Participate in backlog grooming and Agile ceremonies.

Skills

Wireframes

Prototypes

Design systems

User research

Stakeholder comms

Agile ceremonies

Team leadership

Collaboration

Frontend integration

Tools

Prototyping Designer tools

Job description

Location: - 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus.

15-minute Teams interviews, followed by a second-round full interview onsite.

Requires onsite every 3rd day at the Shipley building at 1970 West Broad Street, Columbus.

We are seeking a UI/UX Consultant to design modern, intuitive user experiences and collaborate directly with business users, IT supervisors, project managers, and developers in an agile environment.

The selected Consultant will be directly responsible for designing a modern intuitive UI/UX, and will have direct experience interacting with business users to create the UI/UX.

They will work closely with the designated Business Users, I.T. supervisor, project managers, and development staff within an agile development environment maintaining a user-centered design approach as you tackle complex design problems and influence product strategy.

Proactively identifying areas of the product that need improvement and driving those improvements into a product roadmap.

The Consultant, in working with ODPS staff, will be responsible for researching, designing, and developing user interface using Prototyping Designer tools. The new applications will implement an N-tier architecture and comply with ODPS coding standards.

During the interview process with the ODPS staff, the resource consultant must demonstrate competence/experience in their specific area(s) of project assignment. The resource consultant must also present or share their portfolio with samples. The resource’s experience must also be documented for review and verification. Offered resources not showing technical or functional competence/experience will be sufficient reason to reject the Offeror’s proposal. It is the responsibility of the Offeror to pre-screen their candidates to ensure compliance. Resource will have a background check conducted by ODPS.

• Participate in meetings with stakeholders, business users, and engineering teams to understand and project UI requirements.
• Design wireframes and interactive prototypes and user-friendly designs that support complex business processes.
• Work on various stages of the product development process from discovery to research to design user interface.
• Test and iterate various product concepts with users; conduct user research and analysis to validate the design.
• Work with project managers, developers, and business analysts to brainstorm ideas, approaches, and design solutions.
• Experience in creating ‘Design System’ Library for reusability.
• Create a seamless UI handoff process to development team.
• Ensure that user interface and experience designs follow best practices and comply with security requirements.
• Integration with Backend: Work closely with backend developers to integrate front-end components.
• Participate in backlog grooming sessions and other agile ceremonies to ensure Agile development teams have a good understanding of the proposed UI design to implement successfully.
• Strong communication/ leadership skills.
• Strong influence, collaboration, and negotiation experience.
• Ability to collaborate with supporting resources across business and/or functional lines.
• Ability to communicate ideas to a wide variety of stakeholders, lead discussions and creative activities, and build consensus while dealing with ambiguity.
• Ability to lead and manage large design initiatives, including managing competing priorities with product and engineering peers.
• Have excellent oral and written skills/possess strong meeting and work session facilitation skills.
• Have the ability to work independently and as part of a team, the ability to manage time and resources to meet assigned deadlines.
• Have strong understanding of prioritization stemming from the elicitation of system and/or user requirements.
• Have excellent organizational skills, proven analytical, planning, problem solving, and decision-making skills.
• Must be knowledgeable in the English language/speak clearly and understandably use the English language.
• Provides technical guidance and mentoring to technical staff.