User Experience Designer

Optomi; Short Hills (NJ); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid flexibility

High-impact role

Direct collaboration with leaders

Job summary

A leading insurance and financial services organization seeks a UX Designer to join their IT team in Short Hills, NJ. As the first UX hire, you will collaborate with product and engineering teams to shape user experiences across digital products. This role requires 3–5 years of UX design experience and proficiency in Figma, with a hybrid work model offering flexibility.

Qualifications

• 3–5+ years of professional UX design experience.
• Strong portfolio showcasing UX research and design execution.
• Exceptional communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as embedded UX Designer within the IT team.
• Conduct user research and usability testing.
• Design wireframes and prototypes using Figma.

Skills

UX research

Design execution

Proficiency in Figma

Collaboration skills

Agile/Scrum experience

Job description

Overview

UX Designer: Optomi, in partnership with a leading insurance and financial services organization, is seeking a UX Designer to join their growing IT team. This is a unique opportunity to be the first UX hire embedded directly within product and engineering teams, serving as the voice of the customer and shaping user experiences across digital products and capabilities.

If you’re passionate about human-centered design and enjoy both research and design execution, this is a chance to make a meaningful impact in a high-visibility role.

What You’ll Do

• Act as the embedded UX Designer within IT, collaborating closely with product owners, business stakeholders, and engineers.
• Serve as the voice of the user, ensuring customer needs and expectations are represented in system design and product development.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and gather insights to inform design decisions.
• Design wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI mockups using Figma.
• Translate business needs and technical requirements into intuitive, user-friendly digital experiences.
• Partner with vendors on larger UX initiatives, while independently owning smaller-scale UX enhancements and improvements.
• Provide UX best practices and templates to support reporting, design documentation, and process improvements.

Must-Have Skills

• 3–5+ years of professional UX design experience.
• Strong portfolio showcasing UX research and design execution (wireframes, prototypes, usability testing).
• Proficiency in Figma.
• Experience working in Agile/Scrum environments.
• Exceptional communication skills and ability to collaborate cross-functionally.
• Highly organized, detail-oriented, and able to work independently as a team of one.

Nice-to-Haves

• Background in insurance, financial services, or enterprise software/IT systems.
• Experience balancing both research and design responsibilities.
• Familiarity with enterprise-level product development and cross-functional teams.

Why Join?

• Be the first UX Designer embedded in IT, setting the foundation for user-centered design across the organization.
• High-impact role with direct collaboration alongside product and engineering leaders.
• Opportunity to shape how customers interact with innovative digital insurance products.
• Hybrid flexibility.

Seniority level

• Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Contract

Job function

• Design, Information Technology, and Product Management

Industries

• Insurance, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Financial Services