User Experience Designer II

McLeod; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

McLeod Software in Birmingham, AL is seeking a UX Designer to improve usability, consistency, and effectiveness across its enterprise products. You will translate product requirements, user needs, and business rules into clear, buildable design solutions while collaborating with Product Owners, developers, QA, and UX leadership in an Agile environment.

The role emphasizes user-centered design, accessibility, and alignment with McLeod’s design system, with a focus on complex transportation,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 3+ years of professional UX-related experience.
• Ability to translate requirements and user needs into actionable design solutions.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Design clear, user-centered software experiences to improve usability and accessibility.
• Translate requirements and stakeholder input into user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
• Apply UX principles and visual design fundamentals across complex enterprise software.
• Design for dense workflows with role-based needs and data-heavy interfaces.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, QA, stakeholders, and UX leadership in Agile/Scrum.
• Use the design system consistently across assignments and document reusable patterns.

Skills

UX design

Communication

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Figma

Job description

McLeod Software Headquarters
100 Corporate Dr
Birmingham, AL 35242, USA

The UX Designer is responsible for helping improve the usability, consistency, and effectiveness of McLeod Software’s enterprise products. This position translates product requirements, user needs, and business rules into clear, practical, and buildable design solutions. The UX designer works closely with Product Owners, developers, QA, stakeholders, and UX leadership to support complex workflows across transportation management, logistics, brokerage, accounting, operations, and other business-critical areas. This role helps ensure product experiences are user-centered, accessible, consistent, and aligned with McLeod’s design system.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Design clear, effective, and user‑centered software experiences that improve usability, accessibility, and workflow efficiency.
• Translate requirements, business rules, stakeholder input, and user needs into clear user flows, wireframes, mockups, and prototypes.
• Apply UX principles, interaction design best practices, and visual design fundamentals to create intuitive and consistent product experiences.
• Design for complex enterprise software environments, including dense workflows, role‑based needs, technical constraints, and data‑heavy interfaces.
• Collaborate with product owners, developers, QA, stakeholders, and UX leadership throughout Agile/Scrum processes.
• Use the design system effectively by applying established components, patterns, tokens, and standards across assigned work.
• Contribute to the design system by identifying gaps, recommending improvements, and helping document reusable patterns and guidance.
• Demonstrate strong UX judgment and a user‑centered approach to problem solving.
• Think critically about complex workflows, user needs, product goals, and technical constraints.
• Contribute to a positive, collaborative, and improvement‑focused team environment.
• Adapt to changing priorities, ambiguity, and evolving product requirements.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (B.A.) from a four‑year college or university, or an equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• 3+ years of professional experience in UX design, product design, interaction design, or a related role.
• Ability to define problems, collect and analyze data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to interpret technical instructions involving both abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret trade publications, technical documentation, reports, and other business‑related documents.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to respond to inquiries from customers, peers, and members of the business community.
• Ability to prepare clear, grammatically correct business correspondence and documentation.
• Working knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Proficiency in Figma.

Why McLeod?

At McLeod Software, we believe that our employees are our greatest competitive advantage. Each employee contributes directly to McLeod Software’s growth and success. When you join McLeod, you’re joining a company that’s built for the long haul—with a clear vision, strong leadership, and a commitment to investing in our people.

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