User Experience Designer III

Apex Systems; New York (NY); On-site; USD 103,320 - 146,025; Part time

Job summary

Apex Systems in New York is seeking a User Experience Designer III to lead design execution and strategic direction for enterprise dashboard initiatives. You will partner with product, engineering, and leadership to define needs, develop concepts, and deliver high-quality experiences that align with branding.

You will mentor designers, refine designs to enterprise standards, and drive usability improvements across platforms with a strong focus on dashboard efficiency and consistency.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience as a design professional with deep UX knowledge.
• 1+ years of experience using AI tools in the design process.
• Strong written and verbal communication to influence stakeholders.
• Ability to lead complex UX activities including research, testing, and interaction design.

Responsibilities

• Lead hands-on design execution and strategic direction for complex platform initiatives.
• Define information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, and UI specifications.
• Collaborate with product, engineering, and leadership to shape design strategy.
• Mentor junior designers and standardize enterprise design guidelines.

Skills

UX strategy

Figma

Stakeholder comms

User research

Education

Bachelor’s degree in psychology, UX, HCI, or related

Tools

Figma

AI design tools

Job description

# User Experience Designer IIIApply**Job#: 3044494****Job Description:****UX Design Lead**Senior UX design professional responsible for leading hands-on design execution and strategic design direction across complex platform initiatives. This role combines user-centered design, research, and cross-functional leadership to help upgrade and improve enterprise applications, with a strong focus on dashboard efficiency, usability, and platform consistency. The Lead will work closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to define design needs, develop concepts, and deliver high-quality user experiences that align with enterprise standards and branding.**Key Responsibilities:**•UX Strategy & Design Leadership: Lead the creation of concepts, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, user interface designs, and detailed specifications to support project goals and timelines•Design Standards & Visual Guidance: Independently create, update, and apply user interface and visual design guidelines and standards while ensuring consistency with enterprise design principles•User Research & Experience Evaluation: Provide UX expertise throughout product definition and evaluation by leveraging user research, testing, interviews, market insights, and other inputs to improve usability and effectiveness•Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with product, engineering, and leadership teams to shape design strategies, challenge assumptions, align on priorities, and support platform branding and user adoption•Team Process & Mentorship: Help organize design team processes, mentor junior designers, review usability activities and deliverables, and advocate for user experience best practices across the organization**Qualifications:**•10+ years of experience as a design professional with deep knowledge of UX and at least one area of specialization•1+ years of experience using AI tools in the design process•Strong experience with Figma•Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and explain design rationale clearly•Ability to work independently while managing ambiguity and multiple concurrent engagements•Experience leading complex user experience activities, including user research, usability testing, interaction design, and visual design•Bachelor’s degree in psychology, user experience, design, human-computer interaction, or a related discipline, or equivalent work experience•Portfolio demonstrating recent, complex design work across enterprise, B2B, internal, or consumer-facing systems**Preferred Experience:**•Strong user research background with the ability to translate findings into actionable design improvements•Experience mentoring junior designers and helping shape team practices•Advanced degreeEEO EmployerApex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at [e-mail] or 844-463-6178. *Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.**Everforth Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click here for more details. By applying for this job, you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages, or emails from Everforth Apex and its affiliates, and contracted partners. Frequency varies for text messages. Message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You can reply STOP to cancel and HELP for help. You can access our privacy policy at https://www.apexsystems.com/privacy-policy**Everforth Apex Benefits Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.**Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.**If you require an accommodation under the Americans with Disabilities Act to participate in an interview with a virtual recruiter or to use our website for a search or application, please contact our Benefits Department at [e-mail] or 804-523-8228. Please note that this contact information is strictly to be used for medical ADA accommodations and that no other inquiries will be answered.**UnitedHealthcare creates and publishes the Transparency in Coverage Machine-Readable Files on behalf of Everforth Apex Systems.***Employee Type:** Contract**Location:** New York, NY, US**Job Type:** Digital Experience and Content Strategy**Date Posted:** July 30, 2026**Pay Range:** $75 - $106 per hour