UX Architect

Horizontal Talent; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 51,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Retirement plan

Job summary

Horizontal Talent seeks a User Experience Architect to shape intuitive, accessible digital experiences for customer-facing products. You will partner with analysts, developers, testers, product owners, and compliance teams to balance user needs with technical and business requirements.

Design clear experience architectures across digital and real-world touchpoints, develop personas, journey flows, wireframes, and prototypes, and translate business requirements into practical, user-friendly

Qualifications

• 5–8 years of experience in user experience or related field.
• Strong background in experience architecture and user-centered design.
• Ability to create and communicate wireframes, prototypes, personas, and user flows.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management.
• Comfortable in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Responsibilities

• Design clear, consistent experience architectures across digital and real-world touchpoints.
• Use human-centered methods to develop personas, journey flows, wireframes, conceptual models, and interactive prototypes.
• Translate business requirements into practical, user-friendly design solutions.
• Improve usability while balancing technical and business constraints.
• Review design artifacts for quality and consistency.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams on wires and ACH payment experiences.
• Participate in design reviews and peer collaboration.

Skills

UX experience

Experience architecture

Wireframes and prototypes

Communication

Cross-functional collaboration

Attention to detail

Job description

We're seeking a User Experience Architect to help shape intuitive, accessible digital experiences for customer-facing products and services. This role partners closely with business analysts, developers, testers, product owners, and compliance teams to create thoughtful experience architectures that balance user needs with technical and business requirements.

Responsibilities

• Design clear, consistent experience architectures across digital and real-world touchpoints.
• Use human-centered design methods to develop personas, journey flows, wireframes, conceptual models, and interactive prototypes.
• Translate business requirements into practical, user-friendly design solutions.
• Improve findability, usability, and overall interaction quality while working within technical and business constraints.
• Review design artifacts from teammates and help ensure quality, consistency, and strong interaction patterns.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to support work tied to wires and ACH payment experiences.
• Participate in team discussions and design collaboration with other experience designers.

Skills

• 5–8 years of experience in user experience, experience design, or a related field.
• Strong background in experience architecture and user-centered design practices.
• Ability to create and communicate wireframes, prototypes, personas, and user flows.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to work closely with diverse stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail and curiosity in solving design challenges.
• Comfort working in a highly collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Preferred Skills

• Experience in fintech, banking, or financial services.
• Familiarity with accessibility considerations and inclusive design principles.
• Experience supporting complex, integrated design efforts across multiple teams.
• Ability to contribute to collaborative design reviews and peer feedback.

Horizontal is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful, and equitable workplace where diverse perspectives are valued. We encourage candidates from all backgrounds to apply and bring their unique experiences to the team.

By applying for this position, you acknowledge and agree that Horizontal Talent may contact you regarding your application using automated technology, including phone calls, SMS/text messages, or email, which may be delivered by our virtual AI recruiter, Alex.

Applications will be accepted for 4 weeks.

For those that join the team, we offer competitive compensation and benefits including medical, dental, vision, and retirement.

The pay range for this role is $37 - $71 per hour based on qualifications and experience.