Remote - Lead UX Designer $80/hr Srinivasa Kandi

Role: –Lead UX Designer
Bill Rate: $80/hour C2C
Location: Remote
Duration: 12+ months/ long-term
Interview Criteria: Telephonic + Zoom
Direct Client Requirement

Key Responsibilities:

• Design Leadership & Delivery
• Oversee and execute the end-to-end design process, creating high-fidelity, interactive Figma designs that are user-friendly, accessible, and aligned with technical requirements.
• Act as the primary design advocate, confidently presenting, defending, and socializing design decisions and user-centric processes to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Lead quarterly PI Planning design activities and ensure design tasks are accurately scoped and delivered in alignment with the Agile project timeline and sprint goals.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to create detailed design principles and specifications, ensuring accurate and high-quality implementation of designs (Design QA).
• User Experience & Collaboration
• Work in deep partnership with Product Owners, Researchers, Developers, and Product Managers to gather requirements, understand complex operational user needs, and deliver visually comprehensive, ready-to-develop solutions.
• Incorporate user feedback and testing results (including usability and accessibility testing) into design iterations to continuously enhance the overall user experience for internal applications.
• Actively participate in all Agile ceremonies, including sprint planning, daily stand-ups, and retrospectives, maintaining consistent communication on design progress with the Product Owner.
• Design System Contribution
• Play a critical role in the ongoing development and governance of our enterprise design system by creating new, reusable components and patterns.
• Ensure consistency, reusability, and scalability of design elements across all digital products within the operational suite.

Basic Qualifications:

• Experience: 5+ years of demonstrated experience in UX design, with a strong portfolio showcasing user-centered, high-fidelity designs for complex, custom enterprise applications.
• Design Systems: Proven experience working with and designing components and templates within a comprehensive design system to ensure product consistency and efficiency.
• Agile Expertise: Extensive experience working in and leading design within fast-paced Agile environments and adhering to core Agile methodologies.
• Tool Proficiency: Expert-level proficiency in design and collaboration tools including Figma, FigJam, Jira, and Confluence, as well as prototyping tools.
• Communication: Must possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, including a strong, confident voice to advocate for and defend design strategy.

Location/Travel: Must be local to the Northeast Corridor (Wilmington, DE, NYC, D.C., or Philadelphia) and able to travel approximately 25% (via train) to support local workshops and mandatory quarterly PI Planning events.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Familiarity with the rail industry, complex operational environments, or back-end systems.
• Experience designing processes, software, or applications specifically for internal audiences within large enterprise organizations.
• Knowledge of usability testing processes and tools such as dScout, Maze, UserTesting, or UserZoom.
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards (WCAG) and best practices for inclusive design.

Note: If you are interested, please share your updated resume and suggest the best number & time to connect with you. If your resume is shortlisted, one of our IT Recruiter from my team will contact you as soon as possible

Srinivasa Reddy Kandi

Client Delivery Manager

Valiant Technologies LLC

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