Senior Product Designer (UI Focus)
Accylerate · United States · 3 wk ago
RemoteRemoteArt & CreativeContract
Ideal Candidate Profile
Job Duties & Responsibilities
- Product Discovery and Design Strategy (30%)
- Design Thinking
- Research
- User Advocacy
- Data into Insights
- Prioritization
- Storytelling
- Design Execution and Delivery (40%)
- User Advocacy
- Accessible Design
- Responsive Design
- Artificial Intelligence
- Collaboration and Communication
- Collaboration and Communication (20%)
- Collaborate
- Ceremonies
- Specifications
- Presenting
- Design Operations
- Growth and Culture (10%)
- Mentorship
- Continuous Learning
- Organizational Support
- Hiring
Required Skills & Experience
- A portfolio of your work included in your application.
- A Bachelor's degree in a related field (interaction design, HCI, industrial design, information science, social sciences, computer science, graphic design, etc.) and/or equivalent years of work experience.
- 5-7 years of experience in product or service design.
- Experience designing complex, data-heavy dashboards—ideally in fintech, edtech, health tech, or enterprise SaaS—focused on usability and clarity.
- Skilled in leading focus groups, interviews, and usability testing, with a track record of turning insights into actionable product decisions.
- Takes initiative in driving design projects, actively seeks feedback, and communicates clearly across teams to align vision and execution.
- A product design mindset and experience designing for complex, content-rich websites and applications, including strong skills in creating and communicating design artifacts, such as user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI designs.
- Proficiency in design thinking and human-centered methodologies, with the ability to reframe challenges and translate insights into actionable design direction.
- Strong skills in information design, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UI design, with fluency in tools like Figma, Zeplin, Dscout, Lyssna.
- A strong understanding of design systems, responsive design, and accessibility standards, including designing for web and native mobile platforms.
- Comfortable discussing technical constraints and collaborating with engineers to ensure design feasibility (experience with front-end technologies is a plus).
- A commitment to inclusive, ethical, and user-centered design, with the ability to write and test content using plain language principles.
- Curiosity and adaptability—you're self-motivated, continuously learning, and excited by emerging tools and trends; you are proficient with AI tools and actively use them to accelerate wireframing, prototyping, and design thinking.