UI/UX Designer/Architect
Cognizant · Palm Bay, FL · 3 wk ago
HybridArt & Creative$90k/yrFull-time
Responsibilities
- Drive creation of end to end experience architectures that align xDesign capabilities with clear business outcomes and measurable user value in a hybrid delivery environment.
- Define and document user journeys workflows and interaction models that translate complex business requirements into simple and intuitive digital experiences.
- Guide cross functional teams in applying UI UX design standards so that visual layouts interaction patterns and content structures remain consistent across channels and platforms.
- Develop scalable design systems including reusable components interaction guidelines and visual tokens that support rapid and coherent product evolution.
- Conduct discovery workshops with stakeholders to clarify goals constraints and success metrics and convert these insights into actionable experience blueprints.
- Create wireframes interactive prototypes and concept mockups that communicate design intent clearly and support informed product decisions during day time collaboration.
- Apply user centered design techniques such as persona modeling scenario mapping and task analysis to ensure that every feature directly supports user needs.
- Review usability findings and analytics data then refine information architecture and interaction flows to continuously improve adoption engagement and satisfaction.
- Partner with engineers to ensure proposed designs are technically feasible accessible and performant within the target technology stack and hybrid ways of working.
- Prepare and present design rationales that explain how each design decision supports company purpose client value and positive societal impact.
- Ensure all designs follow inclusive design principles accessibility standards and ethical guidelines so that experiences remain usable for diverse communities.
- Provide mentoring and constructive feedback to designers and product team members on best practices in xDesign methods and modern UI UX design.
- Collaborate with product owners to prioritize backlogs define minimum viable experiences and align design milestones with release plans.
- Coordinate with research and analytics teams to define test plans conduct experiments and incorporate findings into iterative design updates.
- Support change management activities by preparing design documentation playbooks and reference materials that help teams adopt the proposed experience models.
- Engage with client stakeholders in hybrid meetings to clarify expectations manage design tradeoffs and maintain transparency on progress and outcomes.
- Align experience architectures with organizational sustainability and social responsibility objectives by promoting digital solutions that reduce waste and improve access.
Qualifications
- Require nine to eleven years of progressive experience in experience architecture or senior UI UX design roles with proven delivery of complex digital products.
- Require advanced hands on expertise in xDesign practices including discovery framing experience mapping and design system definition for enterprise environments.
- Require strong skills in creating wireframes low and high fidelity prototypes and detailed UI specifications using modern design and collaboration tools.
- Require solid understanding of information architecture interaction design and visual hierarchy with a consistent focus on accessibility and inclusive design.
- Require experience working in hybrid models with distributed teams and comfort collaborating in real time during standard day shifts.
- Nice to have experience in guiding usability testing synthesizing qualitative and quantitative findings and converting insights into design enhancements.
- Nice to have exposure to agile product delivery including backlog refinement sprint planning and incremental release of user experience improvements.
- Nice to have experience in presenting design concepts to senior stakeholders and facilitating design reviews that lead to clear data informed decisions.