Senior User Interface Designer – Platform Development
Wealth Enhancement Group ยท via
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๐ฐ $110,000 - $120,000/yr
๐ Remote
Job Description:
- Own and evolve the enterprise Design System, including libraries, components, variables, patterns, and documentation
- Prioritize the design-system roadmap using product needs, adoption data, accessibility risks, and implementation gaps
- Define token architecture, naming, metadata, usage guidance, and front-end alignment
- Govern contributions, releases, deprecation, migration, and adoption; audit for duplication, inconsistency, accessibility, and reuse
- Design responsive screens, workflows, and complete interface states using approved patterns
- Translate user, business, and workflow needs into clear, efficient interfaces
- Create high-fidelity designs and prototypes aligned with approved Design Systems
- Partner with cross-functional teams to translate Design System specifications into implemented experiences
- Review implementation for fidelity, responsive behavior, system use, and accessibility; document material defects in Jira and confirm resolution
- Serve as the design authority during validation and user acceptance activities, using recurring gaps to improve the system
- Apply current accessibility standards and inclusive design practices to components and interfaces
- Document and validate contrast, hierarchy, focus, keyboard interaction, responsive behavior, and content structure
- Structure components, tokens, metadata, and guidance for reliable use by people and approved AI tools
- Direct AI-assisted work toward approved patterns and reusable components through clear guardrails
- Evaluate AI-assisted outputs for quality, accessibility, brand alignment, and system compliance
- Collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver consistent, high-quality experiences
- Engage at defined Service Delivery Framework checkpoints and provide specifications, assets, acceptance guidance, rationale, and tradeoffs
- Manage priorities and documentation in Jira and Confluence; use experience-quality measures to guide improvements and coach partners to apply standards independently
- Use approved AI and digital tools to simplify work, improve service quality, and increase efficiency while validating outputs for accuracy, privacy, and business alignment
- Identify and escalate inaccurate information, knowledge gaps, or issues related to digital tools
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in a design-related field or equivalent professional experience required
- Five or more years of professional UI, UX, product, interaction, or visual design experience, including significant responsibility for building, governing, or evolving a Design System
- Portfolio demonstrating strong visual craft, systems thinking, responsive design, accessible interface solutions, and reusable systems work
- Advanced proficiency in Figma, including libraries, components, variants, properties, variables, modes, and prototyping
- Strong understanding of design-token architecture, responsive behavior, complete interface states, and accessible interaction patterns
- Working knowledge of front-end component architecture and the relationship between design standards and coded components; coding is not required
- Clear written, verbal, and presentation skills, including explaining complex design decisions, tradeoffs, and implementation guidance to technical and nontechnical partners
- Ability to manage priorities independently and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams
- Proficient at using AI and digital tools, creating and maintaining knowledge content, and driving improvements based on data and feedback
- Experience with enterprise software, financial services, or another regulated industry preferred
- Experience designing for Salesforce, Workday, Drupal, or comparable enterprise systems preferred
- Familiarity with coded component libraries, design-to-code workflows, and design-system adoption or health metrics preferred
- Experience using or governing AI-assisted design and development workflows preferred
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud or complementary visual design tools preferred
- Ability to stand or sit for long periods, file documents in high or low cabinets, use the telephone, and use computer systems
- Must satisfy applicable work authorization requirements; employer participates in E-Verify
Benefits:
- Training and professional development
- Medical, dental and vision coverage (Available to full-time employees and their families)
- Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical, dependent, and transit expenses
- Life and AD&D insurance โ employer paid and voluntary options
- Short-term and long-term disability, workers compensation โ employer paid
- 401k with match and profit sharing
- Wellness programs and resources
- Voluntary benefits, including pet insurance
- 18 days of paid time off (PTO), accrued annually (25 PTO days after 4 years of service)
- 12 paid holidays each year (10 pre-determined and 2 floating days)
- Paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave (Caregiver leave available after 6 months of tenure)
- Reimbursement for tuition, licensing, and other credentials (Available after meeting service requirements)
- Corporate bonus plan eligibility
- Reasonable accommodation during the application or selection process