Title: Lead UX/UI Designer

Type: Long Term Contract

Location: USA Remote: Must work East Coast Hours

Benefits: Top hourly rates, benefits, fully remote

Join a Fortune 500 company leading innovation in the energy industry. As a Lead UX/UI Designer, you'll work on complex customer challenges in the utility space, guiding data-driven design decisions while advocating for user needs. You'll contribute to transforming the customer experience by championing user research, facilitating design-thinking workshops, and collaborating closely with cross-functional teams. This is an opportunity to make a lasting impact on enterprise-level energy solutions while mentoring and inspiring a team of designers.

Key Responsibilities

Mentorship and Coaching

• Provide feedback and guidance to enable designers to excel in their roles.
• Coach team members to enhance their skills and grow professionally.
• Improve and maintain existing design templates for consistency and efficiency.
• Facilitate onboarding and offboarding of designers on project teams.
• Foster high morale through team-building activities and engagement.

Relationship Building & Collaboration

• Build strong relationships with developers, data analysts, solution architects, and business stakeholders.
• Partner closely with product leadership, including Product Owners and Delivery Managers, to align on goals.
• Collaborate with design principals and managers, providing updates on progress and flagging potential challenges.

Facilitation & Active Participation

• Plan and facilitate design-thinking workshops to align user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
• Actively participate in leadership meetings to shape product backlogs and roadmaps.
• Advocate for user-centered design and inclusive practices during PI planning, product ceremonies, and collaborative sessions.
• Educate stakeholders on the value of user research and human-centered design approaches.
• Contribute to Design Studio meetings and discussions.

Deliverable Quality

• Ensure deliverables meet the highest design standards, driven by data, research, and measurable KPIs.
• Stay informed on industry trends and incorporate best practices into the work.
• Produce hands-on designs, including UX/UI, content, and research-based solutions.
• Address UX debt and maintain a design backlog informed by research and user insights.
• Leverage business and IT strategies to drive informed decision-making.

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Proven track record as a Lead UX/UI Designer in large-scale enterprise projects.
• Industry Knowledge: Experience in energy, utilities, or solar is highly desirable.
• Skills:
• Strong expertise in user research, design thinking, and customer empathy.
• Ability to create data-driven, accessible design solutions.
• Proficient in facilitating workshops and engaging stakeholders.
• Familiarity with product development processes, including Agile and PI planning.
• Leadership: Strong mentoring and coaching abilities to inspire and lead design teams.
• Collaboration: Exceptional relationship-building and communication skills.
• Tools: Proficiency in industry-standard design tools and platforms.

Why Join?

• Work with a Fortune 500 energy leader.
• Remote flexibility for a better work-life balance.
• Contribute to impactful, long-term projects shaping the future of energy and sustainability.
• Opportunity to lead a talented team while solving meaningful customer challenges.

Application Details

Apply now to be part of a dynamic team driving customer-focused innovation in the energy sector. Share your portfolio and resume to showcase your expertise and passion for exceptional design.