Sr UI/UX Specialist
BenefitHub
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Collaborate closely with UX Research, Content Design, Data, Product, and Engineering teams to drive cohesive, user-centered solutions.
- Guide and support a small team of Product Designers; work alongside the UX Director to shape and elevate strategy for the Customer App.
- Connect insights across projects to ensure design excellence and cohesion; proactively tackle challenges and lead impactful design initiatives.
- Act as a hands-on leader participating in project execution, leading strategic projects end-to-end and providing mentorship to reports for performance and career advancement.
- Manage stakeholders, business priorities, projects, and help reports prioritize work; identify capacity gaps and raise headcount needs.
- Foster cross-discipline collaboration and advocate for end users in product discussions, reviews, and critiques.
- Encourage an ego-free collaborative environment and ensure adoption of the Design System.
Requirements
- At least 5+ years of experience with end-to-end product design.
- Practical experience managing and mentoring other designers.
- Ability to help designers navigate ambiguity.
- Understanding of business goals and product metrics.
- Experience with quantitative and qualitative research methods.
- Excellent spoken and written English.
- Strong communication and stakeholder management skills.
- Critical thinking and hands-on design skills across stages of the design process.
- Enthusiasm for continuous improvement and learning.
- Experience building and scaling hybrid component libraries (Design Systems).
