Lead UX Designer

We are looking for a Lead UX Designer to join our team and contribute to product discovery design systems and end-to-end UX delivery combining strong design fundamentals with modern AI-assisted workflows in an agile/Scrum environment.

• Take ownership of UX deliverables within assigned sprints from discovery through hand-off
• Run research frame problems and shape early-stage design direction
• Contribute to and maintain consistency with the design system proposing improvements back to it
• Integrate AI tools into daily workflow to improve speed and quality of design output
• Participate consistently and punctually in all Scrum ceremonies including sprint planning daily stand-ups sprint reviews and retrospectives
• Estimate design tasks and break work into sprint-sized increments
• Collaborate closely with Product Owners Scrum Masters and developers to keep design work aligned with the sprint backlog
• Deliver design assets and specs in time for development hand-off within sprint deadlines
• Communicate blockers risks or scope changes proactively to the Product Owner/Scrum Master
• Collaborate cross-functionally with developers PMs and other designers giving and receiving constructive feedback in design reviews
• Document design decisions and rationale clearly for team and stakeholder visibility

• 9-15 years of overall professional experience
• Proficiency in Figma including component-based design prototyping and collaborative workflows
• Skills in design discovery including running research framing problems and shaping early-stage design direction
• Understanding of design system foundations with the ability to contribute to scalable design systems
• Familiarity with AI tools in the design process such as Figma AI Midjourney and ChatGPT/Claude for design ideation
• Experience working within a Scrum framework including sprint planning daily stand-ups sprint reviews and retrospectives
• Competency in estimating design tasks and breaking work into sprint-sized increments
• Familiarity with Jira Confluence or similar tools for tracking sprint work