User Experience Designer #11175

Remote, within 100 miles of KC - onsite a couple of times per month. Looking for enterprise level expertise and someone that has helped an organization with modernization. Contract until the end of the year - extensions possible Job Responsibilities Conduct UX reviews and usability assessments of existing applications, identifying interaction, layout, and workflow issues that should be addressed during future rewrites Partner with product owners and technical teams to translate findings into clear design recommendations and prioritized improvements Design updated user experiences and screen layouts for targeted pages within existing applications, balancing near term improvements with long term rewrite goals Lead UX and UI design efforts for a brand new application being developed as part of a legacy system rewrite Create user flows, wireframes, and high fidelity designs that clearly communicate intended behavior and interactions to development teams Establish and evolve a foundational style guide and design patterns that can be reused across multiple applications, incrementally improving consistency over time Collaborate closely with developers and scrum masters within Agile/Scrum teams to ensure designs are feasible, well understood, and effectively implemented Serve as the primary UX advocate within IT, promoting user centered design practices and helping teams consider usability and consistency in decision making Present design concepts, rationale, and trade offs to stakeholders and incorporate feedback into iterative design improvements Minimum Required Experience 3+ years of UX Design experience Proven experience conducting UX reviews and audits of existing enterprise applications, identifying usability, interaction, and layout issues, and proposing actionable design improvements Demonstrated ability to design user interfaces for both application rewrites and net new applications, from early concepts through high fidelity designs Strong background in interaction design and information architecture, with experience simplifying complex workflows and data heavy screens Experience creating and evolving a lightweight design system or style guide, including reusable patterns and components, while balancing speed and consistency Ability to work independently as a sole UX designer embedded with an IT organization, managing priorities across multiple products and initiatives Experience collaborating closely with product owners, developers, and scrum masters in an Agile/Scrum environment Skilled at translating business requirements and technical constraints into user centered design solutions Comfortable presenting design rationale, trade offs, and recommendations to both technical and non technical stakeholders We would love to have you join our team! ECCO Select is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. ECCO Select s policy is to provide equal opportunity to all people without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital status, veteran status, age, disability, pregnancy, genetic information, citizenship status, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other legally protected category. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law This Organization Participates in E-Verify #J-18808-Ljbffr