Sr. UX/UI Designer

Apply now: Sr. UX/UI Designer, Hybrid - Houston, TX. Start date is ASAP for this 6-12 month Contract-to-Hire position.

Job Title:

Sr. UX/UI Designer
Location-Type:

Hybrid - Houston, TX (onsite 4 days/week)
Start Date:

ASAP
Duration:

Contract-to-Hire, 6-12 months
Compensation Range:

$50 /hr on W2
Benefits:

Eligible for Health, Dental, Vision, and 401K
Visa Sponsorship:

Not eligible for visa sponsorship

Job Description:
This role delivers user experience and user interface design expertise across digital product initiatives, driving design excellence from discovery through delivery with minimal supervision.

Job Summary
• Design user experiences and interactions for web properties and internal applications across all stages of the digital product cycle
• Create wireframes, mockups, and prototypes to communicate interaction and design ideas clearly to cross-functional teams
• Lead product solutioning independently, championing UX and UI design excellence from discovery through delivery
• Maintain and govern the design system in Figma as a primary contributor, ensuring consistency and scalability
• Incorporate UX research, analytics, and customer feedback into design decisions and interpret performance metrics to track product success
• Perform site heuristic reviews, workflow analysis, and competitive assessments to identify opportunities and inform solutions
• Apply AI-assisted design tools appropriately within workflows to improve design efficiency and output

Minimum Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field
• 5 years of related UX/UI design experience
• Expert proficiency in Figma, including component-based design, design system creation and governance, prototyping, and developer handoff
• Strong knowledge of requirements documentation, site maps, wireframes, prototypes, functional specifications, and style standards
• Solid understanding of user-centered design principles and current web technologies
• Demonstrated experience in user research and analysis, usability audits and testing, interaction design, information architecture, and visual design

Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience identifying UX research needs and partnering with research teams to scope studies appropriately
• Ability to analyze data from multiple sources to develop efficient, insight-driven user experiences
• Familiarity with AI resource fluency and incorporating AI-assisted design tools into standard workflows
• Strong creative, conceptual, and problem-solving skills with a track record of applying strategic UX thinking to complex challenges