[Remote] Senior User Experience/Product Designer (Education Background)
Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. SPECTRAFORCE is seeking a Senior User Experience/Product Designer with a strong foundation in user-centered design to create engaging digital experiences for higher education products. The role involves collaborating with cross-functional teams to design and implement user experiences while leading design initiatives and mentoring junior designers.
Responsibilities
- Design end-to-end user experiences across web and mobile platforms, from concept through implementation
- Create user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity designs, interactive prototypes, and detailed specifications
- Ensure seamless collaboration with engineering teams through effective design handoff
- Design and document scalable, accessible, and reusable design system components and patterns
- Plan and conduct user research, usability testing, and discovery activities
- Synthesize research findings into actionable design recommendations
- Validate design solutions through testing, experimentation, and iteration
- Leverage analytics and data insights to inform and improve user experiences
- Partner with Product Managers to define opportunities, frame design problems, and establish success metrics
- Collaborate closely with engineering, research, content, and business stakeholders throughout the product lifecycle
- Facilitate workshops and design sessions that drive alignment and shared understanding
- Present design concepts and recommendations to leadership and stakeholders
- Lead design initiatives for complex product areas and user journeys
- Mentor junior designers through design critiques, collaboration, and feedback
- Advocate for user-centered design principles and best practices across teams
- Contribute to AI-driven user experiences and workflows
- Evaluate ethical considerations and user impact when designing AI-powered solutions
- Explore emerging AI design tools and methodologies to improve productivity and innovation
Skills
- 7–10 years of experience in UX/Product Design or related field
- Strong background in user research, usability testing, and problem-solving
- Expertise in end-to-end product design processes
- Advanced proficiency with Figma (required)
- Experience creating and maintaining design systems
- Strong portfolio demonstrating strategic thinking, design craftsmanship, and measurable impact
- Experience working in cross-functional Agile product teams
- Excellent communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
- Experience with AI-powered product experiences
- Experience using AI-assisted design tools (e.g., Cursor, Figma Make, or similar)
- Familiarity with JIRA and UserTesting.com
- Experience conducting independent research studies and usability testing
- Familiarity with Microsoft Office tools, including SharePoint and Microsoft Online
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