Senior UX/UI Designer

Description

The team is the technology consulting and transformation arm of a private equity firm that invests in lower middle market companies.

The firm focuses on reinvesting in and enabling technology for its businesses, driving growth through digital marketing, e-commerce, big data and analytics, application development and platform optimization.

This UX/UI role supports the company's own work and its portfolio companies across a varied set of clients.

You work independently on solutions and also collaborate with developers, growth specialists and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Join developers, business stakeholders and product managers at every phase of product development.
• With the design team and software engineers, produce user flows, user stories, wireframes, prototypes and detailed visual designs as the work requires.
• Prior basic web development experience counts as a plus.
• Follow each client's design system and brand standards.
• Take ownership of visual design and user experience across web apps, mobile apps, marketing sites and e-commerce sites.
• Turn problems, needs and requirements into wireframes and mockups, and explain them clearly to engineers.
• Spot edge cases in the product experience, component interactions and the interface.
• Partner with engineers to understand technical limits and find solutions that give users the best experience and raise product quality.
• Bring energy, respect and teamwork to your own department and to others across the company.
• Keep up with UX/UI methods, tools and practices that improve quality, cut costs and shorten release times.
• Follow trends in UX/UI principles, visual design, and mobile and web design.
• Use AI tools actively while keeping a firm grasp of design fundamentals.
• Present and share your solutions with others.
• Teach people in other disciplines how their work adds value to the organization and its users.

Requirements

• A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• 5-7 years of professional experience designing UI and UX for applications and websites.
• Efficient with Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite or similar design and prototyping software.
• Able to work alone and as part of a team.
• A record of presenting to and winning over stakeholders and senior management.
• Strong visual design skills and a good instinct for effective UI.
• A solid grasp of UX best practices.
• Experience with WCAG or accessibility-focused visual design.
• A design and critical thinking mindset.
• Meticulous attention to detail and strong organization.
• Passion, drive and curiosity to contribute, work on your own initiative and solve problems.
• Able to give and take direction and constructive criticism in an open, positive, collaborative way.
• Solid command of website design, including mobile-first responsive layouts and e-commerce design.
• Able to juggle several projects at once.
• Willing to pitch in on a range of design tasks as needed.
• Quick to learn many product lines and markets.
• Some experience with graphic design, iconography, print and logo design.
• Familiar with agile methods and sprint scheduling.
• A portfolio showing the full process from ideation to final visual design.
• An active portfolio link is required to apply.
• A plus: experience building web application front ends.

Conditions

Hybrid role, but office presence is critical: you are expected in the Broomfield, CO office on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays.

The expected salary is $140,000- $160,000 total annual compensation, based on factors such as skills, experience and qualifications.

Employment is at-will, and the company may change base salary and other discretionary pay or compensation programs at any time, based on individual or team performance, company performance or market conditions.

Benefits

• Medical, dental and vision coverage at no cost to you.
• A generous 401(k) match.
• A take-what-you-need PTO policy.
• Profit sharing.