Lead UI/UX Designer

We are seeking a visionary leader to drive the design strategy for our Financial Services consolidation.

This role requires expertise in user experience, design governance, and stakeholder engagement.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record of leading cross-functional teams and influencing without authority.

The Lead UI/UX Designer will own and drive the end-to-end design strategy for merging two high-visibility domains into a single unified AEM-based platform.

You will partner closely with Product, Development, QA, SEO, Analytics, Content, and Stakeholder teams to translate complex business objectives into intuitive, accessible, and scalable user experiences.

This role requires visionary leadership of the UX/UI practice, including establishing design governance, championing a component-driven system, and ensuring pixel-perfect fidelity from Figma through Adobe Experience Manager (AEM) implementation.

• Owning the consolidated UX vision, defining design principles, patterns, and success metrics that align with organizational goals.
• Architecting and governing a production-ready design system comprising 100+ responsive components, 5 enterprise-grade templates, and micro-interaction specifications, ensuring strict WCAG 2.1 AA compliance.
• Leading a distributed UX/UI team: mentoring senior and mid-level designers, conducting rigorous design reviews, and establishing best-practice playbooks (style guidelines, naming conventions, version control).
• Serving as the primary liaison to Executive and Legal stakeholders—facilitating design workshops, steering consensus during high-impact design critiques, and incorporating feedback into iterative sprints.
• Collaborating with AEM Architects and Front-End leads to confirm component feasibility, handing off detailed Figma specs, and monitoring implementation quality (assessing edge-case states, cross-browser behavior, performance constraints).
• Defining and tracking key KPIs (e.g., ≥ 98% design-to-development accuracy, ≥ 85% component reuse rate, user satisfaction scores), and embedding continuous improvement cycles via regular QA/UX audits.
• Championing accessibility and inclusivity by conducting audits of color contrast, semantic markup, keyboard navigation, and screen-reader flows, and guiding remediation strategies within design artifacts.

To be successful in this role, you will need:

• Bachelor's or Master's in HCI, Industrial Design, Interaction Design, or equivalent.
• 7+ years' proven leadership in UI/UX design for large enterprises or agency environments—preferably on AEM or other headless CMS platforms.
• Expertise with Figma (Libraries, Prototyping, Auto Layout), Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, and prototyping tools (Principle, Protopie, Framer).
• Deep understanding of component-driven design: atomic/atomic-to-molecule-to-organism methodologies, design tokens, responsive breakpoints, and design system governance.
• Strong command of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 AA), with hands-on experience conducting and remediating accessibility audits.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence without authority, and navigate complex stakeholder ecosystems.
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills—comfortable conducting executive-level briefings, workshops, and design critiques.
• Familiarity with AEM's front-end paradigms (HTL, Sling, ClientLibs) and the ability to translate Figma specs into developer-ready assets.
• Experience operating in Agile/Scrum environments, collaborating with Product, Development, and QA in two-week sprint cadences.
• Data-driven mindset: adept at defining and tracking UX KPIs, analyzing user metrics (Heatmaps, Clickstreams, GA4), and iterating designs based on quantitative/qualitative feedback.

We offer a competitive compensation package, comprehensive benefits, and opportunities for growth and development.

Our company values diversity, equity, and inclusion, and we are committed to creating a workplace culture that is inclusive and welcoming to all employees.

If you are passionate about user experience and design governance, and you have the skills and qualifications required for this role, please submit your application.

We look forward to hearing from you