badpixel® · 5 days ago
Sr. Lead Product (UI/UX) Designer, Contract Position
United States
Contract
Remote
Senior Level
5+ years expbadpixel® is a strategy driven design and development agency headquartered in Austin, Texas, helping visionary brands solve real customer experience challenges. They are seeking a senior level designer to lead product experience work, collaborating with stakeholders and ensuring high-quality design execution across web and mobile products.
Information TechnologyMobile AppsWeb Development
Responsibilities
Lead UX and UI efforts for complex web and mobile products from discovery through delivery
Partner directly with Executive, Product, and Engineering stakeholders to define experience strategy and product direction
Translate business goals and user needs into clear, actionable design solutions
Present concepts, flows, and recommendations to clients and internal leadership with confidence and clarity
Create and lead design strategies that align user needs, business goals, and technical constraints
Define and design holistic user experiences, including end to end user journeys, flows, and interactions that are intuitive, accessible, and scalable
Create modern, visually balanced interfaces with strong hierarchy, clarity, and interaction patterns
Contribute to and evolve Design Systems and UI Kits to support rapid, consistent product development
Ensure accessibility and inclusive design standards are met across all deliverables
Work closely with developers to ensure smooth design handoff and high quality implementation
Produce clear prototypes, specs, and documentation that communicate intent and behavior
Iterate quickly based on feedback, testing, and real world constraints
Balance speed and craft in a fast moving, agency environment
Act as a design lead on projects, setting quality standards and guiding decision making
Provide feedback and mentorship to other designers as needed
Help refine design workflows, processes, and best practices as the team grows
Utilize modern and AI assisted design tools to improve efficiency, exploration, and iteration
Design for personalization, data informed experiences, and evolving user expectations
Stay current with platform changes, product trends, and emerging UX patterns
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience designing and shipping digital products for web and or mobile
Prior experience in a senior or lead UX, UI role, ideally within an agency or consultancy
2+ years of hands on experience creating and maintaining Design Systems
Strong product mindset with the ability to work independently and lead without heavy oversight
Advanced UX, interaction, and visual design skills across web and mobile platforms
Proven ability to rapidly explore multiple concepts and converge on strong solutions
Ability to define design strategy and success metrics, not just execute screens, and connect decisions to user outcomes and business impact
Excellent communication skills, able to clearly articulate design rationale to clients and teammates
Expert level experience with Figma for prototyping, systems, and collaboration
Solid understanding of front end development principles and component based design
Highly organized, detail oriented, and reliable in a remote friendly environment
Comfortable working in ambiguity and driving clarity quickly
Strong leadership presence with a collaborative, pragmatic approach
Preferred
Personality traits, energetic, positive, practical, creative, and a good sense of humor
AI tools for design, ideation, prototyping, and workflow acceleration
Company
badpixel®
We are a brand and software development agency passionate about helping businesses grow.
11-50 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Early StageLeadership Team
Christopher Clarke
Chief Experience Officer & Co-Founder
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