Sr. UX Architect Remote (NJPA or Austin) Contract Opening You are grounded in a User-Centered Design philosophy. You are addicted to defining user requirements and use cases that drive your design decisions. You are not afraid to ask hard questions around how the software is making an impact in a user's workflow. You are the user's advocate in the software development process throughout design, specification and user evaluation. You see yourself as a collaborative designer. You feel comfortable talking and working through problems with your teammates both in and outside of design. You will work often with engineers, data scientists, product managers, client service representatives and our users (of course) throughout the design process. You can get technical with the best of them, but also demonstrate business acumen. You identify as a "people person and can communicate effectively with the team to gain their support for your ideas. Your key responsibilities include Leading user experience design tasks on projects. Collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to define information architecture, user interaction, and workflow. Working with other members of the user experience team to turn observational data and user requirements into creative solutions. Writing and managing use cases that define your design decisions. Creating interaction scenarios and storyboards to communicate design ideas. Finding ways to make complex information and interaction as simple to understand as possible. Execute on standard design principles, and work within existing visual design systems. Help to continually develop better visual and interaction design models. Designing, developing and producing high quality visual assets that can be leveraged in large, complex software environments. Authoring user interface specifications. Participating actively and collegially in design reviews for others' work. Qualifications Bachelor's or Master's degree in Visual Design, HCI, Interaction Design or related design degree. In-depth knowledge of user-centered design processes and methodology, particularly as applied to software applications. Exceptional design talents with proven ability to deliver visual and interaction design that is both usable and desirable to a broad mix of customers and users. Superb information design abilities with efficient production habits and impeccable problem solving skills. Jedi skills in design software, including Sketch (and its many plugins), InVision, Adobe CC, among others. Self-motivation, excellent communication, an open mind, the ability to thrive in multidisciplinary teams, and the skills to balance great design with short deadlines. Strong interpersonal and time management skills. A love of collaboration and learning. Wildly creative and obsessively meticulous. A fearless and positive attitude. Qualified candidates must present an online portfolio that Demonstrates a passion for interactive software design and systematic thinking Exhibits stylistic breadth, attention to detail, and balances beauty, innovation and usability. Shows experience in not only designing the user experience of a product but also the ability to clearly articulate and defend design decisions. Showcases the impact of their design throughout the development process from planning to execution. The Company is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions on the basis of merit and business needs. The Company will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, citizenship, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, physical or mental disability, veteran or marital status, or any other class protected by law. To comply with applicable laws ensuring equal employment opportunities to qualified individuals with a disability, the Company will make reasonable accommodations for the known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified individual with a disability who is an applicant or an employee unless undue hardship to the Company would result.