UX Designer

About the Role

J&M Group is looking for a seasoned UX Designer with over 10 years of professional experience to develop intuitive, accessible, and user-centric digital products. You will work closely with Product Owners and other stakeholders to translate business needs into compelling and effective design solutions that prioritize usability and accessibility.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead UX design projects independently while collaborating with Product Owners and cross-functional teams.
• Perform in-depth user research to identify user needs, behavior patterns, and challenges.
• Design wireframes, mockups, prototypes, and interactive designs to communicate ideas.
• Create personas, empathy maps, and detailed user journey documents to guide design choices.
• Contribute to and upkeep scalable design systems ensuring consistency across products.
• Make sure all designs meet accessibility standards such as WCAG guidelines.
• Engage in design reviews and refine designs based on constructive feedback.
• Champion user-centered design principles throughout the product life cycle.

Required Skills and Expertise

• Proficient in User Experience Design, including user research, persona development, empathy mapping, wireframing, mockups, and prototyping.
• Skilled in using design and collaboration tools like Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, Miro, InVision, and Adobe Illustrator.
• Ability to work autonomously with Product Owners and stakeholders, strong communication and presentation skills.
• Capable of facilitating discussions and converting business requirements into designs focused on user needs.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working on enterprise-level product design projects.
• Familiarity with Agile or Scrum development environments.
• Knowledgeable in interaction design, usability testing best practices, UI design principles, and responsive design techniques.

Education and Experience

A minimum of 5 years' practical experience in UX Design is required, along with a portfolio that demonstrates delivering comprehensive user-centered design solutions applying design-thinking methodologies.