[Remote] Lead UX Designer

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Datacor, Inc. is the leading provider of software solutions to the process manufacturing space. They are seeking a highly skilled Lead UX Designer to craft thoughtful product experiences for their engineering software group, working closely with engineers and product managers to design solutions that effectively solve customer problems.

Responsibilities

• Conceptualize and design product solutions that balance visionary thinking, craftsmanship, efficiency, and business potential
• Meticulously craft new product features — from initial ideas and user experiences to polished, pixel-perfect designs
• Lead projects end to end, collaborating with engineers to bring concepts from vision to deployment
• Work hand-in-hand with product managers to understand customer and user needs, using this data and intuition to scope design work aligned with the product roadmap
• Serve as a mentor to junior designers, providing guidance and feedback in support of their growth
• Establish and steward local, product specific design systems, defining core components, patterns, and guidelines that create consistency, quality, and scalability as our products and teams grow
• Expand product design operations, ensuring processes are efficient, collaborative, and aligned with team and product objectives
• Understand customer needs, exploring and advocating for user experiences that effectively solve their problems

Skills

• 8+ years of product design experience, with the ability to run projects independently from start to finish
• Degree in engineering or a related technical field, or equivalent experienced working closely with engineering-driven projects
• Experience designing and building great products using Figma
• Experience with enterprise level business-to-business products with a product-led, SaaS environment
• Ability to develop, scale, and socialize design systems within organizations, with a demonstrated ability to craft lean, implementation documentation
• Ability to untangle ambiguous concepts, leveraging intuition and experience
• Ability to balance design excellence with business impact, considering practicality and speed without getting caught up in unnecessary complexity or overly abstract solutions
• Strong communication skills to share opinions and invite alternative perspectives, including listening to feedback and collaborating with stakeholders
• Experience with large language modules and prompt-to-design tools such as Figma Make
• An enthusiasm for AI-enabled workflows
• An understanding of code and interest in engineering/technical systems

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