Associate Designer, User Experience

Leviton Manufacturing•New Orleans, LA

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

As an Associate UX Designer, you will help create engaging, user-centered experiences for Leviton's smart home, IoT, and building automation solutions. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams to design mobile and web applications, guiding projects from user research, user flows, and prototyping through final UI/UX design and delivery. The role includes working in an Agile development environment and may require up to 5% travel.

Requirements

Proficiency with industry-standard UX/UI design tools, including Figma and Adobe Creative Suite (XD, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign), and related design platforms.
Solid understanding of the software development lifecycle (SDLC) and product development processes.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to translate user insights into effective design solutions.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to present and defend design decisions to cross-functional stakeholders.
Strong organizational, documentation, and time-management skills, with exceptional attention to detail.
Collaborative, self-motivated, and innovative mindset with a passion for creating outstanding user experiences.
Ability to independently manage and lead UX design efforts for small to medium-sized projects.
Bachelor's degree in Design, User Experience (UX), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Visual Communications, Art, Marketing, or a related field.
At least 2 years of UX/UI design experience, supported by a portfolio showcasing user-centered design solutions and design thinking methodologies.
Experience creating user personas, user journeys, user stories, task flows, and user flows.
Knowledge of user-centered design (UCD) principles, usability best practices, and accessibility standards.
Experience designing, wireframing, prototyping, and testing mobile and/or web applications.
Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and design validation activities.
Experience working within an Agile/Scrum software development environment and collaborating with cross-functional product and engineering teams.

Nice To Haves

Experience with IoT, connected home, smart home, building automation, or consumer technology products.

Responsibilities

Partner with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to gather requirements, define UI/UX solutions, and contribute to product strategy.
Advocate for UX best practices, usability standards, and accessibility principles across product and engineering teams.
Create user-centered design deliverables throughout the product development lifecycle, including personas, user journeys, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes.
Conduct user research and usability testing to uncover insights, validate design decisions, and enhance the overall user experience.
Collaborate within an Agile development environment, providing UX guidance and updates during sprint planning, stand-ups, and project reviews.
Evaluate mobile and web applications to identify usability issues, ensure design consistency, and recommend improvements.
Review and approve implemented UI/UX components to ensure alignment with design specifications and quality standards.
Identify user pain points and develop data-driven design solutions that improve engagement, efficiency, and customer satisfaction.
Stay current on UX/UI trends, emerging technologies, design systems, and industry best practices.
Perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.