Senior User Interface Designer - Platform Development

Wealth Enhancement Group

3d•$110,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

The Senior User Interface Designer – Platform Development is the primary owner and subject-matter expert for Wealth Enhancement's Design System. This senior individual contributor defines and maintains the system's standards, component architecture, design tokens, governance, and documentation so it remains consistent, scalable, accessible, developer usable, and understandable by approved AI-assisted tools. The designer also creates polished interfaces for new screens, workflows, and features across enterprise products. The role partners with user experience, product, engineering, architecture, and business teams at defined points in the service delivery process, carries design intent through implementation validation, and enables teams to apply established patterns independently. This is a fully remote position.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a design-related field or equivalent professional experience required (as demonstrated through one or a combination of the following: work experience, training, military experience, or education)
Five or more years of professional UI, UX, product, interaction, or visual design experience, including significant responsibility for building, governing, or evolving a Design System
Portfolio demonstrates strong visual craft, systems thinking, responsive design, accessible interface solutions, and reusable systems work
Advanced proficiency in Figma, including libraries, components, variants, properties, variables, modes, and prototyping
Strong understanding of design-token architecture, responsive behavior, complete interface states, and accessible interaction patterns
Working knowledge of front-end component architecture and the relationship between design standards and coded components - coding is not required
Clear written, verbal, and presentation skills, including the ability to explain complex design decisions, tradeoffs, and implementation guidance to technical and nontechnical partners
Ability to manage priorities independently and collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams
Proficient at using AI and digital tools, creating and maintaining knowledge content, and driving improvements based on data and feedback

Nice To Haves

Experience with enterprise software, financial services, or another regulated industry preferred
Experience designing for platforms such as Salesforce, Workday, Drupal, or comparable enterprise systems preferred
Familiarity with coded component libraries, design-to-code workflows, and design-system adoption or health metrics preferred
Experience using or governing AI-assisted design and development workflows preferred
Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud or complementary visual design tools preferred

Responsibilities

Own and evolve the enterprise Design System, including libraries, components, variables, patterns, and documentation
Prioritize the design-system roadmap using product needs, adoption data, accessibility risks, and implementation gaps
Define token architecture, naming, metadata, usage guidance, and front-end alignment
Govern contributions, releases, deprecation, migration, and adoption, audit for duplication, inconsistency, accessibility, and reuse
Design responsive screens, workflows, and complete interface states using approved patterns
Translate user, business, and workflow needs into clear, efficient interfaces
Create high-fidelity designs and prototypes aligned with approved Design Systems
Partner across cross-functional teams to translate Design System specifications into implemented experiences
Review implementation for fidelity, responsive behavior, system use, and accessibility; document material defects in Jira and confirm resolution
Serve as the design authority during validation and user acceptance activities, using recurring gaps to improve the system
Apply current accessibility standards and inclusive design practices to components and interfaces
Document and validate contrast, hierarchy, focus, keyboard interaction, responsive behavior, and content structure
Structure components, tokens, metadata, and guidance for reliable use by people and approved AI tools
Direct AI-assisted work toward approved patterns and reusable components through clear guardrails
Evaluate AI-assisted outputs for quality, accessibility, brand alignment, and system compliance
Collaborate across cross-functional teams to deliver consistent, high-quality experiences
Engage at defined Service Delivery Framework checkpoints and provide specifications, assets, acceptance guidance, rationale, and tradeoffs suited to the work's complexity and risk
Manage priorities and documentation in Jira and Confluence; use experience-quality measures to guide improvements and coach partners to apply standards independently
Use approved AI and digital tools to simplify work, improve service quality, and increase efficiency, while validating outputs for accuracy, privacy, and business alignment
Identify and escalate inaccurate information and knowledge gaps, or issues related to digital tools

Benefits

Training and professional development
Medical, dental and vision coverage (Available to full-time employees and their families)
Health Savings Account (HSA) with employer contribution and Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA) for medical, dependent, and transit expenses
Life and AD&D insurance – employer paid and voluntary options
Short-term and long-term disability, workers compensation – employer paid
401k with match and profit sharing
Wellness programs and resources
Voluntary benefits, including pet insurance
18 days of paid time off (PTO), accrued annually (25 PTO days after 4 years of service)
12 paid holidays each year (10 pre-determined and 2 floating days)
Paid parental leave and paid caregiver leave (Caregiver leave available after 6 months of tenure)
Reimbursement for tuition, licensing, and other credentials (Available after meeting service requirements)