UX Designer - Remote (Req. #745)

Mindex•Rochester, NY

4h•$70,000 - $120,000•Remote

About The Position

Founded in 1994 and celebrating 30 years in business, Mindex is a software development company with a rich history of demonstrated software and product development success. We specialize in agile software development, cloud professional services, and creating our own innovative products. We are proud to be recognized as the #1 Software Developer in the 2023 RBJ's Book of Lists and ranked 27th in Rochester Chamber’s Top 100 Companies. Additionally, we have maintained our certification as a Great Place to Work for consecutive years in a row. Our list of satisfied clients and #ROCstar employees are both rapidly growing— Are you next to join our team? Mindex’s Software Development division is the go-to software developer for enterprise organizations looking to engage teams of skilled technical resources to help them plan, navigate, and execute through the full software development lifecycle. We are looking for a passionate, collaborative UX Designer to join our growing team. You will be involved in every step of design, including research, ideation, mapping user flows, prototyping, creating mockups, and designing high-fidelity UIs. UX designers work with guidance from senior team members, prepare digital assets for the development team, and take on side projects to learn new design skills and grow their expertise.

Requirements

Five+ years professional design experience working on increasingly complex projects
Bachelor’s degree in Design (HCI, UX, Product, or related field) preferred
Portfolio that showcases exceptional design and information architecture, highlighting process and methods used to solve real-world problems
Proficient knowledge of UX design process, familiarity with UX research, familiarity with content design, and working with a team
Knowledge of user experience design, information architecture, interaction design, and agile development methodologies
Empathetic and compassionate about the people who use our products
Open to feedback with a desire to grow and learn new skills
A clear and confident visual storyteller who is focused on details and extremely organized
A strong partner and collaborator with end users, product owners, user experience researchers, content designers, and engineers
Able to transform complex interactions, research, and requirements into tangible products with a clear, usable, and desirable outcome for task focused power users
Proficiency in Figma is required.
Strong UX skills in Information architecture, Information design, and Interaction design (especially “unhappy path” error handling, etc.)
Strong synthesis and problem setting skills (problem definition, solution hypothesis, etc.)

Nice To Haves

Experience with Jira and Confluence is a plus
OOUX or object mapping a plus
Experience working at an Enterprise level company a plus

Responsibilities

Translate requirements into useful, usable, and desirable interfaces, partnering with UX researchers, developers, product owners, and content writers
Sketch, wireframe, and create mockups and prototypes using Figma
Produce detailed designs to ensure accurate implementation
Design enterprise applications for a specific business domain
Bring clarity to a project with a design-thinking approach (e.g., affinity diagrams, user journeys, task flow diagrams, personas)
Collaborate with product management, user research, content strategists, and developers to creatively solve user needs
Contribute to multiple complex design projects

Benefits

Medical Insurance (with a free option!)
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Company Paid Life and AD&D Insurance
Optional Additional Life Insurance
Company Paid Short-Term Disability Insurance
Company Paid Long-Term Disability Insurance
Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Savings Accounts (FSA)
Health Savings Accounts with Company Contributions
Optional Hospital Indemnity, Accident and Critical Illness Insurance as well as Legal Assistance
Flexible Time Off
Eight Paid Holidays
Pre-tax and Roth 401(k) Options with Company Match
Investment in Professional Development including a license to Udemy training courses and leadership training
Employee Assistance Program
Adoption Assistance
Pet Insurance Discounts
Tickets to local sporting events
Team building events
Holiday and celebration parties