UX Designer

Allegis Group•Hanover, MD

5d•Hybrid

About The Position

Allegis Group is a global leader in the talent acquisition industry. We are the fourth largest Talent Acquisition company in the world, with core operating companies including Aerotek, TEKsystems, Aston Carter, and Actalent. The UX team supports a collection of enterprise recruiter and candidate/talent platforms that: Help candidates to find the perfect job Support recruiters to find the perfect candidates for client companies Supports Allegis employees to better support clients and candidates via Features to make salespeople more consultative when engaging clients Features to make candidates more discoverable At Allegis Group, you will be supported by leadership that values company culture and work-life balance. Allegis is constantly looking to innovate within the staffing and services industry. Our UX Designers work with other designers, Product, Architecture, and Delivery teams at Allegis to design and build engaging business applications for our users. We are champions of human-centered design, bridging the gap between users, business, and technical partners, and have a strong understanding of the design thinking framework. Senior UX Designers will collaborate with UX researchers and management on design strategy and own complex projects from wireframes to high fidelity comps. Senior UX Designers are responsible for high quality UX deliverables, can identify where UX research is needed, and are able to use data to drive UX decision making.Key UX deliverables and responsibilities include but are not limited to: • Facilitating Design Thinking Workshops• Wireframing • Prototyping • High-fidelity mockups• Journey Maps• Personas • Collaborate with UX Researchers and/or conduct your own usability testing • Define platform design standards, patterns, and guidelines

Requirements

4-6 years of design experience
BA/BS in design, HCI, or related field, UX Bootcamp/Certificate, or equivalent practical experience
Proficient understanding of design best practices for platforms, responsive web, and mobile, including interaction design, and information architecture
Experience in web application design strongly preferred.
Proficient understanding of UX design processes and methodology
Experience conducting and/or collaborating on usability testing
Proficient in Human Centered Design theory/practice.
Experience creating wireframes, site/system flows, information architecture, prototypes
Has worked within an Agile environment
Portfolio of UX & UI projects and deliverables required.
Proficient with UX process and design tools such as: Figma, Adobe Suite, InVision, Sketch
Own the definition of the experience vision, usability requirements, and UX Architecture of a project
Comfortable communicating, both verbally and written, the user experience designs to other cross functional team members and stakeholders.
Facilitate UX workshops in the areas of discovery, empathy, prioritization, design review.
Self-starter who can work autonomously and still recognize when to ask for support
Ability to present your designs and solutions effectively
Mentor more junior designers to support team growth
Preference for designers with experience working on enterprise platforms

Responsibilities

Own the design of user interfaces to meet client needs, with an emphasis on efficiency, clarity, and usability
Collaborate on the experience strategy with the Design Leads and Managers
Iterate based on design feedback, UX research findings, business, and user needs
Ability to use UX research and metrics to drive design decision making
Collaborate with other designers and cross functional team members to understand business requirements and design effective solutions
Effectively gather requirements of a project and define acceptance criteria for new experiences
Effectively negotiate experience trade-offs with product management and technical partners
Effectively communicate conceptual ideas and detailed design rationale, both verbally and visually, to clients and internal partners
Participate as a leader and a contributor on interdisciplinary project-based teams that include visual designers, project managers and developers
Ability to Identify user friction and pain points and design effective UX solutions
Collaborate with a UX Researcher and/or conduct your own user research: Usability testing, user interviews, card sorts, tree tests, stakeholder Interviews, surveys

Benefits

Medical, dental & vision
Hospital plans
401(k) Retirement Plan – Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available
Life Insurance (Company paid Basic Life and AD&D as well as voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents)
Company paid Short and long-term disability
Health & Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HSA & DCFSA)
Transportation benefits
Employee Assistance Program
Tuition Assistance
Time Off/Leave (PTO, Allegis Group Paid Family Leave, Parental Leave)