UX Designer (Contract Role - Part Time)

CompassX Group • Irvine, CA

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About The Position

CompassX is a boutique business and technology consulting firm that assists Fortune 500 and high-growth clients with their most strategic initiatives, including enterprise transformations and digital/data-driven projects. With over 15 years of experience, CompassX has a proven track record across various industries. The firm has been recognized as a three-time winner of Consulting Magazine’s Best Boutique Firms to Work For, a former “Best Place to Work†in Southern California, and one of INC.’s 5000 fastest-growing private companies in the U.S. This role is for a UX Designer on a 3-month contract, working part-time (15-20 hours per week). The designer will support a client by shaping and evolving the Career Pathways platform during its beta launch and beyond. This position requires a blend of user research, UX design, and product development skills, involving close collaboration with cross-functional teams to create seamless and intuitive user experiences from onboarding to ongoing engagement. The role involves gathering user feedback, identifying pain points, and translating insights into design improvements to ensure the platform aligns with the Foundation’s mission and delivers a cohesive, high-quality experience.

Requirements

• 2+ years of experience in UX, UI, or Product Design, preferably within a consulting or fast-paced digital environment.
• Strong proficiency in Figma, including experience working within and maintaining established design systems.
• A proven background in user research and customer discovery, with the ability to turn qualitative insights into actionable design improvements.
• Demonstrated experience designing digital products for web and/or mobile platforms.
• A strong portfolio that showcases your ability to lead end-to-end design work from initial user flows to final UI.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to collaborate effectively with engineering and product stakeholders.
• Exceptional attention to detail and a commitment to maintaining consistency across complex user experiences.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with AI-driven, SaaS, or consumer-facing platforms.

Responsibilities

• Design and document end-to-end user flows, interaction patterns, and high-fidelity UI screens within Figma.
• Engage directly with beta users to gather and synthesize feedback on usability, accessibility, and overall sentiment.
• Evaluate core user journeys to identify friction points and opportunities for improved clarity and flow.
• Review AI coach transcripts and workflows to identify experience improvements through a customer-centric lens.
• Collaborate cross-functionally with product managers, engineers, and vendors to support rapid learning and iterative development.
• Audit platforms against approved designs to ensure quality, consistency, and high design fidelity.
• Manage and evolve established design systems using components, variants, and auto-layout for efficient engineering handoffs.
• Translate complex product requirements into intuitive, user-centered design solutions that align with visual guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees