Position: Senior UX/UI Design Lead (State Experience Required)
Location: Austin, TX (Remote within TX)
Contract Duration: 4 months with possible extension (renewal in August 2025)
The UX Designer will be responsible for creating a positive and productive end user experience for Client’s applications and websites and for maintaining a user-centric focus throughout product development.
Client is seeking a senior UX and Product Design lead to help create solutions that improve education technology integration and enable parents, teachers, schools, and district leaders to focus on what is most important -- their students. The UX and Product Design Lead will play a critical role in ensuring the successful deployment of technology solutions by maintaining a strong user-centric focus and driving alignment with existing work in the field. They will work under minimal supervision with extensive latitude for the use of initiative and use strong independent judgment.
UX Designers are responsible for:
Candidate Skills and Qualifications:
Years
Required/Preferred
Experience
8
Required
Experience in software product development, digital design, UX/UI or a related field
8
Required
Designing mockups and/or wireframes that conform to UX best practices
8
Required
A portfolio of user research, visual design, and usability studies that demonstrates a high level of professionalism
8
Required
Experience conducting user and usability research
5
Required
Demonstrated strong writing and organization skills
5
Required
Demonstrated strong communication and facilitation skills
4
Required
Direct experience leading large-scale UX/UI efforts
4
Required
Documented experience developing wireframes, mockups, and prototypes in Figma or comparable design software
3
Required
Experience ensuring designs and website confirm to federal accessibility guidelines
3
Preferred
Documented work experience with the issue tracking software "Atlassian Jira"
2
Preferred
Documented experience working for or closely with TEA or another state or local education agency