UI / UX Design Lead

Position – Lead UI / UX Designer

Location- Chennai

Relevant Exp : 10 – 15yrs in Banking Preferred

About the Role

Responsibilities

Hands-on Design Responsibilities

• Champion principles of usability, accessibility, and user-centered design.
• Apply knowledge of designing in an Agile environment while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Conduct user research, stakeholder interviews, heuristic evaluations, and competitive analysis.
• Develop user flows, journey maps, wireframes, page flows, and sitemaps.
• Create high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, and UI assets aligned with style guides and brand standards.
• Define and apply visual design principles, design language, typography, iconography, and motion / interaction design.
• Recommend modern navigation patterns and support scalable information architecture.
• Design and propose signature interaction patterns for web and native apps, validated through testing.
• Revise and improve designs based on user feedback, usability testing, analytics, and technical feasibility.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to ensure accurate implementation of design specifications.
• Partner with QA / testing teams to define usability criteria and support user acceptance testing.
• Create and maintain UX design specifications and documentation.
• Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities
• Provide vision and leadership for UI / UX strategy across products and platforms.
• Drive the adoption of inclusive design practices aligned with accessibility standards (WCAG, ADA, EAA).
• Act as a design advocate influencing product strategy, culture, and customer-first mindset.
• Lead design workshops, design sprints, and brainstorming sessions with stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide junior designers, offering feedback, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Oversee and evolve the centralized design system / component library to ensure consistency.
• Partner with Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Development Leads to align business goals with design outcomes.
• Communicate design strategies and decisions effectively to technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• Define and track UX success metrics (usability scores, NPS, conversion rates, etc.).
• Stay updated with industry trends, tools, and emerging technologies and recommend adoption where beneficial.
• Balance business goals, technical constraints, and user needs when driving design decisions.

Qualifications

Required Skills

Design Expertise

Leadership & Collaboration

Technical & Analytical Skills

Soft Skills