IT - User Experience (UX) Designer - Senior

Senior UX Designer

Location: Hybrid – Austin, TX or Dallas, TX (Onsite 4 days per week)

Duration: 18 Months

Type: Full-Time, Contract

Shift: Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM

Description: A major financial services company is looking for a Senior UX Designer to bring products to life, designing solutions that delight and satisfy clients while meeting business needs. In this role, you will support product design efforts from discovery to final delivery, design interactions across desktop, mobile web, and native mobile experiences, and create solutions together with a cross-functional Agile team. You will independently drive design exploration and decision-making, define problems and propose solutions, own delivery of assigned work, and maintain high design standards aligned to channel guidelines and the design system. You will build strong partnerships with peers and cross-functional partners, mentor less experienced designers, and demonstrate a challenger mindset by constructively questioning assumptions and exploring better ways forward.

Top 5-7 Skills:

1. UX design for digital products (6–10 years)
2. Touch-based mobile interface design (1+ year)
3. Figma proficiency
4. User-centered design process (user research, user flows, wireframes, interactive prototypes)
5. Cross-functional Agile team collaboration
6. Design system alignment and evolution
7. Self-management and independent ownership of work

Requirements for the role:

• 6–10 years of UX design experience focused on digital products or equivalent
• 1+ year of UX experience for touch-based mobile interfaces
• An online portfolio showcasing design thinking leading to innovative solutions
• Experience with most aspects of a user-centered design process, including user research, developing user flows, creating wireframes, and building interactive prototypes for testing
• Proficient in design tools like Figma
• Ability to independently drive design exploration and decision-making, defining problems and proposing solutions
• Strong self-management skills and comfort owning work independently
• Ability to clearly communicate design decisions to diverse audiences
• Strong leadership behaviors with ability to set a clear, accountable example through craft, communication, and follow-through

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field (preferred)
• 6–10 years of relevant UX design experience
• Or equivalent combination of education, experience, and training

Preferred Qualifications (Nice to Have):

• Experience using AI-powered tools or workflows to support design, research, or problem solving
• Interest in applying emerging technologies thoughtfully in client experiences
• Some technical knowledge or experience collaborating closely with engineers

Mindlance is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in employment on the basis of Minority/Gender/Disability/Religion/LGBTQI/Age/Veterans.