Senior User Experience Designer

Senior User Experience Designer | Deltek, Inc

As the recognized global standard for project-based businesses, Deltek delivers software and information solutions to help organizations achieve their purpose. Our market leadership stems from the work of our diverse employees who are united by a passion for learning, growing and making a difference. At Deltek, we take immense pride in creating a balanced, values-driven environment, where every employee feels included and empowered to do their best work. Our employees put our core values into action daily, creating a one-of-a-kind culture that has been recognized globally. Thanks to our incredible team, Deltek has been named one of America's Best Midsize Employers by Forbes, a Best Place to Work by Glassdoor, a Top Workplace by The Washington Post and a Best Place to Work in Asia by World HRD Congress.

Deltek Product Strategy is a team with a passion for delivering solutions to power success for project-based businesses. We use research and innovation to build products and experiences that connect processes across the entire project lifecycle. We are thought leaders who have a deep understanding of our customers, their industries and the challenges they face. Join us as we bring Deltek solutions to the market to help our customers achieve operational excellence.

Core Responsibilities

1. AI-first interaction design

Design embedded, workflow-driven AI experiences — not bolted-on chat. Apply established guardrails (explainability, progressive disclosure, human-in-the-loop) from the Dela AI Holistic Framework and NN/g principles to concrete product surfaces.

2. Vibecoded prototyping

Build working, high-fidelity prototypes using Cursor, Claude, GitHub, and Railway. Translate ideas into executable UX that engineers can pull from directly, rather than static mockups that require re-interpretation. Fluency with modern AI coding tools is core to the role, not a bonus.

3. Design system fluency

Use the Harmony Design System as the default starting point. Contribute patterns and components back, flag gaps, and help keep design intent aligned with implemented UI across Figma, GitHub, and Railway.

4. Research participation and synthesis

Actively participate in usability testing, ProjectCon UX Labs, and validation sessions. Synthesize findings into concrete design changes and backlog-ready recommendations. Develop the instinct for which research questions matter most.

5. Strategic thinking in practice

Go beyond "make the screen." Ask why the workflow exists, who it serves, and whether the framing is right. Bring a point of view to design reviews and capability specs. Escalate when a requirement conflicts with good UX outcomes, and propose alternatives grounded in research and systems thinking.

6. Fusion-team collaboration

Work as an embedded member of a product + engineering + UX fusion team. Contribute to capability specs and acceptance criteria, and participate in AI-assisted build/verify cycles alongside engineers.

3–6 years designing digital products, ideally with exposure to B2B, enterprise, or data-dense domains.

Demonstrated use of AI coding and prototyping tools (Cursor, Claude, Figma Make, or equivalents) in real product work — not just exploration.

Comfortable working in and contributing to a mature design system.

Early evidence of strategic thinking: reframing problems, questioning scope, and shaping direction — not only executing handoffs.

Collaborative, research-curious, and comfortable working close to engineering.