User Experience Architect

The Planet Group is seeking a UX Architect to join one of our well-known healthcare clients, supporting complex, enterprise-scale digital products focused on big data, workflow orchestration, and healthcare user experiences.

The UX Architect is a senior-level experience strategist responsible for defining the structural foundation of digital products, including information architecture, user flows, and interaction models a nd strong UI design execution. . This role operates at a systems level, ensuring that user experiences are scalable, coherent, and aligned with both business goals and technical constraints.

UX Architects act as the bridge between research, design, product, and engineering, translating insights into a clear experience blueprint that guides teams from concept through delivery.

• Location: Irving, TX (preferred) or Chicago, IL
• Hybrid: Onsite Tuesday–Thursday
• Pay: $90–102/hr W2 DOE + benefit options
• Duration: Contract with potential to convert

Key Responsibilities:

• Define end-to-end information architecture, interaction models, and workflow orchestration for complex healthcare products
• Create user journeys, task flows, wireflows, and conceptual models for enterprise-scale platforms
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, UX, and business stakeholders to align product strategy and execution
• Translate research, analytics, and behavioral insights into scalable UX frameworks and system-level experiences
• Drive design systems thinking and architectural consistency across platforms and ecosystems
• Support prototyping, usability validation, and iterative workflow optimization
• Influence product strategy through systems thinking and user-centered design leadership

What They’re Looking For:

• 5–10+ years of UX Architecture, Product Design, Information Architecture, or UX Strategy experience
• Strong UI and visual design skills
• Healthcare industry experience required
• Experience designing for big data, analytics-heavy, or workflow-intensive platforms
• Strong systems thinking and experience architecting complex digital experiences
• Expertise with Figma and Azure DevOps (ADO)
• Experience with design systems, product strategy, and cross-functional collaboration
• Portfolio showcasing workflows, architecture diagrams, systems thinking, and big data UX/UI work
• Practical experience with Generative AI and understanding of GenAI concepts required
• GenAI certifications preferred
• Coding/front-end experience is a plus

This is NOT a purely visual design role. The team is specifically looking for someone who can conceptualize product strategy, architect scalable user experiences, and bridge the gap between UX, product, and engineering.