Senior Experience Designer

About This Role

Genesis10 is currently seeking a Senior Experience Designer - Onsite position with a Major Financial Institution located in Pittsburgh, PA, Phoenix, AZ, Denver, CO, or Strongsville, OH. This is a 12+ month contract to hire opportunity.

This role is a foundational contributor within a newly formed product organization focused on building shared, reusable enterprise platforms. The team builds and manages enterprise-wide communication and platform capabilities, such as communication hubs, document management systems, and workflow automation. The ideal candidate will help shape team norms and product practices while working in a fast-moving environment, transforming complex tasks into intuitive and easy-to-use designs.

Responsibilities

• Lead and guide the discovery of customer and business needs through contextual inquiries and research
• Transform complex tasks into intuitive, accessible, and easy-to-use designs through the entire experience lifecycle
• Set the design direction and strategy, communicating initiatives through user journeys, storyboards, prototypes, and wireframes
• Work closely with business analysts, business sponsors, project managers, and IT teams to obtain and understand business requirements
• Create the design of user interface specifications by applying client research, design standards, and industry best practices
• Participate in design review sessions with project teams to acquire consensus and approval on designs
• Collaborate closely with engineering during the build phase, validate solutions through feedback, and ensure consistency with enterprise design standards
• Act as a user experience advocate for the principles of user-centered design

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in human factors/usability, a related discipline, or equivalent work experience
• 5-8 years of related experience
• Strong proficiency with Figma (or equivalent) for wireframing, high-fidelity designs, and prototyping
• Experience designing for enterprise or platform-based products, including complex workflows and multi-user journeys
• Hands-on experience working with or contributing to design systems, ensuring consistency and scalability
• Proven ability to collaborate closely with Product Owners and Engineering throughout discovery, design, and delivery
• Proven understanding of user-centered design (UCD) techniques and principles
• Demonstrated ability in gathering and translating requirements from business sponsors, SMEs, users, and business analysts
• Knowledge of web client technologies (browsers, HTML, CSS)
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop

Desired Skills

• Experience conducting or supporting user research and usability testing
• Familiarity with financial services or regulated industries
• Experience helping define UX standards, principles, or patterns for a new product organization
• Background designing reusable, component-based experiences for enterprise platforms

About Genesis10

Ranked a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S. by Staffing Industry Analysts for six consecutive years, Genesis10 puts thousands of consultants and employees to work across the United States every year in contract, contract-for-hire, and permanent placement roles. With more than 300 active clients, Genesis10 provides access to many of the Fortune 100 firms and a variety of mid-market organizations across the full spectrum of industry verticals.

Benefits of Working with Genesis10 (for contract roles)

• Access to hundreds of clients, most who have been working with Genesis10 for 5-20+ years.
• The opportunity to have a career-home in Genesis10; many of our consultants have been working exclusively with Genesis10 for years.
• Access to an experienced, caring recruiting team (more than 7 years of experience, on average.)
• Behavioral Health Platform
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Voluntary Hospital Indemnity (Critical Illness & Accident)
• Voluntary Term Life Insurance
• 401K
• Sick Pay (for applicable states/municipalities)
• Commuter Benefits (Dallas, NYC, SF, and Illinois)

For multiple years running, Genesis10 has been recognized as a Top Staffing Firm in the U.S., as a Best Company for Work-Life Balance, as a Best Company for Career Growth, for Diversity, and for Leadership, amongst others. To learn more and to view all our available career opportunities, please visit us at our website.

Genesis10 is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Candidates will receive consideration without regard to their race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.