Senior Digital Product Designer IV

Job#: 3025712

Job Description:

Job Title: Senior Digital Product Designer IV

Location: Cincinnati, OH (Onsite)

Pay: $58-$63

Contract Length: 6 months

Senior Digital Product Designer - Job Description

General Function

The Senior Digital Product Designer partners closely with Digital Product, Design, and Engineering teams, collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders to shape the future of a commercial mobile application. This role is a key contributor within the User Experience organization, ensuring that digital experiences are intuitive, engaging, and aligned with user needs. Responsibilities include leading user-centered discovery, developing information architecture, and creating design concepts and prototypes that reflect universal experience principles and deliver meaningful value to customers.

This position is responsible for openly sharing ideas, raising concerns, and adhering to established policies and procedures. It serves as a liaison between Risk, Audit, and Analytics teams, ensuring that decisions support a positive customer experience while operating within the organization's risk appetite. The role requires consistent identification, assessment, management, and reporting of risks across all categories.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Collaborate with UX team members to research, conceptualize, and design intuitive experiences that simplify complex functionality.
• Develop design recommendations including site maps, user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity interactive prototypes.
• Support user research activities such as usability testing, heuristic evaluations, and user interviews.
• Advocate for user needs while partnering with cross-functional teams to understand business goals and technical constraints, driving customer-centric strategies forward.
• Work closely with development teams throughout implementation to ensure the intended user experience is delivered.
• Contribute to a culture of learning by sharing knowledge, best practices, and design insights with peers and collaborators.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Bachelor's degree or certification in Design, with a focus on Experience Design, User Experience, Interaction Design, or a related field.
• 2-5 years of experience in a role directly aligned with the responsibilities of this position.
• A portfolio demonstrating professional-level design skills relevant to this role.
• Strong ability to articulate and defend design decisions.
• Foundational understanding of agile product development methodologies.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Exposure to or training in Design Thinking principles is a plus.
• Ability to build trust and identify opportunities for impactful improvements.
• Demonstrated ability to mentor others in design, technical skills, and innovation methods.
• Passion for delivering holistic, end-to-end customer experiences.
• Comfort working iteratively and making informed decisions with incomplete information, adjusting based on feedback.
• Proficiency with design and prototyping tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Knowledge of HTML and CSS is advantageous.
• Strong understanding of usability, accessibility, and responsive design best practices.

EEO Employer

Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law. If you have visited our website in search of information on employment opportunities or to apply for a position, and you require an accommodation in using our website for a search or application, please contact our Employee Services Department at or .

Apex Systems is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRated's Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico. Apex uses a virtual recruiter as part of the application process. Click for more details.

Apex Benefits Overview: Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Apex also offers a HSA (Health Savings Account on the HDHP plan), a SupportLinc Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our 'Welcome Packet' as well, which an Apex team member can provide.