Senior AI UI/UX Designer / UX Design Lead (Local Candidate)

Position Title: Senior AI UI/UX Designer / UX Design Lead

Location: Baltimore, MD (Hybrid)

Duration: Long-Term Contract

Position Overview:

We are seeking an experienced AI UI/UX Design Lead to drive the end-to-end user experience strategy and execution for enterprise-scale web applications. This role combines Human-Centered Design, AI-enhanced design practices, UX research, UI design leadership, accessibility compliance, and design system management.

The ideal candidate will lead a team of UX/UI designers while partnering with Product Managers, Engineers, Data Scientists, and Stakeholders to create intuitive, accessible, and data-driven digital experiences.

Key Responsibilities

UX Strategy & Leadership

• Lead UX vision, strategy, and execution across enterprise web applications.
• Drive Human-Centered Design (HCD) practices throughout the product lifecycle.
• Mentor and guide UX/UI designers while maintaining high design standards.
• Facilitate stakeholder workshops, discovery sessions, and design-thinking exercises.

User Research & Design

• Conduct user research, interviews, usability testing, and validation activities.
• Create:
• Personas
• Journey Maps
• User Flows
• Information Architecture
• Wireframes
• Interactive Prototypes
• Translate user insights into actionable design solutions.

UI Design & Design Systems

• Create high-fidelity UI designs for responsive web applications.
• Build and maintain scalable design systems and component libraries.
• Ensure consistency across products and platforms.
• Partner with developers to ensure accurate design implementation.

AI-Enhanced Design

• Utilize AI-powered design tools to:
• Generate design concepts
• Create adaptive user experiences
• Automate repetitive design tasks
• Analyze user behavior patterns
• Apply Prompt Engineering techniques to improve AI-generated design outputs.

Accessibility & Compliance

• Ensure designs comply with:
• WCAG 2.1 Standards
• Inclusive Design Principles
• Responsive Design Best Practices

Analytics & Optimization

• Analyze:
• User behavior data
• Heatmaps
• Conversion metrics
• User feedback
• Conduct A/B testing and usability optimization initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), UX, Computer Science, or related field.
• Equivalent experience may substitute for degree requirements.

Experience

• 5+ years of UX/UI Design experience.
• Experience leading UX initiatives for enterprise web applications.
• Experience managing or mentoring designers.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating responsive web application design.

Technical Skills

• Figma (Expert)
• Figma Dev Mode
• Adobe XD
• Sketch
• Design Systems
• Component Libraries
• Design Tokens
• Responsive Design
• UX Research
• Wireframing
• Prototyping
• Accessibility (WCAG 2.1)
• Usability Testing
• User Journey Mapping
• A/B Testing
• Analytics & User Behavior Analysis

Preferred Skills

• AI Design Tools
• Prompt Engineering
• Angular Environment Experience
• Enterprise Dashboards
• Front-End Collaboration
• Design Versioning

Soft Skills

• Leadership
• Stakeholder Management
• Workshop Facilitation
• Presentation Skills
• Design Thinking
• Cross-functional Collaboration