Senior User Experience Designer

Role Overview

We are seeking a User Experience Designer with a strong foundation in user-centered design to help shape effective, engaging experiences for higher education products. This role emphasizes collaboration, thoughtful problem-solving, and design quality, with opportunities to contribute to both execution and strategic design decisions that support learning outcomes.
You will work closely with product, content, research, and engineering partners to design end-to-end experiences across web and mobile platforms in a collaborative product environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Design end-to-end user experiences across web and mobile platforms, from discovery through implementation
• Create high-fidelity designs including user flows, screens, interactive prototypes, and detailed specifications to support engineering handoff
• Contribute to and evolve the design system, creating scalable, accessible, and consistent components and patterns
• Plan, conduct, and synthesize user research and usability testing to inform design decisions and guide iteration
• Collaborate closely with cross-functional partners throughout the product lifecycle
• Advocate for user needs and learning outcomes while considering business goals and technical constraints

What You'll Own

You will take ownership of design work across key product areas and full user journeys, contributing from early discovery through launch and iteration.

• Lead design for complex user experiences across platforms
• Partner with product managers to define design problems, identify opportunities, and establish success criteria
• Produce high-quality designs including flows, screens, and interactive prototypes
• Design and document reusable components and patterns for the design system
• Lead or collaborate on user research initiatives, translating insights into actionable design and product recommendations
• Present design work and recommendations to stakeholders to support informed decision-making
• Facilitate design workshops and collaborative sessions to drive alignment and shared understanding
• Partner with product and engineering to scope work, define timelines, and clarify outcomes
• Use data, analytics, and experimentation to evaluate and improve experiences
• Support team growth through design critiques, collaboration, and knowledge sharing
• Contribute to AI-enabled teaching and learning experiences, considering learning science, ethics, and responsible design

Required Skills & Experience

• Experience in UX, UI, and product design
• Ability to design end-to-end user experiences and complex user flows
• Proficiency with Figma, wireframing, and interactive prototyping
• Strong visual design skills and attention to detail
• Experience working within cross-functional product teams
• Ability to translate research, data, and business needs into clear design solutions

Core Skills

• UX Design
• UI Design
• Visual Design
• Product Design
• Interaction Design
• Wireframing & Prototyping
• Figma

Additional Qualifications

• Demonstrates thoughtful decision-making and clear communication when navigating ambiguity
• Comfortable designing both individual interfaces and scalable systems
• Collaborative approach to working with product, content, research, and engineering partners
• Grounds design decisions in user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility
• Shows ownership, persistence, and accountability for design outcomes

Job Type & Location
This is a Contract position based out of Durham, NC.
Pay and Benefits
The pay range for this position is $45.00 - $69.83/hr.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan - Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)
Workplace Type
This is a fully remote position.
Application Deadline
This position is anticipated to close on Feb 27, 2026.
>About TEKsystems:
We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

About TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services

We're a leading provider of business and technology services. We accelerate business transformation for our customers. Our expertise in strategy, design, execution and operations unlocks business value through a range of solutions. We're a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 customers, including 80% of the Fortune 500 across North America, Europe and Asia, who partner with us for our scale, full-stack capabilities and speed. We're strategic thinkers, hands-on collaborators, helping customers capitalize on change and master the momentum of technology. We're building tomorrow by delivering business outcomes and making positive impacts in our global communities. TEKsystems and TEKsystems Global Services are Allegis Group companies. Learn more at TEKsystems.com.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.