Senior UI/UX Designer
Aroha Technologies
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Job Details
Skills
- UX/UI
Summary
Job Title: Senior UI/UX Designer
Job Type: Contract | Hybrid
Location: Newton, MA 3 days onsite
Contract Duration: 04/20/2026 04/20/2027
Role Overview
Sallie Mae is seeking a Senior UI/UX Designer who is a bold, creative problem solver passionate about designing intuitive, customer centered digital experiences. As Sallie Mae continues its transformation into a comprehensive education services company, this role will help shape seamless, meaningful digital journeys for students-from planning and financing education to long term success beyond graduation.
You will work closely with cross functional partners including product, engineering, research, content, and business stakeholders to deliver high quality design solutions across web, mobile, tablet, and app platforms.
Key Responsibilities
Product Design & Experience Development
- Lead end to end design efforts from concept through implementation
- Translate research insights, competitive analysis, and UX best practices into user centered experiences
- Produce journey maps, wireframes, user flows, interactive prototypes, and high fidelity designs
- Deliver detailed design documentation and specifications for development teams
- Partner with developers to ensure design intent is accurately implemented
- Advocate for customer needs throughout the product development lifecycle
Design Systems & Standards
- Contribute to and enhance Sallie Mae's internal design system in Figma
- Maintain visual and interaction consistency across platforms and products
- Document reusable patterns, components, and guidelines
- Apply systematic thinking to solve complex design challenges
Research & Strategy
- Conduct competitive and industry research
- Identify opportunities to improve consumer experiences
- Support heuristic evaluations, A/B testing, and design validation
- Participate in stakeholder interviews and business walkthrough
Collaboration & Communication
- Collaborate closely with UX research, content strategists, and copywriters
- Present design solutions to stakeholders and executives with clear rationale
- Communicate effectively with both technical and non technical audiences
- Facilitate alignment and decision making across disciplines
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent professional experience
- 5+ years of experience in UX design, UI design, interaction design, or digital product design
- Advanced proficiency in Figma and Adobe Creative Suite
- Strong portfolio demonstrating complex, multi platform design work
- Excellent visual design skills with knowledge of accessibility standards
- Experience documenting complex interactions for development teams
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Ability to collaborate across teams and organizational levels
- Self starter with strong time management and delivery skills
- Growth mindset and openness to learning new tools and methodologies
Nice to Have Skills
- Experience in financial services or education technology
- Familiarity with design thinking methodologies
- Experience working within agile development environments
- Background in conversion optimization and/or e commerce
- Dice Id: 10515154
- Position Id: 2026-6351
- Posted 2 hours ago
Company Info
About Aroha Technologies
Michael Arrington, founder and co-editor of Tech Crunch once famously said that ‘The best startups generally come from somebody needing to scratch an itch’.
Quite true to the thought, Aroha Technologies Inc was launched in 2008 in Florida. While we began our journey with a powerful Staffing Specialist & Software Development, Today our procedure has amplified into a more robust and simplified solution for Marketers looking for consistent and long term.
In our quest to do better, we resolve to simplify user acquisition, retention, engagement and large Business without blinking an eyelid! A semi-remote team spread across the globe, we are here to help you one step at a time.
Unmatchable growing excellence When AROHA was formed, we interviewed many potential clients and business colleagues and asked what a single important question seemed: “If you could design a firm to meet your needs, what would it look like?” The answers to that question have guided our thinking and planning on an ongoing basis, and form the core of our thinking about how we treat our clients and our employees, whom we call associates.
At a most basic level, we have stated our mission in a promise to our clients and our associates: “Unmatchable growing excellence.” This alignment governs superior service to our customers and supports our associates who perform that work, which cannot be matched by our competitors.
In short, we believe that care of our associates, disciplined financial management, and constant attention to the fundamentals of good delivery adds up to a successful, scalable business.
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