Experience Research & Design Lead

Fort Worth, TX, US • Posted 1 day ago • Updated 9 hours ago
Full Time
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Skills

  • Experience Design
  • Ethnography
  • Data Analysis
  • Information Architecture
  • Wireframe
  • Ideation
  • Workflow
  • Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI)
  • Content Creation
  • Concept Development
  • User Research
  • Analytics
  • Leadership
  • Usability
  • Product Development
  • Design Review
  • Innovation
  • Mentorship
  • Emerging Technologies
  • Roadmaps
  • Human-computer Interaction
  • Human Factors And Ergonomics
  • Data Science
  • Science
  • Psychology
  • User Experience
  • Prototyping
  • Management
  • Research
  • Microsoft
  • Usability Testing
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Productivity
  • Interaction Design
  • Graphics Design
  • Accessibility
  • Design Thinking
  • Communication
  • Stakeholder Management
  • Facilitation
  • Financial Services
  • Military

Summary

The User Experience Researcher & Designer will be a key a member of the Experience Design and broader XTO team.
In this role, you will create understanding and empathy around user needs, stated and unstated, for the organization, including designers, product managers, developers, and management. You will do so by conducting primary research, exploring the behaviors and motivations of our users through methods like field visits, surveys, usability testing, user interviews, card sorting, ethnography, and data analysis. Additionally, you will build designs and convey them along with research to stakeholders. A key metric for success in this role will be the ability to influence stakeholders.
The financial services industry is highly competitive, but we believe that our organization provides a unique value proposition for our nation's military families and therefore must sharpen our insights so that how we approach and communicate with clients and prospects makes our value proposition relevant.

What will the employee do in this role?
  • Lead the end-to-end design of user-centered experiences across web, mobile, and emerging digital platforms.
  • Create user flows, journey maps, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs using Figma and other industry-standard design tools.
  • Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, Researchers, Data Scientists, and cross-functional stakeholders to define requirements and deliver impactful design solutions.
  • Leverage AI-powered design, research, and prototyping tools to accelerate ideation, improve workflows, generate insights, and enhance product experiences.
  • Utilize generative AI capabilities to support user research synthesis, content creation, concept development, and design exploration while maintaining a strong human-centered design approach.
  • Conduct and apply user research, usability testing, behavioral analytics, and customer feedback to inform design decisions and validate solutions.
  • Present design concepts, strategy, and rationale to stakeholders and leadership, building alignment and driving informed product decisions.
  • Translate complex business requirements and technical constraints into intuitive, accessible, and scalable user experiences.
  • Contribute to and evolve design systems, component libraries, and interaction standards within Figma to ensure consistency and efficiency across products.
  • Advocate for accessibility, inclusive design, usability, and best practices throughout the product development lifecycle.
  • Lead design reviews, workshops, and collaborative working sessions to drive alignment and innovation across teams.
  • Mentor junior designers and foster a culture of design excellence, continuous learning, and experimentation with emerging technologies, including AI.
  • Influence product vision, UX strategy, and roadmap planning to deliver meaningful customer and business outcomes.

What skills and qualifications does the employee need?
Education
  • A Degree in related studies (Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Data Science, Interaction Design, Cognitive Science, Psychology, etc.), or equivalent real-world experience

Work Experience
  • 5-8 years in UX related role doing research and design
  • 1-2 years leading UX researchers/designers

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
  • Expertise in Figma, including advanced prototyping, design systems, component management, and developer handoff.
  • Experience using AI-powered design and research tools such as Microsoft Copilot, UserTesting AI, Figma Make or similar solutions to improve design effectiveness and team productivity.
  • Strong understanding of human-centered design, interaction design, visual design, accessibility, and design thinking methodologies.
  • Experience leading large-scale or complex product initiatives within cross-functional environments.
  • Excellent communication, storytelling, stakeholder management, and facilitation skills.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (preferred)
  • Financial Services experience
  • Military experience
Employers have access to artificial intelligence language tools (“AI”) that help generate and enhance job descriptions and AI may have been used to create this description. The position description has been reviewed for accuracy and Dice believes it to correctly reflect the job opportunity.
  • Dice Id: 10123528
  • Position Id: 76808
  • Posted 1 day ago

Company Info

About Horizontal Talent

Horizontal Integration offers two service lines. Our staffing agency places IT, digital and creative talent in both contract and permanent roles. Our digital agency provides digital marketing strategy and technology consulting on a project basis. Many of our clients take advantage of both service lines.

We are a certified Minority Business Enterprise, with more than 200 employees across our offices in Minneapolis, Denver, Dallas and Vadodara, India. We ve been consistently growing and profitable since the company was founded in 2003.

Honors:
Recognized as a "2009 Best Place to Work" by Minneapolis/St.Paul Business Journal.

Fact:
Our people and our organization are deeply rooted in IT and interactive marketing.

Horizontal is proud to be an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. We seek to provide employment opportunities to talented, qualified candidates regardless of race, color, sex/gender including gender identity and/or expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under federal, state or local law.

In addition, Horizontal will provide reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities. If you need to request a reasonable accommodation in order to complete the application or interview process, please contact us. All applicants applying must be legally authorized to work in the country of employment.

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Jamie Arntson

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