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A UX Designer at UWM is passionate about creating elegant experiences that align business goals with user's needs. You will collaborate with business stakeholders, product owners, development teams and other members of the UX team to create the best possible user experience. This position will allow you to have wide reaching influence over the relationship between our users and UWM.

WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING:

Help team members in all different roles understand the benefits of certain business improvements that can be made with optimal user interfaces

Mentor other team members to improve their domain knowledge

Strong collaborator who enjoys working with a cross-disciplined team

Employ use of various UX research methods for data driven design decisions

Meet with stakeholders and development teams to understand business and functional requirements

Create wireframes/mock-ups/reports for internal and external facing products and present to development team and stakeholders

WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU:

Required:

Eight or more years across multiple UX methodologies (e.g., information architecture, heuristics, usability, interactive design, research, producing deliverables, prototyping, etc.) with evidence of demonstrating broad types of UX competencies.

Strong ability to assess designs based on usability and UX best practices and communicate findings/recommendations to team members

Experience with responsive design standards for desktop, tablet and native mobile applications

Knowledge and experience with managing the software lifecycle and Agile environments

Working knowledge of accessibility standards, WCAG

Familiar with the creation of user personas, user journeys and other design artifacts

Experience with modern design tools (E.g. Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma)

Able to produce exemplary artifacts and reference materials to support design initiatives (e.g., point-of-view decks, wireframes, prototypes, mockups, etc.) and provide associated guidelines

Experience with usability testing software (E.g. UserTesting, Optimal Workshop) and methods to understand user behavior (Moderated/unmoderated usability testing, A/B tests, card sorting, surveys, etc.)

Experience in mentoring junior UX designers

Serves as an educational resource for the entire organization.

Preferred:

Degree in Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Interaction Design

Knowledge of creating / maintaining design systems

Designing to brand standards / style guides

Experience with heuristic analysis

Exemplary critical thinking skills

Exceptional emotional intelligence skills

Working knowledge of HTML and CSS

Experience with technical writing

THE PLACE & THE PERKS:

Ready to join thousands of talented team members who are making the dream of home ownership possible for more Americans? It’s all happening on UWM’s campus, where our award-winning workplace packs plenty of perks and amenities that keep the atmosphere buzzing with energy and excitement.

It’s no wonder that out of our six pillars, People Are Our Greatest Asset is number one. It’s at the very heart of how we treat each other, our clients and our community. Whether it’s providing elite client service or continuously striving to improve, our pillars provide a pathway to a more successful personal and professional life.

From the team member that holds a door open to the one that helps guide your career, you’ll feel the encouragement and support on day one. No matter your race, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation and ethnicity, you’ll be welcomed here. Accepted here. And empowered to Be You Here.

More reasons you’ll love working here include:

Paid Time Off (PTO) after just 30 days

Additional parental and maternity leave benefits after 12 months

Adoption reimbursement program

Paid volunteer hours

Paid training and career development

Medical, dental, vision and life insurance

401k with employer match

Mortgage discount and area business discounts

Free membership to our large, state-of-the-art fitness center, including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba, various sports leagues and a full-size basketball court

Wellness area, including an in-house primary-care physician’s office, full-time massage therapist and hair salon 

Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch

Convenience store featuring healthy grab-and-go snacks

In-house Starbucks and Dunkin

Indoor/outdoor café with Wi-Fi

DISCLAIMER:

All the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation and change. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. Team members may be required to perform other or different job-related duties as requested by their team lead, subject to reasonable accommodation. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Employment with UWM is "at-will." UWM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By selecting “Apply for this job online” you provide consent to UWM to record phone call conversations between you and UWM to be used for quality control purposes.