Lead UX Designer

Randstad is seeking an experienced and authoritative Lead UX Designer to join an Agile product team for a major technology client in the Washington, D.C. area, focused on enterprise operations. This role is crucial for designing and delivering intuitive, custom applications that directly enable operations staff to maintain high efficiency and keep critical transportation systems running on time. You will lead the design vision from concept through deployment, collaborating closely with Product Owners, researchers, and engineers while actively championing user-centered principles. This position requires local residency near the Northeast Corridor (DC, NYC, Philly, or Wilmington, DE) and approximately 25% train travel for on-premise workshops, on-train user engagement, and quarterly PI Planning activities.

Key Responsibilities Design Leadership & Delivery

• Oversee and execute the end-to-end design process, creating high-fidelity, interactive Figma designs that are user-friendly, accessible, and aligned with technical requirements.
• Act as the primary design advocate, confidently presenting, defending, and socializing design decisions and user-centric processes to cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Lead quarterly PI Planning design activities and ensure design tasks are accurately scoped and delivered in alignment with the Agile project timeline and sprint goals.
• Collaborate with engineering teams to create detailed design principles and specifications, ensuring accurate and high-quality implementation of designs (Design QA).

User Experience & Collaboration

Design System Contribution

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This is a high PRIORITY requisition. This is a PROACTIVE requisition

Background Check : No

Drug Screen : No