Lead Ui Ux Designer

Position: Lead UI/UX Designer
Team: IGCB
Location: Chennai
Relevant Exp : 10 to 15yrs in Banking Preferred

UI/UX Designer

Roles and Responsibilities:

Hands-on Design Responsibilities

• Champion principles of

  usability, accessibility, and user-centered design

  .
• Apply knowledge of designing in an

  Agile environment

  while collaborating with cross-functional teams.
• Conduct

  user research, stakeholder interviews, heuristic evaluations, and competitive analysis

  .
• Develop

  user flows, journey maps, wireframes, page flows, and sitemaps

  .
• Create

  high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, and UI assets

  aligned with style guides and brand standards.
• Define and apply

  visual design principles, design language, typography, iconography, and motion/interaction design

  .
• Recommend

  modern navigation patterns

  and support scalable information architecture.
• Design and propose

  signature interaction patterns

  for web and native apps, validated through testing.
• Revise and improve designs based on

  user feedback, usability testing, analytics, and technical feasibility

  .
• Collaborate with

  engineering teams

  to ensure accurate implementation of design specifications.
• Partner with

  QA/testing teams

  to define usability criteria and support user acceptance testing.
• Create and maintain

  UX design specifications and documentation

  .

Leadership & Strategic Responsibilities

• Provide

  vision and leadership

  for UI/UX strategy across products and platforms.
• Drive the adoption of

  inclusive design practices

  aligned with accessibility standards (WCAG, ADA, EAA).
• Act as a

  design advocate

  influencing product strategy, culture, and customer-first mindset.
• Lead

  design workshops, design sprints, and brainstorming sessions

  with stakeholders.
• Mentor and guide

  junior designers

  , offering feedback, training, and knowledge sharing.
• Oversee and evolve the

  centralized design system/component library

  to ensure consistency.
• Partner with

  Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Development Leads

  to align business goals with design outcomes.
• Communicate design strategies and decisions effectively to

  technical and non-technical stakeholders

  .
• Define and track

  UX success metrics

  (usability scores, NPS, conversion rates, etc.).
• Stay updated with

  industry trends, tools, and emerging technologies

  and recommend adoption where beneficial.
• Balance

  business goals, technical constraints, and user needs

  when driving design decisions.

Skills and Experience

Education & Background

• Bachelors degree or Masters degree or degree in

  Design, HCI, Interaction Design, Visual Communication, or related field

  .
• 8 to 12 years of proven

  UI/UX design experience

  , with at least 3 to 5 years in a

  leadership or senior design role

  .

Design Expertise

• Strong command of

  user-centered design principles, usability, and accessibility (WCAG/ADA/EAA)

  .
• Proficiency in

  design and prototyping tools

  such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, InVision, or equivalent.
• Expertise in

  information architecture, interaction design, and responsive design

  across web and mobile platforms.
• Ability to create

  wireframes, user flows, journey maps, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups

  .
• Solid understanding of

  visual design systems, typography, color theory, iconography, and motion/animation design

  .

Research & Strategy

• Hands-on experience conducting

  user research, usability testing, heuristic evaluations, and competitive analysis

  .
• Ability to translate

  business requirements and user insights

  into scalable design strategies.
• Familiarity with

  design thinking, design sprints, and agile methodologies

  .

Leadership & Collaboration

• Experience

  leading design teams

  , mentoring junior designers, and providing constructive feedback.
• Strong collaboration skills to work closely with

  Product Owners, Business Analysts, and Engineering teams

  .
• Skilled in

  stakeholder management

  and communicating design rationale to both technical and non-technical audiences.
• Experience in building and maintaining a

  design system or component library

  for large-scale products.

Technical & Analytical Skills

• Working knowledge of

  front-end development technologies

  (HTML, CSS, JS) to collaborate effectively with developers.
• Familiarity with

  design-to-dev handoff tools

  (Zeplin, Figma Inspect, Storybook).

Soft Skills

• Excellent

  communication, presentation, and storytelling skills

  .
• Strong

  problem-solving, critical thinking, and decision-making abilities

  .
• Ability to

  balance user needs, business goals, and technical feasibility

  in design solutions.
• Proactive, adaptable, and able to

  thrive in fast-paced agile environments

  .