Senior User Experience (UX Designer)

Role Overview: As a User Experience (UX) Designer at Gallagher, you will play a crucial role in shaping the end-to-end user experience design process. You will lead various aspects, from user research and concept development to prototyping and final delivery. Collaboration with product managers, developers, and stakeholders will be key in defining project goals and user requirements. Your responsibilities will include conducting user research, usability testing, and heuristic evaluations to gain insights into user behavior. Creating wireframes, mock-ups, and interactive prototypes will be essential to illustrate design ideas. Ensuring design consistency and quality across the product by maintaining design systems and guidelines will also be a part of your role. Additionally, mentoring junior UX designers to enhance their skills and performance will be expected. Advocating for user-centric design practices throughout the product development lifecycle and staying updated with industry trends and emerging technologies will be crucial to driving innovative design solutions. Key Responsibilities: - Conduct user research, usability testing, and heuristic evaluations to gain insights into user behavior. - Create wireframes, mock-ups, and interactive prototypes to illustrate design ideas. - Ensure design consistency and quality across the product by maintaining design systems and guidelines. - Mentor junior UX designers to enhance their skills and performance. - Advocate for user-centric design practices throughout the product development lifecycle. - Stay updated with industry trends and emerging technologies. Qualifications Required: - 5+ years of experience in user experience design. - Recommended to have a Bachelor's in Engineering/Master of Computer Applications/Master of Computer Science/BCA/BSC or related certifications. - Expertise in user experience design principles, interaction design, and user research methodologies. - Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, or equivalent. - Strong knowledge of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) for effective collaboration with developers. - Ability to lead and mentor junior designers. - Strong aptitude in critical thinking, problem-solving, and design strategy. - Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to present and articulate design decisions to stakeholders. - Experience working in agile teams and cross-functional environments. - Strong listening and collaboration skills to work seamlessly in teams. - Deep understanding of current design trends and emerging technologies.,