User Experience Lead

As a Lead UX/UI at Mantra Softech, you will play a crucial role in designing digital experiences for the smart home ecosystem. Your responsibilities will include: - Leading UX and UI design for all smart home products such as mobile apps, web interfaces, and device interfaces. - Defining and maintaining the Design System for the Mangoe ecosystem, including patterns, components, accessibility, and motion. - Translating product strategy into wireframes, prototypes, and final visual designs that balance usability and aesthetics. - Conducting user research, usability testing, and journey mapping to inform design decisions. - Collaborating with firmware, app, and cloud teams to ensure seamless integration between digital and physical touchpoints. - Coaching and mentoring designers to foster a strong design culture within the organization. - Partnering with marketing and brand teams to maintain visual consistency and storytelling across digital touchpoints. - Advocating for design thinking and user empathy across product development processes. Qualifications required for this role include: - Bachelor's or Master's degree in Interaction Design, HCI, Visual Communication, or a related field. - 8+ years of UX/UI experience in consumer tech, IoT, or mobile products, with at least 2+ years in a lead or managerial role. - Strong portfolio showcasing UX flows, prototypes, and visual design for mobile or IoT experiences. - Mastery of design tools such as Figma, Adobe XD, After Effects, Miro, etc., and modern prototyping frameworks. - Deep understanding of user psychology, usability heuristics, and interaction models. - Experience designing for ecosystem products, including multi-device interactions, onboarding flows, and automation setup. - Working knowledge of responsive design, design tokens, accessibility (WCAG), and micro-interactions. - Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams including product, engineering, industrial design, and QA. - Strong communication and presentation skills with a design-led mindset. Bonus attributes for this role include: - Experience designing for Matter or IoT ecosystems. - Understanding of embedded UI/UX for devices such as touch panels, displays, and control hubs. - Familiarity with motion design, iconography, and brand systems. In this role, you will have the opportunity to build and lead a design-led product portfolio from scratch, work in an innovation-first environment, design experiences that blend hardware, software, and intelligence, experiment, prototype, and push creative boundaries, and be part of India's next wave of connected living innovation. To apply for this position, please send your portfolio, resume, and a short note about your most impactful UX project to darvik.yadav@mantratec.com with the subject "Team Lead UX/UI (Smart Home IoT)". Join us in crafting interfaces that make smart living truly human.,