Lead Ux Designer

Wiley

Remote, BRA
Remote
Lead design efforts
Study user needs and experiences
Advanced design artifacts
Wiley is seeking a Lead UX Designer to drive user-centered design efforts, focusing on strategic improvements based on user research and feedback. The ideal candidate will possess strong design leadership skills, advanced proficiency in design tools, and a commitment to creating inclusive and accessible user experiences

Job Summary

  • The Lead Designer, UI/UX independently leads design efforts by studying user needs and experiences to make confident, strategic improvements grounded in research and feedback.
  • This role owns design decisions from problem framing through delivery — identifying technical requirements, developing comprehensive ideas through advanced design artifacts, and partnering with research to validate outcomes.
  • They demonstrate a strong command of core design heuristics and fundamentals, and clearly and persuasively communicate design rationale, tradeoffs, and decision‑making to stakeholders at all levels.

Matching Summary

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Wiley is seeking a Lead UX Designer to drive user-centered design efforts, focusing on strategic improvements based on user research and feedback. The ideal candidate will possess strong design leadership skills, advanced proficiency in design tools, and a commitment to creating inclusive and accessible user experiences.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • lead design efforts
  • study user needs and experiences
  • advanced design artifacts
  • partnering with research
  • lead interaction design decisions
  • demonstrate strong command of core design heuristics
  • advanced proficiency in Figma
  • strong foundation in information architecture

Nice-to-have

  • curiosity fuels progress
  • voice shapes innovation
  • ambition helps redefine
  • obsesses over impact
  • challenges and drives what's next
  • continual learning and internal mobility
  • courageous teammates
  • needle movers
  • learning champions

Key Requirements

  • Requires minimal guidance
  • Design inclusive and accessible experiences
  • Support and guide less-experienced designers

Work Rights

Not specified

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