Lead UX Designer

Role : Lead UX Designer

Department: Design / User Experience

Location : Columbus, OH – Onsite from day 1

Duration : Contract

Experience: Proven years in UX/Product Design, including years leading legacy or mainframe application modernization initiatives in the Banking domain.

About the Role

We are seeking a Lead UX Designer to spearhead the transformation of complex, mission-critical mainframe applications into intuitive, scalable, and intelligent digital experiences.

This role goes beyond designing modern interfaces—it requires reimagining decades-old business processes, simplifying highly complex workflows, and enabling organizations to transition from legacy green-screen systems to modern, user-centered applications.

You will partner with Product Managers, Business Analysts, Architects, Engineers, and business stakeholders to define the UX strategy for modernization initiatives while mentoring designers and driving design excellence across multiple workstreams.

The ideal candidate combines strong UX leadership, enterprise design expertise, systems thinking, and a deep understanding of legacy application modernization. Experience designing data-intensive enterprise applications and leveraging AI-enabled capabilities to improve user productivity is highly desirable.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Discovery & Legacy Analysis

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Design & Prototyping

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Leadership & Collaboration

Required Skills & Experience

• Proven years of professional UX/Product Design experience, including hands-on experience modernizing enterprise or legacy applications in the banking industry
• Demonstrated success leading UX initiatives for complex enterprise modernization programs.
• Strong expertise in UX research, Design Thinking, information architecture, interaction design, and usability testing.
• Proven experience designing complex, data-intensive enterprise applications, dashboards, analytics platforms, and workflow management systems.
• Strong understanding of enterprise application architecture, business process analysis, and workflow optimization.
• Experience designing within enterprise design systems and creating reusable UX patterns.
• Proficiency in Figma, FigJam, Sketch, Miro Photoshop, or equivalent design tools.
• Solid understanding of responsive design, accessibility standards (WCAG), and inclusive design principles.
• Experience working within Agile, Scrum, Lean UX, and Dual-Track Agile methodologies.
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence technical and business audiences.
• Demonstrated leadership experience managing designers, coordinating cross-functional teams, and driving successful project delivery.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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