Lead UX Developer

Overview

Become a pivotal force in shaping the future of UX at a Fortune 500 insurance leader, partnering with Aquent Talent. As the Lead UX Developer, you’ll bridge the gap between design and development, building cutting-edge tools and elevating engineering knowledge within the Enterprise UX team. This role offers exceptional autonomy and the chance to champion innovation in a collaborative environment.
This is your opportunity to transform how users interact with digital products, working closely with business, technical, and product leaders. You’ll mentor other team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and growth in UI design and engineering best practices. Embrace emerging technologies, including AI, to refine processes and enhance the design-to-dev handoff. Be a driving force in building a seamless and scalable collaboration model.

What You’ll Do:

• Guide, mentor, and empower UX team members, promoting technical excellence and shared best practices.
• Champion the UX vision, introducing industry best practices and novel technical solutions.
• Explore and implement AI-driven and automated approaches to front-end development.
• Participate in user research, concept testing, and usability testing, integrating user feedback to optimize solutions.
• Collaborate with product owners, designers, researchers, and developers throughout the product lifecycle.
• Transform visual designs and wireframes into clean, accessible, production-ready code.

Must-Haves:

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Human Computer Interaction, UX, or a related field.
• 8+ years of related experience.
• Advanced front-end development skills (CSS/SCSS, HTML5, Git, JavaScript, Node.js, React).
• Familiarity with enterprise build and release cycles.
• Deep understanding of design principles and visual design (white space, font treatments, information architecture, grid systems).
• Experience contributing to design systems (principles, components, patterns).
• Proven ability to evaluate and implement new tools and processes (including those using AI) to advance team practices, especially in the design-to-development handoff.
• Experience leading or mentoring teams.
• Hands-on experience with Agile, Design Thinking, Lean UX, and Lean Startup methodologies.
• Exceptional written and oral communication skills.
• Strong analytical thinking and problem-solving skills.

Nice-to-Haves:

• Experience presenting projects and progress to senior management.

The target hiring compensation range for this role is $70.12 to $77.92 an hour. Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

About Aquent Talent:

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world’s biggest brands. Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. More information on our awesome benefits!
Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We’re about creating an inclusive environment—one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.

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