Sr. UX Designer

The Senior UX Designer will be responsible for developing best-in-class consumer experiences (user interface designs, interaction models, prototypes, etc.) in a fast-paced, agile, startup-like environment.

This position will report directly to VP Product Development and work closely with engineering, product/program management, marketing and site merchandising, and company leaders to successfully go from early-stage product concepts to launch. This position will need to be a pragmatic visionary that can translate business needs and requirements into customer-focused solutions.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS

Develop a deep working knowledge of Xome's products, customers and use cases

Champion intuitive, simple user experiences with our web-based services and mobile applications

Produce user flows, wireframes, prototypes, user interface specifications, and final design assets

Articulate the details of design patterns so they can be consistently implemented and scaled to future projects

Validate designs and get customer feedback

Drive the development and communication of design guidelines, patterns, and libraries

Build strong internal relationships with experienced engineering, product management and sales teams to produce optimal design/implementation solutions

Measure and analyze customer and feature usage. Identify opportunities to innovate and improve customer experience

Other tasks as assigned

EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor's Degree required

Expert skill level in the standard tools of the UX trade, e.g. Photoshop, Illustrator, Sketch, and HTML/CSS, prototyping tools like InDesign, and usability testing like UserTesting.com.

Must have a strong UX & Design portfolio that demonstrates past design projects.

Strong user experience skill set including; information architecture, visual design and prototyping

Must have an informed point of view regarding user experience, technology, and business communication and the ability to present solutions

Demonstrated experience with the design of B2B and B2C web-based and mobile applications

Solid experience planning, implementing, and reporting on user research and usability testing

6+ years professional experience as an interaction designer / user experience designer; expertise in both information architecture and visual design

Real estate industry related experience a plus