Senior UX Designer

Company:  Underwriting Solutions
Location: Jersey City
Closing Date: 01/11/2024
Hours: Full Time
Type: Permanent
Job Requirements / Description
Job Description

Verisk Underwriting Solutions, Core Lines, is redefining our customer experience. Our Reimagine program is focused on modernizing our Forms, Rules and Loss Cost product and enabling delivery through a digital platform, enabling consumption and integration into customer workflows. 

The Senior UX Designer combines the mindset of design thinking with frontend HTML/SCSS/JS skillsets to deliver accessible, responsive, scalable prototypes. This professional understands how to effectively communicate across disciplines, equally comfortable with concepts important to designers, developers, and stakeholders. As a Senior Designer, you will assist in the discovery and creation of new and improved solutions that result in unified, inclusive, and valuable experiences for our insurance industry customers.  

This role collaborates with product and journey management, engineering, data and analytics, business stakeholders, and others. You will help to turn insights into actionable observations, define, test, and implement design solutions in one or more products.  

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in UX/UI design, with a robust portfolio demonstrating proficiency in creating impactful and user-friendly interfaces. A deep understanding of design principles allows translation of complex concepts into intuitive and engaging designs, enhancing user comprehension and interaction. Strong leadership skills enables mentorship and inspiration for junior designers, driving excellence in UX design within the team and organization. You excel in collaborating with stakeholders to understand user needs and business objectives, translating them into innovative and effective UX solutions. Your attention to detail ensures that every interaction aligns with usability standards and enhances the overall user experience. 

About the Day to Day Responsibilities of the Role

UI/UX Leadership 

Define and lead the UX design strategies for product experiences 

Create high-fidelity designs that enhance the usability and accessibility of heavy data experiences  

Partner closely with product owners, developers, and other stakeholders to generate innovative concepts  

Collaborate closely with UX designers, and developers to integrate visual design seamlessly into product experiences  

Conduct design reviews, provide feedback to ensure the highest quality of visual execution across all projects  

Stay current on the latest UX design trends and technologies, influencing the future of user experience  

Champion design best practices and establish new patterns, contributing to a design system that ensures scalability across our product suite  

Present design concepts and ideas clearly and persuasively to design leadership and executives, fostering collaboration and buy-in  

Mentor and collaborate with junior designers and cross teams, fostering a strong design culture  

UI/UX Development 

Lead design-related meetings with key stakeholders to ensure clarity of project goals and objectives and a consistent, cohesive user experience. 

Collaborate with Product Management, UX Leadership and Engineering to develop informed design decisions for better outcomes. 

Use HTML5/SCSS/JS compliant code to translate design solutions into interactive prototypes. 

Advocate for the user with user-centered, empathetic design strategies. 

Clearly communicate design decisions to peers and key stakeholders. 

Participate in Agile Scrum Process to quickly iterate through designs and gain approvals from key stakeholders. 

Participate in usability testing.

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