Senior UX Designer at Linda Werner & Associates, Inc.

<p><strong>Overview</strong></p> <p>We are seeking a Senior UX Designer to join a small, fast‑moving team building production‑grade internal tools powered by AI. This is a ground‑floor opportunity to define the user experience across multiple product surfaces—including dashboards, workflow automation tools, CRM systems, and AI‑powered reporting interfaces.</p> <p>As the <strong>sole designer</strong> embedded within a team of senior engineers, you will own the end‑to‑end design process, establish a lightweight design system, and ensure a consistent, intuitive, and high‑quality experience across all internal tools. This role is ideal for a designer who thrives in autonomous environments, enjoys simplifying complex workflows, and is excited to shape the UX of AI‑native systems.</p> <p><strong>Key Responsibilities</strong></p> <ul> <li>Own end‑to‑end design across 4–6 internal product surfaces, from research and interaction design to visual design and shipped UI</li> <li>Create and maintain a lightweight design system and shared component library to ensure consistency across tools</li> <li>Design interaction patterns for AI‑native workflows, including agent supervision, automated triage, intelligent recommendations, and real‑time reporting</li> <li>Collaborate directly with senior engineers in a pod‑based model with rapid iteration and minimal process overhead</li> <li>Translate complex, multi‑source data into streamlined, single‑screen experiences that reduce context switching</li> <li>Conduct user research and usability testing with internal stakeholders</li> <li>Rapidly prototype new concepts and iterate based on feedback</li> <li>Ensure high adoption and usability of internal tools across a 100+ person organization</li> </ul> <p><strong>Performance Expectations</strong></p> <p>Success in this role will be measured by:</p> <ul> <li>Quality, clarity, and consistency of UX across all internal tools</li> <li>Speed of iteration from concept to testable prototype</li> <li>User adoption and satisfaction metrics for launched tools</li> <li>Establishment of a reusable design system and component library</li> <li>Ability to operate independently with minimal direction</li> </ul> <p><strong>Team Structure</strong></p> <p>You will be the <strong>single design resource</strong> embedded across multiple engineering pods within a team of seven senior AI builders. The team ships quickly, collaborates closely, and relies on design leadership to ensure usability and coherence across all product surfaces.</p> <p><strong>What Makes This Role Unique</strong></p> <ul> <li><strong>Full creative ownership</strong>—no legacy constraints, no design bureaucracy</li> <li><strong>High visibility and impact</strong>—your work directly shapes how 200+ people perform their daily workflows</li> <li><strong>Cutting‑edge AI UX</strong>—opportunity to design interaction patterns for agentic systems and AI‑powered tools</li> <li><strong>Startup‑speed execution with enterprise‑scale problems</strong></li> <li><strong>Portfolio‑defining work</strong> in AI‑native UX, internal tools, and complex system design</li> </ul> <p><strong>Required Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>5+ years designing complex internal tools, enterprise SaaS platforms, or developer‑facing systems</li> <li>Strong interaction design and information architecture skills, with a portfolio demonstrating simplification of complex workflows</li> <li>Proven ability to work independently as the sole designer on an engineering‑heavy team</li> <li>Experience designing data‑dense interfaces, dashboards, or multi‑panel layouts</li> </ul> <p><strong>Preferred Qualifications</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience designing for AI/ML‑powered features or agentic systems</li> <li>Experience building and maintaining design systems or component libraries</li> <li>Front‑end development skills (React, TypeScript) strongly preferred; ability to implement designs is a major advantage</li> </ul> <p><strong>Candidate Disqualifiers</strong></p> <ul> <li>Portfolios focused exclusively on consumer mobile apps</li> <li>No experience with complex internal tools or data‑heavy interfaces</li> <li>Requires extensive onboarding, direction, or design management</li> <li>Inability to work autonomously in a fast‑paced environment</li> </ul> <p><strong>Interview Process</strong></p> <p><strong>Round 1:</strong> Portfolio review + design challenge walkthrough (60 minutes) <strong>Round 2:</strong> Team fit and collaboration exercise with engineering partners (45 minutes)</p> <p><strong>Location</strong>: Remote (Must be located in the United States)</p> <p><strong>Role type:&nbsp;</strong>Contract 6 Month Position&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Expected hours</strong>: 40 per week&nbsp;</p> <p><strong>Benefits:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Dental insurance</li> <li>Health insurance</li> <li>Health savings account</li> <li>Life insurance</li> <li>Paid time off</li> <li>Retirement plan</li> <li>Vision insurance</li> </ul> <p><strong>Schedule:</strong></p> <ul> <li>8 hour shift</li> <li>Monday to Friday</li> </ul> <p><strong>Application Question(s):</strong></p> <ul> <li>Do you or will you in the future require any sponsorship to work in the US?</li> </ul> <p><strong>Language:</strong></p> <ul> <li>English&nbsp; (Required)</li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p>