<p><strong><em>Robert Half is partnering with our client in this search, a Fortune 500 leader in the financial services industry, to hire a Senior UX Designer for a highly collaborative digital experience team focused on building intuitive, scalable, and customer-centered digital products. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced UX professional who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about improving user journeys, driving usability outcomes, and partnering cross-functionally to deliver impactful digital experiences.</em></strong></p><p><br></p><p><strong>Location:</strong> Newark, NJ (hybrid-onsite)</p><p><strong>Duration:</strong> 3+ month contract w/ potential to convert to FTE</p><p><strong>Hours: </strong>40 hours/week</p><p><strong>Pay Rate: </strong>$60-65/hour</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Position Overview:</strong></p><p>The Senior UX Designer will lead end-to-end user experience design across complex digital journeys in a fast-paced, highly collaborative environment. This role is responsible for creating intuitive, scalable customer experiences through user research, usability testing, information architecture, interaction design, and prototyping. The ideal candidate is experienced in driving UX strategy, influencing cross-functional teams, and delivering data-informed design solutions across responsive digital platforms.</p><p><br></p><p><strong>Key Responsibilities:</strong></p><ul><li>Lead UX strategy and execution for complex customer journeys, including onboarding, account management, and digital servicing experiences</li><li>Define user flows, information architecture, interaction models, and scalable UX patterns</li><li>Create low- and high-fidelity wireframes, mockups, and interactive prototypes</li><li>Conduct user research and usability testing; translate insights into actionable design recommendations</li><li>Use analytics, testing insights, and user feedback to inform design decisions and improve customer outcomes</li><li>Partner cross-functionally with product, engineering, accessibility, content strategy, analytics, and business stakeholders to shape requirements and user experiences</li><li>Collaborate with experimentation teams to develop and measure testable design variants</li><li>Facilitate design reviews, workshops, and collaborative working sessions</li><li>Contribute to reusable UI components and design system documentation, including responsive behavior and accessibility standards</li><li>Ensure all designs align with WCAG accessibility requirements and UX best practices</li><li>Mentor junior designers and help elevate overall design quality across the organization</li><li>Navigate ambiguity and balance user needs, business goals, and technical considerations</li></ul>
<p>We are looking for a User Experience (UX) Designer to join a team in New Jersey on a Long-term Contract basis. This role will guide digital product design from discovery and structure through interface creation, while working closely with creative, marketing, and engineering partners. The ideal candidate combines strong visual design judgment with practical experience in WordPress and can help deliver user-centered, accessible, and high-performing web experiences.</p><p><br></p><p>Responsibilities:</p><p>• Drive user-centered design activities including discovery work, journey mapping, wireframe creation, and interactive prototyping for web experiences.</p><p>• Create refined interface designs in Figma, applying strong standards for layout, typography, consistency, and usability.</p><p>• Develop and enhance WordPress themes, page templates, and custom Gutenberg components to support scalable site experiences.</p><p>• Translate approved designs into clean front-end code when needed, using semantic HTML and CSS to maintain quality and responsiveness.</p><p>• Strengthen and expand the organization’s design system, reusable components, and visual standards across digital products.</p><p>• Plan and conduct usability reviews, then use behavioral insights and feedback data to improve the user experience.</p><p>• Work closely with developers throughout implementation to ensure final builds accurately reflect the intended design direction.</p><p>• Review existing digital pages for accessibility, responsiveness, and performance, and recommend practical improvements.</p><p>• Monitor emerging UX and UI practices, bringing forward ideas that improve design effectiveness and overall product quality.</p><p><br></p><p>02720-0013435988</p><p><br></p>