Ux Designer jobs in United States, Massachusetts, Boston

What You Will Do

• Support the user experience design process from concept through implementation.

• Collaborate with product managers, analysts, project managers, copywriters, engineers, and researchers to define and meet design goals.

• Translate business requirements and user insights into actionable and effective design solutions.

• Create and deliver UX artifacts including journey maps, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, interactive prototypes, and production-ready specifications.

• Advocate for user needs and accessibility throughout the design process.

• Evaluate and improve existing interfaces by identifying usability issues and proposing enhancements.

• Articulate and explain design rationale to stakeholders.

• Evaluate solutions against desired outcomes.

What You Will Bring

• 5+ years of experience designing user experiences for applications, especially for technical or enterprise audiences.

• Skilled in designing user interfaces for diverse platforms, including GUIs, CLIs, APIs, and configuration workflows.

• Proven ability to design for technical users (e.g., developers, sysadmins, platform engineers)

• Strong technical acumen and ability to quickly grasp and simplify complex domains

• Strong portfolio showcasing end-to-end UX design work and high-quality deliverables.

• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and accessibility standards.

• Proficiency in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, or similar.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills with the ability to advocate for design solutions.

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.

• Comfort working with ambiguity and driving clarity through design.

The Following Are Considered a Plus

• Experience designing user experiences for AI/ML-powered applications or features.

• Familiarity with common AI/ML concepts and their application in user interfaces.

• Understanding of ethical AI design principles and considerations.

• Experience working in open source software environments.

• Familiarity with agile methodologies and design systems.

• Knowledge of front-end development practices (HTML, CSS, JS) or collaboration with developers.

• Experience conducting user research or usability testing.

The salary range for this position is $116,270.00 - $191,840.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

● Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

● Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care

● Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan

● Retirement 401(k) with employer match

● Paid time off and holidays

● Paid parental leave plans for all new parents

● Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave

If this ideal candidate is you, you’ll be working with our Closer to Market Design Director, the Closer to Market design team and other cross-functional partners such as Product Merchandisers and Developers to create graphics and apply them to footwear for multiple seasons each year. You’ll be receiving and interpreting briefs, ideating on creative solutions that hit the brief, sharing your ideas via mood boards and CADs within collaborative environments, as well as working to make those solutions a reality through Illustrator documents, material exploration, and responsible costing.

• 5+ years of experience in the Footwear Industry
• Strong organizational skills
• Graphic design experience that includes versatile illustration skills
• A high taste level with an excellent eye for design
• Ability to create trend relevant graphics across ALL categories: Men, Women, Kids
• A creative spirit and a willingness to iterate
• A collaborative approach that can work well in teams
• Proficiency with Adobe Illustrator
• The ability to work across multiple timelines in a fast-paced environment
• Knowledge of Footwear graphics executions / applications
• Ability to build footwear collections
• Strong knowledge of how to apply color to a collection
• Knowledge of footwear trends
• Versatile artwork creation skills across multiple styles / mediums
• Strong presentation skills

What you will do

• Manage and support a design team, ensuring high quality, data-driven, user-focused deliverables that support both user and business goals.

• Navigate complex organizational dynamics to break down silos, facilitate cross-team collaboration, and drive alignment.

• Ensure the UX design team executes high-quality design that supports key user and business outcomes.

• Contribute to the development of design methodologies, tools, and processes.

• Develop a deep understanding of Red Hat’s Insights product, including its business strategy, competitive landscape, and key users and use cases.

• Foster a user-centered culture by advocating for data-driven decision-making and aligning priorities with UX goals.

• Support and coach team members in their professional growth by providing continuous feedback, identifying development opportunities, and fostering a culture of learning.

• Collaborate with other UXD Managers to advance the UX practice, nurture team dynamics and culture, and support team well-being.

• Establish and nurture partnerships with teams outside of UXD, leveraging cross-functional expertise to enhance design impact.

• Collaborating with UX Research and UX Operations teams to provide the necessary resources for your team and objectives.

• Be an active UXD leadership presence in the Red Hat Boston (Seaport) office, with 12 days a month in office.

What you will bring

• 5+ years of experience in UX design, with at least 2 years in a leadership or management role

• Proven leadership experience managing and supporting product UX design teams in complex, technical domains

• Ability to adjust leadership style to influence, encourage, and challenge others in a variety of situations

• Experience with design in enterprise or B2B software, particularly in complex technical domains

• Strong knowledge of multiple UX methodologies and concepts, with deep knowledge on at least 2, such as Information Architecture (IA), Interaction Design, Visual design, Service Design, and/or User Research Methodologies

The following is considered a plus

• Deep familiarity with enterprise IT software users, workflows, and industry-specific challenges (e.g., IT processes, system administration, operations, cloud cost management)

• Experience with open-source projects

The salary range for this position is $151,170.00 - $249,390.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

● Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

● Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care

● Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan

● Retirement 401(k) with employer match

● Paid time off and holidays

● Paid parental leave plans for all new parents

● Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave

What you will do

We're looking for someone with excellent problem-solving skills who can decompose complex problems to produce simple, intuitive experiences for data scientists, engineers, and app developers who are building AI-powered applications. As a Senior User Experience Designer, you will:

• Consider an end-to-end user experience that spans product onboarding, usage, and support across multiple technical areas.

• Exercise your curiosity to understand user needs and extract use cases to solve.

• Partner with stakeholders across Red Hat to gather business requirements and present recommendations.

• Collaborate with a team of researchers, designers, and front-end developers to build useful and compelling user experiences.

• Perform or participate in planning user research to inform or validate design decisions.

• Understand and communicate the information architecture, workflows, and processes surrounding the user experience.

• Create mockups, wireframes, and other design deliverables using Figma, Miro, and other design tools.

• Build relationships with engineers and product managers to support successful development.

• Identify usability issues and make solid recommendations for improvement, working with stakeholders to prioritize against competing requirements.

• Actively participate in PatternFly, our community-built design system, as both a user and contributor.

• Make time for fellow designers to provide feedback and mentorship.

What you will bring

• Experience advocating for a high-quality user experience through every step of the process and across team boundaries.

• A drive to collaborate across teams and to explain your ideas and process to other people.

• Experience using data to inform design decisions.

• Flexibility to adapt to changing situations, needs, or requirements.

• A portfolio of work that demonstrates your process and skills demonstrating a proactive approach and natural curiosity in the work you do.

Nice to Have

• Bachelor's degree or higher in interaction design, visual design, human computer interaction, human factors, computer science, or a closely-related area

• 5+ years of experience with designing user experience for enterprise applications

• Experience designing for users involved in AI/ML application lifecycle: ML ops, Data Science, model tuning (strongly preferred)

• Proven track record of leading design creation and delivering high-quality results on schedule, working with internal and external stakeholders including business people and customers.

• Ability to adjust leadership style to influence, encourage, and challenge others in a variety of situations

• Adaptable to changing conditions and unexpected obstacles, modifying work methods in response to new information to accomplish organizational goals

• Experience with agile development

• Experience with open source projects

The salary range for this position is $127,890.00 - $211,180.00. Actual offer will be based on your qualifications.

Pay Transparency

● Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage

● Flexible Spending Account - healthcare and dependent care

● Health Savings Account - high deductible medical plan

● Retirement 401(k) with employer match

● Paid time off and holidays

● Paid parental leave plans for all new parents

● Leave benefits including disability, paid family medical leave, and paid military leave