Required Skills & Experience
-10+ years' experience as a design professional with deep knowledge of UX and at least one area of specialization
-Experience working on complex products through the end-to-end user journey
-1+ years' experience using AI tools in their design process
-Strong experience with Figma
-Experience leading complex UX activities: user research, interaction design, and visual design
-Portfolio demonstrating recent, complex design work across enterprise, B2B, internal, or consumer-facing systems
Nice to Have Skills & Experience
-Design agency, FinTech, or Start up experience
-Degree from a design school or advanced degree
-Experience with Windsurf
-Strong user research background with the ability to translate findings into actionable design improvements
-Experience mentoring junior designers and helping shape team practices
Job Description:
12-month contract to hire possibility
Insight Global is seeking Product Design Leads to join one of their financial services clients in New York City, Pittsburgh (PA), or Lake Mary (FL). The individual will be responsible for leading hands-on design execution and strategic direction across complex platform initiatives. The role combines user-centered design, research, and cross-functional leadership to help upgrade and improve enterprise applications, with a strong focus on dashboard efficiency, usability, and platform consistency. The lead will work closely with product, engineering, and business stakeholders to define design needs, develop concepts, and delivery high-quality user experiences that align with enterprise standards and branding. This is a hybrid role requiring 4 days a week onsite.
Key Responsibilities
-Lead the creation of concepts, information architecture, wireframes, prototypes, user interface designs, and detailed specifications to support project goals and timelines
-Independently create, update, and apply user interface and visual design guidelines and standards while ensuring consistency with enterprise design principles
-Provide UX expertise throughout product definition and evaluation by leveraging user research, testing, interviews, market insights, and other inputs to improve usability and effectiveness
-Partner with product, engineering, and leadership teams to shape design strategies, challenge assumptions, align on priorities, and support platform branding and user adoption
-Help organize design team processes, mentor junior designers, review usability activities and deliverables, and advocate for user experience best practices across the organization.
