Senior User Experience Designer

Title: User Experience Designer IVLocation: Portland, OR 97214 (Hybrid Based-Occasional 3-4 days per Month)Duration: 3 Months with potential to extension/hireMust Have Skills:User researchService DesigningUser ExperienceResponsibility:Your role involves hands-on work around User Centered Design principles, "double diamond" processes, and establishment of feedback loops through research and prototyping.In this role you will be a researcher, service designer, brand strategist, and interface designer, all in one. While not required to be an expert in all areas, a growth mindset to develop in less familiar domains is essential.Designers will spend most of their time embedded in a cross-functional team for a single product or service.6-10 years' experience in product design, service design, engineering, UX, or related field.Bring deep experience in at least one of the three facets of DX design and curiosity to grow in the others: User Research, Engineering and/or Service Design.Technical knowledge around software engineering, platforms and deployment practices to aid in designing developer-facing experiences.Experienced in user research methodologies and can educate others.Able to lead design from research through implementation.Experience designing different solutions for different use cases (consumer facing to internal).Ability to work in and apply design processes in agile environments.Experience and curiosity within agile and lean philosophies.Active member of the design community.A toolbox of various talks and workshops you've led to improve design practices in an organization.Strong facilitation skills.Experience working on cross functional software teamsProject Communication and Coordination:Facilitate presentations and discussions with users, developers, and product marketers to drive resolution on proposed features and functionality.Partner with development team to drive successful implementation of the user experience design specifications. Resolve any implementation issues that affect the design.Assist other User Experience Designers in the creation and maintenance of interaction and style guides. Provide training and leadership by example in user-centered design methods.Train other internal company stakeholders on new workflows and functionality after appropriate scoping and development milestones are met.