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Task Lead, UX/UI Custom Applications (Remote Eligible)

Annual Salary Range: $130,000.00 - $160,000.00

Work-Site Type: Remote

ORNL offers a flexible work environment that supports both the organization and the employee. This position is considered remote-eligible for ORNL in pre-approved locations.

Note about pay range: Please note that the pay range information is a general guideline only. Salary for this position will be commensurate with the final candidate’s qualifications and experience.

We are only able to consider Lawful Permanent Residents (US citizens and Green Card holders) at this time for this position.

Overview: We're hiring an experienced, motivated, and highly organized UX/UI Custom Applications Task Lead to join our team! In this leadership role, you’ll guide a talented group of designers and researchers, ensuring the delivery of high-quality, user-centered solutions aligned with lab priorities.

Major Duties/Responsibilities:

1. Oversee new work intake, manage the backlog, and coordinate project schedules to streamline workflows and ensure strategic prioritization.
2. Facilitate weekly planning sessions and WIP reviews to ensure progress, alignment, and quality.
3. Allocate tasks to designers and researchers, balancing workloads and optimizing resource utilization.
4. Partner with cross-functional leadership to align on priorities, shared goals, process, and strategic initiatives.
5. Report on project status, progress, and challenges to ensure transparency, accountability, and alignment with goals.
6. Ensure the team’s output aligns with lab priorities while maintaining exceptional quality and consistency.
7. Champion user-centered design and prioritize accessibility throughout the design lifecycle.
8. Establish and enforce standards for usability, accessibility, and design system integration to maintain high-quality outcomes.
9. Deliver ORNL’s mission by aligning behaviors, priorities, and interactions with our core values of Impact, Integrity, Teamwork, Safety, and Service.

Basic Qualifications:

1. A BS degree in human-computer interaction, psychology, sociology, or a related field of study and eight (8) to twelve (12) years of aligned professional experience is required for consideration.
2. Proven experience leading design/UX teams, coordinating workstreams, and managing priorities.
3. Portfolio showcasing leadership in design, team collaboration, and impactful project outcomes.
4. Expertise in Figma and user-centered design methodologies.
5. Strong foundation in design principles, interaction design, responsive design, typography, and accessibility.
6. Skilled in designing responsive, web-based interfaces and collaborating with developers on implementation.
7. Exceptional communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders and foster consensus.
8. Experience working in agile development environments is a plus.

Visa sponsorship: Visa sponsorship is not available for this position.

Benefits at ORNL: ORNL offers competitive pay and benefits programs to attract and retain dedicated people, including medical and retirement plans, flexible work hours, and employee amenities.

Having difficulty using the online application system or need an accommodation to apply due to a disability? Please email: ORNLRecruiting@ornl.gov.

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ORNL is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants, including individuals with disabilities and protected veterans, are encouraged to apply. UT-Battelle is an E-Verify employer.