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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # User Experience Lead - **Company:** MRI Software LLC - **Location:** Cleveland, OH, United States - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Artificial Intelligence, Interaction Design, Program Design Languages, Rapid Prototyping Process, Website Wireframe, Enterprise Software Applications - **Published:** June 29, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=0ac7bf6ba2836253 ## About the Role Do you have experience in UX design project leadership?, * Demonstrated ability to own end-to-end UX quality across a major initiative or product family, with accountability for outcomes. * Experience coordinating design work across multiple designers or workstreams - breaking down work, managing dependencies, unblocking delivery. * Strong mentorship track record; able to develop designer capability, build confidence, and lead critique culture. * Balances hands-on design contribution with initiative-level coordination and stakeholder alignment simultaneously. * Sets the standard for design communication across the initiative - from critique and feedback to stakeholder alignment and delivery trade-offs. Preferred Qualifications * Experience running design programs or initiatives spanning multiple teams or product areas. * History of improving team delivery practices - review cadence, critique quality, handoff consistency. * Experience working within or enforcing design system governance across teams. * Familiarity with AI-enabled design workflows and experience governing their responsible use. * Experience with resource planning or capacity management for a design function. Success Measures * Initiatives deliver high-quality UX outcomes on time with reduced rework. * Teams move faster due to clear direction, strong reviews, and effective work coordination. * Design capability increases through mentorship and strong feedback loops. ## Description User Experience (UX) roles design and validate user-centered experiences for complex enterprise software. Across levels, the work spans discovery (research and synthesis), design (information architecture, interaction design, prototyping), documentation (wireframes/specifications), and validation (usability testing and iteration). AI is used to accelerate evidence capture, synthesis, ideation, and delivery-while maintaining responsible, transparent, and user-trustworthy outcomes. Core Work Domains * Discovery & Research (plan, conduct, synthesize) * Design & Prototyping (flows, IA, interactions, prototypes) * Documentation & Handoff (specs, annotations, acceptance criteria support) * Validation (usability testing, iteration, quality verification) * Standards (accessibility, consistency, design system usage) * AI Acceleration (synthesis, ideation, workflow automation with guardrails) Level Scope & Accountability * Scope: Major initiatives and cross-team delivery outcomes. * Design Responsibility: final UX quality gate for initiative; owns delivery trade-offs with product/engineering partners. * Typical experience guidance: 7-12+ years with proven initiative ownership and mentorship., * Define, ensure alignment, and communicate a shared UX vision across the initiative or product family, bringing together multiple workstreams into a cohesive experience direction. * Drive throughput: break down work, assign/coordinate across designers, and manage delivery dependencies. * Provide final design review and quality gate across the initiative; ensure consistency and accessibility. * Contribute hands-on to complex/high-risk areas; unblock delivery as needed. * Mentor heavily: coaching, critique leadership, skill development and confidence building. * Lead adoption of AI-enabled workflows for the initiative while enforcing quality guardrails. AI & Innovation Expectations Lead adoption * Lead adoption of AI-enabled workflows across the initiative. Identify high-value opportunities to accelerate delivery through AI while maintaining the quality and coherence of the user experience. * Actively encourage the team to use AI tools for realistic prototyping; ensure this capability is supported, practiced, and evaluated as part of the initiative's design workflow. Enforce quality * Define and enforce guardrails for AI use within the team - what requires human review, what can be AI-accelerated, and what should not be AI-assisted. Hold the quality gate on AI-assisted work that ships. Develop capability * Coach and develop team AI fluency. Ensure designers have the skills and judgment to use AI tools responsibly and effectively - not just efficiently. Responsible use * Maintain accountability for AI-assisted work across the initiative. 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