Senior UI​/UX Designer

Clover Consulting has a direct client in Grand Rapids, MI in need of a Senior UI/UX Designer for a 6+ months contract. This is an On‑Site role. The job details are below. Qualified candidates, please provide resume. Thank you!

Senior UI/UX Designer

Contract: W2– Candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. on a W2 basis.
Duration: 6 months with possible multi‑year extension/s
Pay: $55‑60/hr
Hours: Monday‑Friday, 40hrs. 8‑5pm, On‑Site
Location: Grand Rapids, MI;
Considering local candidates only

As a Senior Designer, you will turn ambiguous problems into shipped, measurable outcomes. You lead the design for a product or pod, bridging the gap between user needs, business strategy and engineering feasibility. You raise the bar for the entire design organization.

• Strategic Discovery: Lead discovery to define problems and user needs. Translate insights into clear product opportunities and testable hypotheses.
• End‑to‑End Execution: Design high‑quality accessible interfaces (Web/iOS/Android) and user flows that move the needle on KPI's like activation and task success.
• AI‑Augmented Workflow: Leverage generative AI tools to accelerate ideation, automate repetitive tasks and synthesize large‑scale research data.
• System Ownership: Evolve our design system (tokens, components, patterns); drive adoption and governance across platforms with "accessibility by default."
• Technical
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Partner deeply with Engineering and PM's to refine requirements, navigate technical constraints and ensure high‑quality Design QA.
• Leadership & Mentorship: Elevate team standards through critiques and documented decision‑making; mentor mid/junior designers in craft and strategy.

• Product Thinking: Ability to link design decisions directly to business models and success metrics (CSAT, North Star metrics).
• Expert‑level proficiency in Figma, including Auto Layout 6.0, Multi‑mode Variables (for theming, localization, and accessibility), and logic‑driven prototyping using conditional variables and expressions to simulate production‑ready app behavior.
• AI Literacy:
  Proficiency in AI‑driven design tools (Figma, AI/Make) for rapid wire framing and UI exploration.
• Research Synthesis:
  Ability to use AI tools (e.g. Co‑Pilot) to distill user interviews and feedback into actionable themes.
• Universal Design:
  Deep knowledge of WCAG 2.2 standards and ethical design patterns.
• Communicate strong evidence‑based points of view, seek out critique and feedback to strengthen designs.