Senior UI UX Designer (34658)

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.

RESPONSIBILITIES

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 med/junior designers in craft and strategy.

REQUIRED SKILLS

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 wireframing 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.