A UX Team Member at UWM is passionate about creating elegant experiences that align business goals with user's needs. You will work with business stakeholders and the UX Team to create the best possible user experience. This position will allow you to have wide reaching influence over the relationship between our users and UWM.

• Leverages business understanding, complex data points, system dependencies and layering to assist in the design of complex enterprise solutions.
• Conduct user research to understand user needs
• Meet with business stakeholders to understand business requirements
• Create reports and present findings to stakeholders
• Create wireframes/mock ups
• Stewardship of the United Design System

Required:

• Ability to assess visual, interactive, and experiential design quality and be able to clearly articulate those reasons to technical and non-technical team members
• Experience with modern design tools (E.g. Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, Figma)
• Able to support problem solving efforts.
• Demonstrates good soft skills and relationship management aptitude including interpersonal communication skills
• Two to four years of validated UX experience with evidence of demonstrating UX best practices to support design initiatives.
• Demonstrates basic levels of skill, knowledge, and application of advanced UX methodologies and principles (e.g., UX strategy, content strategy, UX maturity management, etc.).
• Able to produce useful artifacts and reference materials to support design initiatives (e.g., point-of-view decks, wireframes, prototypes, mockups, live demos, etc.).
• Ability to work 100% on-site in Pontiac, Michigan.

Preferred:

• Degree in Human Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Interaction Design or equivalent experience
• Knowledge of creating / maintaining design systems / style guides / pattern libraries
• Experience with User Testing/Research
• Experience with managing/analyzing user data
• Experience with mobile UX best practices
• Working knowledge of HTML and CSS
• Experience with technical writing

Ready to join thousands of talented team members who are making the dream of home ownership possible for more Americans? It’s all happening on UWM’s campus, where our award-winning workplace packs plenty of perks and amenities that keep the atmosphere buzzing with energy and excitement.

 

It’s no wonder that out of our six pillars, People Are Our Greatest Asset is number one. It’s at the very heart of how we treat each other, our clients and our community. Whether it’s providing elite client service or continuously striving to improve, our pillars provide a pathway to a more successful personal and professional life.

 

From the team member that holds a door open to the one that helps guide your career, you’ll feel the encouragement and support on day one. No matter your race, creed, gender, age, sexual orientation and ethnicity, you’ll be welcomed here. Accepted here. And empowered to Be You Here.

 

More reasons you’ll love working here include:

• Paid Time Off (PTO) after just 30 days
• Additional parental and maternity leave benefits after 12 months
• Adoption reimbursement program
• Paid volunteer hours
• Paid training and career development
• Medical, dental, vision and life insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Mortgage discount and area business discounts
• Free membership to our large, state-of-the-art fitness center, including exercise classes such as yoga and Zumba, various sports leagues and a full-size basketball court
• Wellness area, including an in-house primary-care physician’s office, full-time massage therapist and hair salon 
• Gourmet cafeteria featuring homemade breakfast and lunch
• Convenience store featuring healthy grab-and-go snacks
• In-house Starbucks and Dunkin
• Indoor/outdoor café with Wi-Fi

All the above duties and responsibilities are essential job functions subject to reasonable accommodation and change. All job requirements listed indicate the minimum level of knowledge, skills and/or ability deemed necessary to perform the job proficiently. Team members may be required to perform other or different job-related duties as requested by their team lead, subject to reasonable accommodation. This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise. Employment with UWM is "at-will." UWM is an Equal Opportunity Employer. By selecting “Apply for this job online” you provide consent to UWM to record phone call conversations between you and UWM to be used for quality control purposes.