Job Description

Hello There,

Wish you a Happy Wednesday,

My name is Yashmita, and I am a Technical Recruiter at Kanak IT Services LLC. I am reaching out to you regarding the following job opportunity. If you are interested, kindly reply to this email yashmita@kanakits.com with your updated resume.

• JOB TITLE: UX DESIGNER AND RESEARCHER
• DURATION: STARTS ON A MINIMUM OF 3-6 MONTHS CONTRACT (THIS WILL BE EXTENDED NEXT YEAR)
• LOCATION: FULLY ONSITE IN JUPITER FLORIDA
• MODE OF INTERVIEW: 1ST ROUND VIRTUAL, WITH POSSIBILITY OF ONSITE 2ND ROUND.
• MUST HAVE A LINKEDIN. MUST HAVE A FLORIDA ADDRESS
• GREAT COMMUNICATION SKILL IS A MUST.
• MUST HAVE A PORTFOLIO OF DESIGNS
• MUST HAVE WORKED ON MULTI PLATFORM (MOBILE, WEB, AND AI INCORPORATED DESIGNS)

Overview:

We're seeking a UX Specialist skilled in both research and design to support our work management workstream team. You'll help drive AI-enabled enhancements in our custom enterprise platform by coordinating with product leaders, stakeholders, and end-users. You'll conduct research, define requirements, design solutions, and hand off to development teams using our design system and Figma. Familiarity with AI use cases (classification, reinforcement learning, and LLMs) is desirable.

Key Responsibilities:

• Plan and conduct user research (interviews, contextual inquiries, surveys, usability testing) to uncover user needs, pain points, and success criteria within the work management domain.
• Translate research findings into actionable artifacts: problem statements, user journeys, personas, scenarios, requirements, and success metrics.
• Collaborate with product leaders, stakeholders, and end-users to define direction, prioritize features, and build a product-ready design backlog.
• Create UX designs across information architecture, flows, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes using the company design system and Figma.
• Ensure consistency with the design system; contribute to its evolution as needed.
• Facilitate design reviews and smooth handoffs to development; deliver developer-ready specs, assets, and guidelines.
• Explore AI-enabled features and use cases (classification, reinforcement learning, LLMs) to improve user outcomes; translate AI concepts into practical UX patterns.
• Partner with product, engineering, data science, and QA to validate designs and acceptance criteria; participate in user acceptance testing.
• Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs to stakeholders; manage timelines and deliverables.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Science, or related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• 3+ years of experience in UX design and user research, with a strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end UX workflow from research to design handoff.
• Proficiency in Figma and a solid understanding of design systems, information architecture, interaction design, and usability principles.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills; ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams.
• On-site availability at Jupiter West five days a week (M-F, 8:00 AM 5:00 PM).

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience designing for enterprise/work management platforms.
• Familiarity with AI concepts and use cases (classification, reinforcement learning, LLMs) and how to translate them into user-friendly UX patterns.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG) and inclusive design practices.
• Experience with design tokens and scalable design processes.

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