UX Product Designer, Professional (Hybrid - 3 Days in Office)

$90,000 - $134,000/Yr

Freddie Mac - Mclean, VA

Full-time - Mid Level

Hybrid - Mclean, VA

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About the position

At Freddie Mac, you will do important work to build a better housing finance system and you'll be part of a team helping to make homeownership and rental housing more accessible and affordable across the nation. We are looking for a UX Product Design Professional to join our team of UX Product Designers in developing intuitive web applications through collaboration with developers, product owners, and business partners. This role requires a pragmatic designer with a user-centered, data-informed approach, along with the ability to drive effective design solutions with guidance. The ideal candidate will possess an understanding of design methodologies, enterprise software, and sophisticated user experiences! Note: Applications without portfolios will not be considered.

Responsibilities

• Be responsible for the end-to-end design process, ensuring timely, detailed, and polished results.
• Define use cases and Product Design requirements; create interaction flows, wireframes, mockups, interactive prototypes, and design specifications.
• Provide interactive prototype experiences that efficiently communicate ideas, workflows, and component functionality to partners.
• Collaborate with developers to ensure that design and implementation align with business objectives and identified UX solutions, while also identifying future improvement opportunities.
• Provide design guidance for applications, considering dependencies and integration across the enterprise.
• Seek peer reviews to establish and uphold design standards.
• Demo designs and concepts to multi-functional partners throughout the organization.
• Contribute to continual refinement of the Design System.
• Foster collaboration to drive value, identify, and resolve impediments.
• Lead multiple projects under guided supervision.
• Advocate for UX Product Design practices by empathizing with and understanding user needs.

Requirements

• 2-4+ years of experience, a degree in UX Design or related field, or equivalent work experience.
• Proficiency in prototyping tools such as Justinmind, Figma, or other interactive/rapid prototyping tools.
• Knowledge of Angular, React, HTML, CSS, Agile Methodologies in Jira, and product design processes.
• Experience collaborating with developers.
• Understanding of fundamental design principles and experience with rapid prototyping.
• Collaborative skills for cross-team work with various teams and fields.
• Ability to communicate design concepts clearly and persuasively to customers.
• Experience in structuring and implementing design initiatives at scale.
• Skills in creating, evaluating, and modifying prototypes for software application development.
• Proficient in developing and applying software design/usability processes.
• Capable of providing usability evaluation and support to product development teams.
• Ability to articulate user needs and design solutions.
• Strong attention to detail, organizational skills, and communication abilities.

Nice-to-haves

• Strong, confident personality.
• Excellent collaboration and communication skills.
• Ability to independently multi-task and prioritize.
• Highly adaptable and eager to learn.
• Above and beyond attention to design and interaction details, especially in prototyping.
• Ability to present to audiences across all organizational levels.
• Deep curiosity and eagerness to continuously learn new trends and implement new ideas.
• Ability to implement processes and follow through on tasks.
• Passion for prototyping and incorporating feedback.
• Proactively address issues before someone brings to your attention.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation and market-leading benefit programs.
• Annual incentive program eligibility.