User Interface/User Experience Lead

Role

We are hiring a Senior User Interface/User Experience Lead to be the primary designer in Hyderabad for Trailhead’s Slack, web, and mobile (iOS/Android) experiences. This is a senior individual contributor role: hands-on in Figma, owning end-to-end design while partnering closely with product managers and engineers and representing design in cross-functional settings.

Key Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end design for Trailblazer Community Slack and web experiences, Trailhead Slack surfaces, and Trailhead GO mobile apps (iOS and Android).
• Partner with PMs and engineers from discovery through delivery to shape flows, interactions, and UI details.
• Translate complex requirements into simple, usable experiences that scale across platforms.
• Design within and across multiple design systems (Slack patterns, iOS Human Interface Guidelines, Android Material Design) and apply design system rigor for consistency and accessibility.
• Deliver high-quality interaction design with clear information hierarchy and thoughtful motion where appropriate.
• Maintain accessibility and inclusive design principles across work.
• Make final design decisions for owned work, align with partners, and resolve most issues directly.
• Use AI-assisted or code-based prototyping tools (e.g., vibe coding, generative tools, lightweight environments) to accelerate exploration, test interactivity, and demonstrate feasibility.

Collaboration & Communication

• Work independently with the local Hyderabad team while regularly aligning with US-based design partners.
• Represent design in cross-functional meetings, reviews, and ceremonies.
• Share progress through Figma files, async updates, documentation, and presentations.
• Leverage research and analytics to inform design decisions and validate solutions.

Minimum Qualifications

• 7+ years designing and shipping real products across web and/or mobile.
• Proven ownership of end-to-end shipped experiences.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating design system application at scale, thoughtful interaction design, cross-platform consistency, and native mobile design (iOS and/or Android).
• Expert-level proficiency in Figma.
• Strong working knowledge of Adobe Illustrator and Photoshop.
• Comfortable creating interactive prototypes; familiarity with lightweight code-based prototyping is a plus.

Preferred / Nice-to-Have

• Motion design experience (After Effects or similar).
• Experience designing for platform-native environments and Slack-based environments.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted generative tools and vibe coding for prototyping and demos.

Ways of Working & Role Expectations

• Operate independently with high ownership and minimal day-to-day direction.
• Confidently present work and influence decisions through clear rationale.
• Navigate ambiguity and move forward with incomplete information.
• Lead projects from problem framing through delivery and influence outcomes within product areas.
• This role is focused on leading individual projects and surfaces; it does not include people management at present.