Sr Designer - UX

United's Digital Technology team is comprised of many talented individuals all working together with cutting-edge technology to build the best airline in the history of aviation. Our team designs, develops and maintains massively scaling technology solutions brought to life with innovative architectures, data analytics, and digital solutions.

Responsibilities

🎨 Craft intuitive, usable, and visually excellent interactions: Design interaction models that balance clarity, usability, and visual refinement, enabling users to navigate confidently across products and touchpoints.
🌐 Design inclusive, cohesive omnichannel experiences: Ensure interaction patterns, visual language, and behaviors remain consistent and seamless across platforms, devices, and channels to support a unified end-to-end experience.
🔄 Define interaction and motion patterns: Establish how interfaces behave — from micro-interactions to complex flows — using motion, hierarchy, and visual cues to enhance comprehension, feedback, and overall usability.
🎥 Prototype to explore, communicate, and validate: Build high-fidelity prototypes, interaction studies, and storyboards that bring behavior and visual design to life, supporting rapid usability testing and alignment with partners.
🤝 Elevate product quality through cross-functional collaboration: Work closely with product designers, engineers, and marketing to ensure interaction, usability, and visual design come together seamlessly in production.
🎨 Contribute to the design system: Work with Atmos team to not only use but also contribute visual patterns, and motion principles that promote usability, accessibility, consistency, and world-class design craft across the ecosystem.

Skills

Bachelor’s degree is manditory
4+ years of experience in UI/UX design
Portfolio with case studies showing process, decisions, and business or customer impact
Abreast of emerging UI trends, tools, and technologies
Proficiency using digital design and prototyping tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.)
Experience applying WCAG accessibility standards to designs
Proven effectiveness in working as a member in cross-functional teams which include business analysts, designers, researchers, developers, and product owners
Experience with Agile and/or lean philosophy and methods
Design experience for both web and mobile platforms
A user-centered approach in design perspective and practice
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Positive attitude and be able to work effectively in a team
Ability to manage multiple efforts and adapt to changing priorities, while maintaining high attention to detail
Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively

Benefits

💰 The base pay range for this role is $87,780.00 to $114,376.00
💼 The base salary range/hourly rate listed is dependent on job-related, factors such as experience, education, and skills
💵 This position is also eligible for bonus and/or long-term incentive compensation awards
🏥 You may be eligible for the following competitive benefits: medical, dental, vision, life, accident & disability, parental leave, employee assistance program, commuter, paid holidays, paid time off, 401(k) and flight privileges

Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree is manditory
4+ years of experience in UI/UX design
Portfolio with case studies showing process, decisions, and business or customer impact
Abreast of emerging UI trends, tools, and technologies
Proficiency using digital design and prototyping tools (Figma, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.)
Experience applying WCAG accessibility standards to designs
Proven effectiveness in working as a member in cross-functional teams which include business analysts, designers, researchers, developers, and product owners
Experience with Agile and/or lean philosophy and methods
Design experience for both web and mobile platforms
A user-centered approach in design perspective and practice
Excellent verbal and written communication skills
Positive attitude and be able to work effectively in a team
Ability to manage multiple efforts and adapt to changing priorities, while maintaining high attention to detail
Ability to solve problems creatively and effectively

Company

United Airlines

Location: Chicago, IL

Job Type: Full-time

Salary: $87.8k - $114.4k yearly

Arrangement: Onsite

Category: Mid-Senior Level

Term: Full-time

Company Website: United Airlines Jobs

Application: United Airlines Jobs