[Remote] Senior UX Designer (UX/UI/Brand) (Remote, US-Based, Contractor)

Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Variate is a company that designs customer experiences aimed at building trust and driving measurable outcomes. They are seeking a Senior UX Designer to lead high-impact digital experiences for global brands, focusing on defining success metrics and delivering against them while collaborating with senior stakeholders. Responsibilities • Own the outcome - Lead major design initiatives from discovery to delivery. Define what success looks like, align teams around it, and deliver against clear business and customer metrics • Raise the bar - Set design standards that elevate entire teams. Every flow, component, and presentation reflects purpose, precision, and intent • Design for growth - Create experiences that convert, retain, and inspire. You measure your work in adoption, lift, and outcomes, not aesthetics • Collaborate as a peer - Work directly with senior strategists, product leaders, engineers, founders, and executives. No layers of account management. Mastery is expected, not coached • Move fast with discipline - Use AI as a force multiplier to accelerate exploration, synthesize insight, and compress delivery timelines without sacrificing quality Skills • 5+ years in UX or product design with clear, measurable business impact • Deep expertise in Figma, including systems, tokens, prototyping, and clean, scalable file architecture • A strong understanding of user motivation, business context, and how decisions actually get made • Clear, confident, and persuasive communication with senior stakeholders • Expect excellence from yourself and others and hold yourself accountable for outcomes • Built or scaled a design system that improved speed, consistency, or adoption • Led workshops that shaped product or business strategy • Mentored other designers to operate at a higher level • Partnered with a well-known national brand, global brand, or respected design agency to drive measurable impact Benefits • Consistent long-term contract work with contract-to-hire possibility • Remote - US-based / Flexible ET hours Company Overview • Variate is a design agency that offers design strategy and service design services. It was founded in 2009, and is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, with a workforce of 11-50 employees. Its website is https://www.variate.com.