Position Title Principal UX Designer
Position Description Protingent Staffing has an exciting direct-hire opportunity for a Principal UX Designer.
Job Responsibilities
UX Strategy & Leadership
Define and drive the UX vision and design strategy for enterprise-scale healthcare products
Break down complex systems and workflows into understandable, solvable user experiences
Clearly articulate design decisions, trade-offs, and rationale when presenting to senior leadership and executives
Serve as a design thought leader, elevating UX standards and best practices across teams
End-to-End Product Design
Lead the full design lifecycle: discovery, research, ideation, prototyping, validation, and delivery
Produce high-quality visual and interaction design for mobile-first responsive web experiences
Design and refine micro-interactions and motion behaviors that improve clarity, feedback, and delight
Rapidly iterate in environments with changing priorities, incomplete data, and evolving constraints
Design Systems & Tooling
Own and evolve scalable Figma design systems, tokens, including components, patterns, and documentation
Advanced use of Figma, including variables, auto-layout, and system architecture
Apply design token principles to ensure consistency across platforms and implementations
Accessibility & Quality
Design and validate experiences that meet WCAG accessibility standards
Data-Informed & Measurable Design
Create hypotheses, design experiments, and run user testing and usability QA to validate outcomes
Collaborate with Product and Analytics to use product analytics to inform, validate, and refine design decisions
Define and document analytics tagging points, event names, and data-analytics-id elements directly within design specifications
Validate analytics instrumentation pre-release to ensure correctness and usability of downstream data
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Work closely with Technical Product Managers, Engineers, and Analytics partners to align design, technical feasibility, and business goals
Contribute design considerations to product briefs and PRDs, ensuring UX requirements are explicit and testable
Job Qualifications
10+ years of professional UX design experience, including significant time at a principal or lead designer level
Demonstrated success designing mobile-first consumer or enterprise applications at scale
Strong portfolio showing systems thinking, visual excellence, and measurable impact
Advanced proficiency in Figma (components, variables, auto-layout, design system architecture)
Deep experience with design systems and cross-platform consistency
Proven ability to:
Communicate complex ideas clearly to senior stakeholders
Operate effectively in ambiguous, fast-moving environments
Drive work independently from concept through delivery
Working knowledge of WCAG accessibility standards
Experience using product analytics and user testing to inform design decisions and validate outcomes
Hands-on experience with user research, usability testing, and iterative validation
Experience partnering closely with analytics teams on event design and validation
Ability to influence leadership on long-term product and experience strategy
Strong systems thinking with an interest in how design decisions affect platform evolution and lifecycle value
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. for any employer without the need for sponsorship
Preferred Job Qualifications
Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries
Familiarity with mobile motion design principles and interaction animation
Job Details
Job Type: Direct Hire
Salary Range: $177,500–$222,500
Location: Redmond, WA or Remote
Must be a U.S. Citizen or Green Card holder
About Protingent Protingent is an award-winning provider of top-tier Engineering and IT talent, trusted by companies at the forefront of innovation—from Software and Aerospace to AI, Clean Tech, Medical Devices, and Connected Technologies. We’re passionate about making a positive impact by connecting exceptional talent with meaningful opportunities and helping our clients build the future.
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