What are the responsibilities and job description for the UX Designer position at GLG?
We're looking for a motivated UX Designer to join our team and help shape user experiences across multiple products and platforms. This is an exciting opportunity to contribute to a global company and impact over a million users while growing your skills in user-centered design.
At our company, we have a strong collaborative culture between product, design, and engineering—we believe the best solutions come from cross-functional teamwork. You'll work closely with Product Managers and Engineers to craft intuitive, effective, and accessible experiences that balance user needs with business goals.
What You'll Do:
- Work with Product Managers, Engineers, and other Designers to create user-friendly, scalable experiences.
- Support research efforts, including user interviews and usability testing, to gather insights that inform design decisions.
- Create pixel-perfect wireframes, prototypes, and user flows to communicate design ideas effectively.
- Advocate for users by ensuring designs are accessible, intuitive, and aligned with user needs.
- Contribute to and maintain design systems for consistency across products.
- Use data and feedback to iterate and improve designs over time.
- Present design solutions and rationale to team members and stakeholders.
- Stay current with UX trends, tools, and best practices to continuously improve your craft.
What We're Looking For:
- 2–5 years of experience in UX design with a strong foundation in user-centered design principles.
- Bachelor's degree in design, Technology, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.
- UX certifications from Nielsen Norman Group, Google, or IxDF are a plus.
- Experience designing for B2B or enterprise platforms is a bonus but not required.
- Proficiency with industry-standard design tools such as Figma, with strong attention to detail and a keen eye for design consistency.
- Creative problem-solving skills, with the ability to balance user, business, and technical needs.
- A collaborative mindset, able to work effectively within teams while also being comfortable working independently.
- A strong understanding of accessibility best practices and how to design inclusive experiences.
- Familiarity with agile and lean UX methodologies is a plus.
- Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and rationale.
- A passion for crafting intuitive, engaging experiences that make products more enjoyable and efficient for users.
- A portfolio that showcases your UX process, from research and problem definition to design solutions and final outcomes.
Additional Details:
- This role is based in New York; candidates must be located in or willing to relocate to the area.
- We are not offering sponsorship at this time; candidates must be authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship.
This role is ideal for designers who are eager to grow, take on new challenges, and thrive in a highly collaborative environment. If you're passionate about user experience and want to make a real impact alongside a strong product, design, and engineering team, we'd love to hear from you!
About GLG / Gerson Lehrman Group
GLG is the world's insight network. Our clients rely on GLG's global team to connect with powerful insight across fields from our network of approximately 1 million experts (and the hundreds of new experts we recruit every day).
We serve thousands of the world's best businesses, from Fortune 500 corporations to leading technology companies to professional services firms and financial institutions. We connect our clients to the world's largest and most varied source of first-hand expertise, including executives, scientists, academics, former public-sector leaders, and the foremost subject matter specialists.
GLG's industry-leading compliance framework allows clients to learn in a structured, auditable, and transparent way, consistent with their own internal compliance obligations and the highest professional ethical standards. Our compliance standards are a major competitive differentiator and key component of the company's culture.
To learn more, visit www.GLGinsights.com.
Gerson Lehrman Group, Inc. ("GLG") is an equal opportunity employer and will not discriminate against any employee or applicant on the basis of age, race, religion, color, marital status, disability, gender, national origin, sexual orientation, veteran status, or any classification protected by federal, state, or local law.
