CareerPlan

Senior Experience Design Lead - Surety

CT - Hartford, USFull-time$120k–$199k2026-10-22 → 2026-11-10
No visa sponsorship

Core

Lead a small team of designers and drive research/design for high-impact initiatives including business transformation and AI-enabled capabilities for commercial surety and construction services.

Role type

Senior IC experience design lead (strategy & delivery)

Builds

Unified, inclusive experiences for customers, agents, and employees within the One Surety Value Stream

Domain

Insurance (Surety & Construction Services) + Experience Design

Deliverable

product features

Required skills

Experience design strategy, user research, information architecture, interaction design, service design, accessibility (WCAG), design systems, AI-enabled product design, prototyping, usability testing

Preferred skills

Design thinking, stakeholder presentation, facilitation, Agile methodology, Human-Centered Design Double Diamond

Technologies

Figma, Axe, screen readers

Responsibilities

Provide design leadership and domain expertise across initiatives; lead research and design of solutions; plan and execute qualitative user research and usability testing; guide collaborative activities with partners; communicate design direction and rationale; drive application of accessibility standards; apply design system and Agile methodology; leverage experience strategy to enhance business outcomes; provide day-to-day guidance and mentorship to a small team; ensure alignment with brand guidelines; manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with team leadership