UX Strategist

Responsibilities Kforce has a client that is seeking a UX Strategist in Saint Louis, MO.Core Responsibilities: UX Strategist will work directly with Product and Business Leads to define long-term UX strategy for core products, ensuring design efforts drive measurable business impact Act as a lead in the UX space, providing guidance, mentorship, and constructive feedback to other designers, helping to elevate the overall quality and consistency of the team's output Champion the adoption and evolution of the design system, ensuring consistency, efficiency, and a unified experience across all touchpoints Can develop concepts from ideation to execution, with strong emphasis on product focus and data-driven decision-making Comfortable experimenting and iterating on ideas, leveraging web patterns and design frameworks to solve complex problems As a UX Strategist, you will welcome criticism, feedback, and can expertly defend design decisions for the good of the product and customer, acting as the voice of the user Love validating product designs with customers and utilizing qualitative and quantitative data to inform strategic direction Create wireframes, prototypes, and final designs, ensuring they meet a high bar for detail, accessibility, and user-centered design principles Skills 5+ years of experience in interaction design, user interface design, and user experience research, or a related field Proven experience leading or mentoring a team of designers and driving strategic UX initiatives across multiple product features Expert proficiency with Figma is required, including experience using and contributing to a centralized design system Strong command of visual design, interaction design, and information architecture, with a portfolio showcasing complex, shipped digital products and strategic thinking Extensive working knowledge of UI and Web Patterns and experience implementing and governing a design system Excellent communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence cross-functional teams, including Product Managers, Stakeholders, and Engineering Comfortable leading user research efforts and utilizing data to inform and validate strategic decisions Demonstrated ability to communicate and prototype interactions rapidly at all levels of fidelity Nice to have: Experience in the Online Learning industry, especially professional education, or Ecommerce is a significant plus The pay range is the lowest to highest compensation we reasonably in good faith believe we would pay at posting for this role. We may ultimately pay more or less than this range. Employee pay is based on factors like relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, location, performance, union contract and business needs. This range may be modified in the future. We offer comprehensive benefits including medical/dental/vision insurance, HSA, FSA, 401(k), and life, disability & ADD insurance to eligible employees. Salaried personnel receive paid time off. Hourly employees are not eligible for paid time off unless required by law. Hourly employees on a Service Contract Act project are eligible for paid sick leave. Note: Pay is not considered compensation until it is earned, vested and determinable. The amount and availability of any compensation remains in Kforce's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified in its discretion consistent with the law. This job is not eligible for bonuses, incentives or commissions. Kforce is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran status, or disability status. By clicking "Apply Today" you agree to receive calls, AI-generated calls, text messages or emails from Kforce and its affiliates, and service providers. Note that if you choose to communicate with Kforce via text messaging the frequency may vary, and message and data rates may apply. Carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages. You will always have the right to cease communicating via text by using key words such as STOP. Kforce is a professional staffing services firm offering Technology and Finance & Accounting jobs with top employers nationwide. We specialize in providing contract, contract-to-hire and direct placement opportunities, with over 50 years of experience in the staffing industry. Kforce offers many consultants comprehensive benefits depending on employment status, including medical, dental, 401(K), life insurance and disability. Our vision is to be "the firm most respected by those we serve."

Created: 2026-03-17