Staff UX/UI Designer

The role

A Staff UX/UI Designer will define design strategy and lead quality for major client engagements. This person will own design system architecture, lead UX research strategy, and mentor designers on cross-functional teams.

What you will do

• Define design strategy and direction for major engagements
• Own design system architecture and governance
• Lead UX research strategy
• Champion AI-powered design workflows
• Drive design operations and process improvements
• Lead internal initiatives including marketing and business development
• Partner with leadership and clients on design direction
• Collaborate with engineers, strategists, and delivery leads
• Lead workshops, design sprints, and collaborative sessions
• Mentor junior and mid-level designers

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of professional UX/UI design experience with a strong product background
• Expert Figma proficiency with design system architecture experience
• Deep experience leading design systems at scale
• Deep UX research experience including research strategy and methodology selection
• Experience defining design strategy for complex products or engagements
• Experience presenting and influencing at the leadership and client level
• Track record of mentoring designers
• Strong experience with AI-assisted design tools
• Experience facilitating workshops, design sprints, and collaborative sessions

Nice to have

• Service design experience
• Design ops leadership
• Multi-platform design depth

Before you apply

• Applications from outside Colombia and Argentina will not be considered
• Offer of employment may be conditional upon successful completion of a background check

About the company

Robots & Pencils is an applied AI engineering firm building AI co-workers that integrate into enterprise operations. Founded in 2009, they have delivery centers in Canada, the United States, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.