UI/UX Designer

UI / UX Designer

Reston, VA

Who We Are:

Excelacom has a global presence in the consulting and technology solutions industry with a focus on Communications and Media providers. We collaborate with our clients to solve their complex business, technology and operational challenges through a combination of consulting expertise and telecom-focused solutions and products. Excelacom provides extensive experience in product development, IT consulting, telecom-focused software and managed services, as well as strategic management and thought leadership to steer our clients towards a successful business and technology transformation.

At Excelacom, we recognize that our most valuable asset is our people. We strive to create an environment where our employees can contribute their unique perspectives and grow individually and collectively. Our diverse and inclusive culture empowers our people to embrace their ideas and transform them into innovative solutions.

Who You Are:

This UI/UX Designer will be a successful UI/UX designer who possesses strong problem-solving abilities, an eye for detail, and proficiency in design tools and methodologies. The consultant should be able to collaborate closely with cross-functional teams, including developers and product managers, to translate user needs and business objectives into elegant and functional design solutions.

At the consultant level, you will also be expected to independently contribute ideas, recommendations, and solutions toward solving business challenges, construct key components of deliverables/presentations, and contribute to the development of Intellectual Capital (IC) and Marketing Collateral. You will serve as a team leader for individual work streams and acquire a comprehensive understanding of the firm’s expertise, product set, and capabilities. Most importantly, you will embrace our firm’s brand and core values.

ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Decompose key business problems to identify value areas and structure and implement complex technology solutions for the client.
• Create innovative and differentiated offerings, staying relevant and in sync with market demand and technology evolution.
• Deliver advisory services to Senior Management and above in support of technology-enabled business changes.
• Manage and deliver technology projects including application development, integration, data migration, testing, etc. for IT organizations.
• Meet with client staff on a daily basis to understand key issues with how they operate today and identify opportunities for improvement in their operations and technology landscape.
• Leverage Excelacom’s domestic and international assets and expertise to bring new ideas to clients.
• Support the development of improved capabilities in clients across business processes, people, and technology.
• Develop business cases and implementation roadmaps to support investment decisions.
• Provide project management and change management support on large- or small-scale transformation projects.
• Identify and qualify additional business opportunities.
• Prepare solutions and proposals and present to clients.
• Develop easy-to-use applications that enhance user experience and seamlessly integrate with client systems and tools.
• Collaborate closely with clients to optimize and customize interactive UI flows, utilizing current UX trends and capabilities.
• Conceptualize and develop a cohesive design ecosystem.
• Demonstrate strong visual and product design skills, showcasing expertise in color, composition, form, and storytelling in every task and project.
• Conduct qualitative and quantitative research to inform requirements and validate design decisions.
• Ensure a consistent and unified user experience across all platforms, utilizing industry-standard methodologies, user research, and style guides.
• Take a leadership role while remaining hands-on, adept at both strategic thinking and practical execution.
• Solve challenges by distilling complex data into actionable findings and objectives.
• Create dynamic prototypes and minimum viable products (MVPs), and implement scalable user testing processes to mitigate design risks early in the engineering phase.
• Maintain design systems and asset libraries in collaboration with the broader Brand, Content, and Design team to uphold visual consistency across products.
• Act as a liaison across multiple teams and disciplines, fostering a collaborative mindset and demonstrating expert communication skills.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Computer Science or related field.
• Prior consulting experience in an agile environment with a leading strategy firm, consulting practice, or consulting technology firm.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio).
• Highly collaborative, team-oriented with strong stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to lead project working groups and possesses strong facilitation and data gathering skills.
• Possess 5+ years of experience in UX interactive design, with a focus on customer-centered workflows.
• Have a passion for designing apps that are visually appealing, intuitive, and enhance user productivity.
• Demonstrate experience in building applications within telecommunications or media industries.
• Proficient in designing and prototyping using tools such as Adobe XD, Sketch, Figma, InVision, and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Self-motivated and quick to learn new skills and technologies, with a drive to innovate.
• Excellent communication skills, adept at written correspondence, leading discussions, and delivering functional demos.
• Familiarity with front-end web application frameworks like AngularJS and ReactJS.
• Experience working in large environments using configuration management tools such as Ansible, Chef, and Puppet.
• Skilled in solving diverse UX design challenges.
• Knowledge of Express.js and Node.js.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, agile environment.
• Familiarity with code versioning tools like GitLab.
• Advanced proficiency in wireframing and prototyping tools and methodologies.
• Proficient in UX design tools such as Balsamiq, InVision, Axure, Trello, Adobe XD, etc.
• Knowledgeable about HTML5, JavaScript, Node.js, MongoDB, Express.js, and Mongoose library.
• Ability to work seamlessly with cross-functional teams on delivery.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience in Telecommunications, Media, or Cable is highly preferred.
• Past success in generating new business with existing clients.
• Possess good time management skills.

Compensation and Benefits:

Our competitive salaries are just one component of Excelacom’s total compensation package for our regular full-time employees. Other rewards and benefits include health, vision, and dental insurance, ancillary benefits, Life and AD&D insurance, 401k, and generous paid time off policies.

EEO Statement:

Excelacom, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. Any decision affecting employment, compensation, promotion, or transfer will be based solely on personal qualifications and merit, regardless of sex, race, color, religion, gender identity, sexual orientation, marital status, national origin, disability, age, results of genetic testing, service in the military, pregnancy, childbirth or other related medical conditions or any other factor protected under applicable law.