UI/UX Development Architect - VP Citi

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Job Description

We are seeking a highly experienced and passionate Senior UI/UX Lead to take ownership of both user experience design and frontend architecture for our product suite. The ideal candidate will have a blend of strong design sensibility and deep technical expertise to create scalable, performant, and user-centric digital experiences. As the Senior UI/UX Lead, you will be responsible for leading design strategy, establishing UI architecture standards, guiding cross-functional teams, and playing a critical role in designing, developing, and maintaining high-quality software solutions. Your role will involve leading the end-to-end design and development process, including user research, prototyping, and final implementation. You will architect scalable, modular, and maintainable frontend solutions, drive UX strategy through data-backed insights, and build and maintain a design system to ensure consistency and accessibility. Additionally, you will be responsible for defining and enforcing frontend testing strategies, implementing observability practices, and developing robust, scalable applications. As the Senior UI/UX Lead, you will drive the adoption of modern engineering practices, advocate for automated testing and continuous monitoring, and ensure adherence to secure coding practices. You will collaborate with architects, product owners, and cross-functional teams to design scalable systems, mentor junior engineers, and lead technical discussions to provide guidance on modern software architectures. The ideal candidate should have 10+ years of experience in UI/UX design and frontend development, with at least 3 years in a leadership/UI architect role. Strong proficiency in JavaScript/TypeScript, React, Angular, or similar modern frameworks is required, along with a deep understanding of UI architecture, design patterns, and performance optimization techniques. Experience with user research, wireframing, prototyping tools, design systems, and accessibility guidelines is essential. Strong communication and collaboration skills, coupled with problem-solving abilities and an automation-first mindset, are also important for this role. Good-to-have skills include experience with event-driven architecture, distributed systems, caching solutions, trunk-based development, feature flags, and progressive delivery strategies. Familiarity with backend integration, GraphQL/REST APIs, frontend monitoring, and analytics tools is a plus, as well as exposure to modern cloud-native technologies. If you are someone with a disability and require a reasonable accommodation to use our search tools or apply for a career opportunity, please review Accessibility at Citi. For more information on Citi's EEO Policy Statement and the Know Your Rights poster, please visit the Citi website.,