[Hiring] Principal UX Designer @Banyan Software

Role Description

We are seeking a Principal UX Designer — Enterprise Modernization to serve as the design authority within our AI-powered Application Modernization Factory. This is not a heads-down design execution role. You will define UX patterns, standards, and modernization approaches that scale across 100+ enterprise software applications.

• Influence product owners, embedded engineering teams, and external design agencies.
• Bring systems thinking, pragmatism, and speed to complex, constraint-heavy modernization efforts.
• Lead the transformation of legacy enterprise applications into intuitive, scalable, and modern experiences using AI-assisted design workflows.
• Partner closely with elite engineering teams, including Forward Deployed Engineers (FDEs) and the Principal Engineer & Technical Architect.
• Drive transitional UI/UX flows that accommodate incremental modernization while improving usability and aesthetics.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in UX/UI design, with significant experience in enterprise B2B applications.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating before-and-after modernization projects or successful redesigns of complex legacy systems with an emphasis on data-heavy B2B applications.
• Expert fluency in modern design and prototyping tools (Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch).
• Demonstrated, daily AI-assisted design workflow using tools like Figma AI, ChatGPT, Midjourney, etc.
• Comfortable collaborating with developers and understanding front-end frameworks (e.g., React, Angular, NextJS).
• Deep understanding of responsive design principles, accessibility standards (WCAG), and usability testing methodologies.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills across cross-functional teams.

Requirements

• Define and enforce UX patterns, design systems, and modernization standards across multiple applications and teams.
• Drive the user experience redesign of outdated legacy system interfaces, applying modern usability and accessibility principles.
• Utilize AI-assisted tools for rapid prototyping, wireframing, visual exploration, and design acceleration.
• Design transitional UX flows and patterns that support an incremental modernization approach.
• Develop and maintain responsive, accessible, and scalable design systems.
• Collaborate closely with engineering, product, and business teams to ensure visual consistency and alignment of modernization efforts.

Preferred Skills (A Plus)

• Familiarity with the challenges of large-scale application re-platforming projects.
• A pragmatic, problem-solving mindset in complex, constraint-heavy environments.
• Experience or familiarity with modern development practices (Agile, DevSecOps).

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities regardless of any protected characteristic.
• Support for an inclusive workplace where associates excel based on personal merit, qualifications, experience, ability, and job performance.