We are seeking an experienced Freelance Senior UI Designer with a strong emphasis in Design Systems to support one of the most recognized and trusted names in financial services, a brand with deep roots in helping people plan, protect, and secure their futures. We are doing transformative digital product work with this client, shaping the ways that millions of people engage with their financial lives. This is a meaningful, high-visibility engagement where strong visual craft and systems-level thinking have a direct impact on real people at pivotal moments. This is a remote freelance role starting as soon as possible and running through December 23, 2026.
ROLE REQUIREMENTS
- Deliver high-quality UI design across digital product surfaces, with a strong grounding in user-centered design principles and a meticulous eye for craft
- Bring a strong UI sensibility and visual design expertise to digital product work, with complementary UX capabilities that inform and elevate your output
- Contribute to, maintain, and evolve sophisticated design systems, working confidently across components, tokens, patterns, variants, and states with a focus on scalability and consistency
- Develop and deliver high-fidelity prototypes and interactive experiences primarily utilizing Figma, with expert-level command of components, variants, auto layout, libraries, and prototyping capabilities
- Translate UX direction and wireframes into polished, pixel-precise designs that are both on-brand and highly usable
- Work both strategically and tactically, weighing tradeoffs and exploring multiple solution concepts across a complex ecosystem of digital products and services
- Adept at utilizing AI tools to inform and streamline the design process, from research to prototyping
- Collaborate closely with UX designers, product managers, strategists, and engineers to ensure design decisions are well-integrated and grounded in user needs
- Contribute to continuously raising the bar for design quality, process, and delivery standards within the engagement
QUALITIES AND CHARACTERISTICS
- A compelling portfolio of distinctive work demonstrating strong UI craft across digital products and services, with clear evidence of design systems experience
- Expert-level Figma skills, including advanced component management, variables, libraries, and design system architecture; Figma proficiency is a must
- Able to develop simple and elegant design solutions to complex design problems
- Comfortable working within complex and highly considered subject matter contexts
- Strong cross-functional collaboration skills, with experience partnering across UX, product, strategy, and engineering
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Fosters progressive and limitless thinking
Location & Commitment
- Remote (United States only)
- ASAP through December 23, 2026
- 40 hours/week
- Expected weekly compensation: 2,600 to 3,400
We believe great work happens when we're together, fostering creativity, collaboration, and connection. That's why we've adopted a hybrid approach including required in-office days. If you require accommodations or flexibility, please discuss this with the hiring team during the interview process.
