Senior Design Lead
India
Job Description
Senior Design Lead
Chennai, Tamil Nadu

Job Summary

Senior UX/UI Designer

  • Work autonomously and resolve ambiguous, complex design risks involving user needs, business goals, accessibility, technical feasibility, and cross-team dependencies.
  • Set the UX and UI direction for complex website and application initiatives, defining design priorities, quality criteria, and approaches for validating outcomes.
  • Lead research and synthesize qualitative and quantitative evidence, including conflicting stakeholder input, into clear product and design decisions.
  • Lead the design of complex responsive journeys and interaction patterns, balancing usability, consistency, accessibility, privacy, and delivery constraints.
  • Guide the evolution and governance of design systems, including reusable components, patterns, documentation, and accessibility standards.
  • Define usability-evaluation approaches and use appropriate research findings and product measures to assess and improve delivered experiences.
  • Mentor and guide designers through design reviews, technical decisions, feedback, and knowledge sharing; establish practical team standards.
  • Guide developer handoff and review implementation to resolve design, usability, and accessibility gaps before release.
  • Guide appropriate use of AI-assisted design tools and review generated outputs for quality, user impact, accessibility, privacy, and unsupported assumptions; shape AI-enabled experiences when relevant.

 

Key Responsibilities

  • University degree, preferably in interaction design, UX/UI design, computer science, information systems, graphic design, visual communication, digital media, or a related field.
  • Advanced English proficiency, spoken and written, is required for design discussions, documentation, and collaboration.
  • Availability to work during business hours aligned with Americas time zones, ensuring overlap with clients and team members for meetings and collaboration.
  • Extensive experience leading UX and UI design for complex website and application experiences across desktop, tablet, and mobile.
  • A strong portfolio presenting complex problems, research or evidence, design decisions, shipped experiences, and outcomes.
  • Expertise in Figma and experience structuring, documenting, and evolving scalable design systems and component libraries.
  • Ability to autonomously guide ambiguous and complex design decisions, evaluate trade-offs, and surface user, accessibility, privacy, and delivery risks.
  • Extensive experience with research, information architecture, prototyping, usability evaluation, and applying findings to product decisions.
  • Strong knowledge of responsive and accessible design, including relevant WCAG guidance and the review of interaction states and user flows.
  • Experience guiding design-to-development handoff and reviewing implementation quality across multidisciplinary teams.

Experience mentoring designers and guiding appropriate, privacy-aware use of AI-assisted design tools and generated content.

Skill Requirements

  • Knowledge of HTML and CSS or experience working closely with frontend development frameworks and implementation teams.
  • Experience with product analytics, experimentation, A/B testing, or behavioral analysis to assess user experience outcomes.
  • Experience designing AI-enabled or conversational interfaces and addressing transparency, user control, and fallback behavior.
  • Experience facilitating cross-functional workshops and establishing design processes or quality standards.
  • Experience designing digital products for digital transformation, industrial, or manufacturing environments.

Other Requirements

Information at a Glance

Why HCLTech?

At HCLTech, you'll supercharge your potential. You'll find your career. And you'll find your spark. All at a place that knows that helping its customers stay on top starts by putting its people first.

HCLTech is a global technology company, home to more than 230,000 people across 60 countries, delivering industry-leading capabilities centered around digital, engineering, cloud and AI, powered by a broad portfolio of technology services and products. We work with clients across all major verticals, providing industry solutions for Financial Services, Manufacturing, Life Sciences and Healthcare, Technology and Services, Telecom and Media, Retail and CPG, and Public Services. Consolidated revenues as of 12 months ending September 2026 totaled $14.8 billion.