Sr. UX/UI Design Engineer

KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Engineer, UX/UI to join our Ignition Tax Product Group. This is a hybrid work opportunity.

Responsibilities:

• Champion user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design across assigned projects, ensuring intuitive, seamless end‑to‑end user journeys
• Advocate for UX/UI vision by effectively communicating design intent, rationale, and standards to cross‑functional project teams and stakeholders
• Lead stakeholder and user interviews to uncover business needs and user requirements, facilitating whiteboarding and collaborative ideation sessions
• Translate user insights into personas, journey maps, information architecture, user flows, task analyses, wireframes, high‑fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes
• Conduct and manage design reviews, feedback sessions, and user testing to validate solutions and ensure alignment with user needs and expectations
• Apply Tax Design System standards consistently and collaborate closely with UI developers to ensure accurate, accessible, and high‑quality implementation, while continuously exploring opportunities to integrate AI into the UX/UI workflow
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum three years of recent experience designing intuitive, engaging websites or applications with a strong focus on usability and user‑centered design principles
• Bachelor's degree in from an accredited college/university Design, HCI, Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience; High School diploma or GED required
• Demonstrated ability to clearly articulate design concepts, direction, and rationale to diverse stakeholders through strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards and best practices, with proven experience designing inclusive and compliant user experiences
• High proficiency with industry‑standard design and collaboration tools, including Figma, FigJam, Mural, Miro, and Office 365
• Solid conceptual understanding of backend technologies and development practices, enabling effective collaboration between design and engineering teams
• Required to maintain an online portfolio showcasing representative UX/UI work that demonstrates design expertise, problem‑solving approach, and creative execution