Lead UX Designer

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10,001+ employees

Human Resources Services

Roseland, New Jersey

Public Company

2.1M LinkedIn followers

Raised $17.1B

• intelligent team building innovative solutions for everyday workers. As our Lead
• UX Designer for Lyric’s Talent Management Suite of products, you will shape
• design direction, coach other designers, and ensure the team builds tools that
• our customers love. Your work will touch millions of end-users (no pressure),
• and your leadership will raise the bar for what great design looks like at
• ADP.
• As a Lead UX Designer, you will leverage your full range of user experience
• design, design systems, and service design expertise to craft and guide
• innovative solutions for our Talent UX team. Our best UX Leads balance holistic
• thinking with hands-on design execution, influencing at both strategic and
• tactical levels. You’ll use your curiosity to uncover client problems, apply
• systems thinking to complex workflows, and mentor others in building thoughtful,
• scalable experiences.
• direction, leading design critiques, and partnering with senior stakeholders.
• Integrity, resilience, and creativity are must-haves in this job. As with any
• role in UX design, you will have challenges that should inspire you to create
• something better, not weigh you down. We're looking for an IC leader with a
• hunger to try new things, elevate design practices, and deliver impact at scale.
• You'll be accountable for something significant: the uncompromising quality and
• usability of products that impact people's lives.
• Lyric is our next-generation, AI-powered platform transforming how users engage
• with their performance and career. Designed to be intuitive, intelligent, and
• deeply personalized, Lyric leverages cutting-edge AI to simplify complex
• decisions and deliver meaningful experiences across their employee experience.
• Like what you see? Apply now!
• Learn more about ADP at tech.adp.com/careers [http://tech.adp.com/careers]
• Lead Experience Strategy. Own the vision and end-to-end UX strategy for
• Talent and Performance experiences within Lyric, including AI-powered
• capabilities that simplify complex decisions.
• Drive Product Discovery and Delivery. Partner with product and engineering to
• define problems, shape solutions, align priorities, and guide execution from
• concept through release.
• Champion Customer Insight. Leverage user research, content strategy, and
• data-driven insights to uncover opportunities and influence product
• direction.
• Elevate Design Excellence. Mentor designers, foster a culture of craft and
• systems thinking, and help scale design through standards, processes, and
• design systems.
• Lead Through Craft and Innovation. Balance strategic leadership with hands-on
• design, creating experiences, prototypes, and patterns that raise the quality
• bar while exploring emerging technologies.
• Bachelor’s degree OR equivalent.
• 7+ years of experience in UX design (product, interaction, visual, or service
• design), with at least 2+ years in a lead, principal, or managerial
• capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to lead design vision and execution across large,
• complex products or platforms.
• Strong expertise in tools like Figma and other modern design/prototyping/AI
• tools, as well as working knowledge of front-end frameworks (HTML5, CSS3,
• JavaScript).
• Proven track record of mentoring designers, influencing senior stakeholders,
• and driving measurable impact through design.
• Comfortable working on next-generation products with innovative tech stacks
• and complex user ecosystems.

Required

• #LI-RG2
• #LI-Hybrid

Preferred

• Familiarity with Talent platforms, HR tech, or decision-support tools.
• Experience with conversational UI or natural language interfaces.
• Background in behavioral design or decision science.
• Have courageous team collaboration. Courage comes from how associates are
• willing to have difficult conversations, speak up, be an owner, and challenge
• one another's ideas to find the best solution.
• Deliver at epic scale. We deliver real user outcomes using strong judgment
• and good instincts. We're obsessed with the art of achieving simplicity with
• a focus on client happiness and productivity.
• Be surrounded by curious learners. We align ourselves with other smart people
• in an environment where we grow and elevate one another to the next level. We
• encourage our associates to listen, stay agile, and learn from mistakes.
• Act like an owner - doer. Mission-driven and committed to leading change, you
• will be encouraged to take on any challenge and solve complex problems. No
• tasks are beneath or too great for us. We are hands-on and willing to master
• our craft.
• Give back to others. Always do the right thing for our clients and our
• community and humbly give back to the community where we live and work.
• Support our associates in times of need through ADP's Philanthropic
• Foundation.
• Join a company committed to equality and equity. Our goal is to impact
• lasting change through our actions.
• What are you waiting for? Apply today!
• Find out why people come to ADP and why they stay: https://youtu.be/ODb8lxBrxrY
• (ADA version: https://youtu.be/IQjUCA8SOoA [https://youtu.be/IQjUCA8SOoA] )

• Philanthropic foundation support
• Community engagement opportunities
• Commitment to equality and equity