UX Consultant

Req ID: 360166 

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative and passionate individuals who want to grow with us. If you want to be part of an inclusive, adaptable, and forward-thinking organization, apply now.

We are currently seeking a UX Consultant to join our team in Pune, Mahārāshtra (IN-MH), India (IN).

The Role

As a Lead Product Designer, you’ll shape digital services that meet real user needs while aligning with business and product goals. You’ll lead end-to-end design activities—from research and discovery through to final interface design—bringing a strong UX lens and a collaborative, evidence-driven mindset.

You’ll take ownership of complex projects, confidently managing stakeholders and working within agile teams through the design process. You’ll help balance user needs, business requirements, and technical feasibility to create impactful and elegant design solutions.

While the role is cross-industry, experience in banking or financial services is a bonus due to the nature of some of our client engagements.

What You’ll Do

• Lead design across the full product lifecycle—from discovery through to delivery
• Translate complex requirements into intuitive, scalable user-centred design solutions
• Collaborate with Business Analysts and developers to turn insights and requirements into actionable interaction designs
• Participate in service discovery, product framing, and early-stage ideation sessions
• Create user journeys, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity UIs that drive shared understanding and secure design sign-off
• Design polished, responsive interfaces using modern design systems and tools like Figma
• Define and maintain a consistent design approach across the product, ensuring alignment with experience strategy
• Conduct usability testing and leverage behavioural data and analytics to iterate and improve designs
• Facilitate design workshops, stakeholder reviews, and team show-and-tells
• Collaborate closely with developers during build to clarify interaction intent and ensure high-quality implementation
• Mentor junior designers, provide constructive feedback, and support design culture within the team

Responsibilities

• Lead and execute design solutions for complex, high-impact projects with strategic oversight
• Proactively contribute to client meetings, presentations, and workshops
• Mentor and guide team members, ensuring design standards are maintained
• Foster client relationships by anticipating needs, presenting recommendations, and driving outcomes

Expected Behaviours

• Demonstrates strong ownership and leadership across design deliverables, ensuring alignment with project goals
• Anticipates client needs and addresses design challenges, delivering proactive solutions
• Exhibits excellent communication, both with clients and within the team, and is a trusted design voice in meetings
• Takes responsibility for fostering a collaborative and productive team environment, including mentoring and upskilling peers

What We're Looking For

Must Have:

• 8+ years of experience in product design, UX design, or service design
• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Product Design, Interaction Design, HCI, Digital Design, or a related field
• Proven experience leading end-to-end product design across web and mobile applications
• Strong portfolio showcasing UX thinking, interaction design, and visual design execution
• Advanced proficiency in tools like Figma, Sketch, Adobe CC, InVision, or Framer
• Experience in creating user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity designs, and interactive prototypes
• Good working knowledge of HTML/CSS for design handover and developer collaboration
• Strong understanding of accessibility standards and responsive design best practices
• Comfortable working within cross-functional agile teams

Nice to Have:

• Experience working in banking or financial services
• Familiarity with KPI-led design, product metrics, or A/B testing
• Exposure to motion design, micro-interactions, or animation tools
• Experience maintaining or contributing to design systems at scale
• Familiarity with AI-assisted design tools (e.g., Galileo, Uizard, FigJam AI)
• Strong facilitation skills and ability to lead co-creation and discovery sessions

About NTT DATA

NTT DATA is a $30 billion business and technology services leader, serving 75% of the Fortune Global 100. We are committed to accelerating client success and positively impacting society through responsible innovation. We are one of the world's leading AI and digital infrastructure providers, with unmatched capabilities in enterprise-scale AI, cloud, security, connectivity, data centers and application services. our consulting and Industry solutions help organizations and society move confidently and sustainably into the digital future. As a Global Top Employer, we have experts in more than 50 countries. We also offer clients access to a robust ecosystem of innovation centers as well as established and start-up partners. NTT DATA is a part of NTT Group, which invests over $3 billion each year in R&D.

Whenever possible, we hire locally to NTT DATA offices or client sites. This ensures we can provide timely and effective support tailored to each client’s needs. While many positions offer remote or hybrid work options, these arrangements are subject to change based on client requirements. For employees near an NTT DATA office or client site, in-office attendance may be required for meetings or events, depending on business needs. At NTT DATA, we are committed to staying flexible and meeting the evolving needs of both our clients and employees. NTT DATA recruiters will never ask for payment or banking information and will only use @nttdata.com and @talent.nttdataservices.com email addresses. If you are requested to provide payment or disclose banking information, please submit a contact us form, https://us.nttdata.com/en/contact-us.

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