Lead Visual & Emerging Designer (grade 11) (Remote, TX, US)

Req ID: 387770

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 Lead Visual & Emerging Designer (grade 11) to join our team in Remote, Texas (US-TX), United States (US).

Launch – Design – Visual & Emerging Design

Who we are

NTT DATA strives to hire exceptional, innovative, and passionate

individuals who want to grow with us. Launch by NTT DATA is the

culmination of the company’s strategy to acquire and integrate theskills, experience, and technology of leading digital companies, backed

by NTT DATA ’s core capabilities, global reach, and depth.

How you’ll help us

As an Experience Designer, you’ll become part of our growing design practice, helping Launch by NTT DATA create best-in-class digital customer, employee, and user experiences. You’ll support initiatives,large and small, to define cross-channel experience strategies and user experience designs that embrace the intersection of people, process,

business, and technology. Our employee culture is built on learning, growth, transparency, and empathy. We hope you’ll join us to help shape it more.

How we’ll help you

You’ll lead visual direction on the work our clients see and care about most, working closely with the Principal Designers and Directors shaping our AI-native design standards right now. Principal is a real stretch from here, not a guaranteed next step, but our design career map lays out exactly what it takes, so you’ll always know what you’re working toward and how close you are.

Once you are here, you will

Bring big-picture strategic thinking to how an engagement is framed, then deliver the premium visual work that brings it to life

Own hands-on delivery of premium visual design work on priority client engagements, setting and defending the visual quality bar for the project

Lead visual direction and critique across designers and disciplines on your engagements, raising the bar on craft for everyone around you

Use storytelling, prototypes, and direction-setting to help sell ideas, build excitement, and secure buy-in during client conversations and pursuits

Partner closely with product managers, strategy leads, and engineering to translate visual decisions into usable, feasible, on-brand solutions

Bring AI and emerging design tools into discovery, ideation, and production work with sound judgment on quality, accuracy, and accessibility, and share what’s working with the broader team

Coach designers on craft, presentation, and storytelling through critique and day-to-day collaboration

Strong portfolio and experience including

Art direction and creative concepting

Creating and implementing design systems

Compelling visual design across any screen size or form factor

Realistic and interactive prototypes

Excellent communication skills (verbal/written) to present complex technical concepts to non-technical individuals, using persuasion and tact in orchestrating design objectives and direction

Experience translating visual and craft decisions into a clear business rationale that clients and stakeholders can act on

Technical feasibility understanding and ability to communicate successfully with engineering

Experience with inclusive and accessible design practices

Independently drive the design review cycle and align on design requirements/decisions with stakeholders

Comfort operating across the full arc of a project, from framing the problem through shipping the polished execution

Ability to multi-task and stay deadline-oriented with the ability to prioritize and accomplish multiple tasks within allotted timeframes

Growing fluency with AI-assisted design and prototyping tools, with sound judgment evaluating AI-generated output and curiosity to adopt them responsibly into everyday workflows

Experience creating detailed, structured design specifications that hand off cleanly to engineering, especially valuable if you’ve worked with distributed or offshore development teams

Basic qualifications

8+ years of work experience as a visual designer, product designer, or equivalent role

8+ years familiarity with common design and collaboration tools such as Figma, Sketch, Miro, etc.

Bachelor’s and/or graduate degree in a related field, or equivalent professional experience

8+ years with Portfolio demonstrating examples of work product and process, and evidence of both strategic thinking and hands-on execution

8+ years demonstrated experience leading visual direction on individual client engagements

Ideal mindset

T-shaped: You move fluidly across strategy, execution, and storytelling, going deep on craft while staying connected to why it matters

Human-centered: You prioritize human-centered design philosophy and best practices in all your design activities

A practical creative: You enjoy solving complex problems creatively but are practical in your solutions, realizing the many constraints that may impede the “ideal”

Flexible work style: You work equally well in a collaborative, team-based environment as you do independently

Collaborator: You work harmoniously with others, exemplify unity in purpose, and avoid competitive or combative attitudes

Independent: You have all the skills necessary to solve any problem, accomplish any activity, and run any type of project without oversight

Initiative taker: You go the extra mile, lend help when you can, and show up for your teammates

Mentor: You share your knowledge, help up-skill your coworkers, and foster an inclusive and learning-focused culture on the design team

Storyteller: You use visuals and prototypes to build client trust and guide decision-making

Location

Remote — United States or Canada; Toronto or Vancouver preferred for

Canada-based candidates. Occasional client travel may be required.

Reports directly to the Head of Visual & Emerging Design.

Applications should include resume and portfolio of work.

Must reside in the United States or Canada.

Where required by law, NTT DATA provides a reasonable range of compensation for specific roles. For US-based candidates, the target compensation range for this role is $116,775 –$216,800 USD, reflecting theminimum and maximum across all US locations.

For Canada-based candidates, the target range is $115,000–$170,000 CAD, reflecting Toronto/Vancouver market data. Actual compensation will depend on a number of factors, including the candidate’s actual work location, relevant experience, technical skills, and other qualifications.

This position may also be eligible for incentive compensation based on

individual and/or company performance.

This position is eligible for company benefits, which vary by country. US-based employees are eligible for medical, dental, and vision insurance with an employer contribution, a 401(k) with company match,and paid time off. Canada-based employees are eligible for extended health and dental coverage, a retirement savings plan with company matching, and paid time off. Additional voluntary or legally-required benefits may apply.

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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.