Project Manager

Job Title: UI/UX Project ManagerJob Description

We are seeking a UI/UX Project Manager to lead the planning, coordination, and execution of digital design initiatives that support strategic business objectives. This role combines project management expertise with strong user experience and interface design knowledge to ensure digital products and experiences are intuitive, user-centered, and delivered successfully.

The UI/UX Project Manager will partner with designers, developers, business stakeholders, and initiative leads to manage project timelines, facilitate communication, oversee design deliverables, and drive alignment across multiple workstreams. The ideal candidate is a proactive leader who can balance design thinking, stakeholder management, and project execution in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Manage end-to-end delivery of UI/UX projects, ensuring timelines, milestones, budgets, and deliverables are met.
• Partner with stakeholders to define project scope, requirements, objectives, and success metrics for digital experiences and initiatives.
• Lead project communications, including status updates, executive reports, presentations, and WIKI/documentation development.
• Coordinate user experience activities including discovery sessions, user research, journey mapping, wireframing, prototyping, usability testing, and design reviews.
• Collaborate with UX designers, developers, architects, and business teams to translate requirements into intuitive, user-centered solutions.
• Facilitate stakeholder meetings, workshops, and design reviews while ensuring clear documentation of decisions, risks, and action items.
• Collect project updates across multiple workstreams and maintain project plans, schedules, and status reporting.
• Identify, track, and communicate project risks, dependencies, blockers, and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure alignment between business goals, user needs, and technical requirements throughout the project lifecycle.
• Review project budgets, invoices, purchase orders, vendor activities, and resource planning efforts.
• Create and maintain project documentation, including project plans, requirements, roadmaps, meeting notes, and decision logs.
• Report project successes, progress, and challenges to leadership and cross-functional stakeholders.
• Build strong relationships with business partners and initiative leads while driving accountability and project momentum.
• Support strategic initiatives involving multiple projects and ensure consistency across user experience and project execution efforts.

Required Qualifications

• 3+ years of project management experience supporting digital products, software projects, or user experience initiatives.
• Experience managing UI/UX, product design, web, mobile, or digital transformation projects.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design methodologies and UX best practices.
• Experience working with design teams on wireframes, prototypes, information architecture, user flows, and usability testing.
• Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Asana, Smartsheet, or similar platforms.
• Experience using Figma, Adobe XD, Sketch, or other design collaboration tools.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple projects and stakeholders simultaneously.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills.
• Ability to translate complex information into concise updates for executives and project teams.
• Advanced proficiency with Excel, PowerPoint, and reporting tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in architecture, engineering, design, construction technology, or related industries.
• Experience working in Agile or Scrum environments.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards, responsive design, and design systems.
• Experience managing cross-functional teams consisting of designers, developers, and business stakeholders.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies such as HTML, CSS, and responsive design principles.
• Experience supporting enterprise software, SaaS platforms, or customer-facing applications.

Work Environment

This is a remote role supporting Pacific Time business hours. The UI/UX Project Manager will collaborate closely with designers, developers, initiative leads, and business stakeholders to deliver high-quality user experiences while ensuring successful project execution. The environment is fast-paced, collaborative, and focused on driving strategic initiatives through effective design and project leadership.

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Seattle, WA.

Pay and Benefits

The pay range for this position is $50.00 - $60.00/hr.

Individual compensation offered for this position within this range will depend on many factors, including qualifications, skills, relevant experience, job knowledge, geographic location, internal equity, and other pertinent job-related factors.

Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. If eligible, the benefits available for this temporary role may include the following: Medical, dental & vision Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital 401(k) Retirement Plan Pre-tax and Roth post-tax contributions available Life Insurance (Voluntary Life & AD&D for the employee and dependents) Short and long-term disability Health Spending Account (HSA) Transportation benefits Employee Assistance Program Time Off/Leave (PTO, Vacation or Sick Leave)

Job Type & Location

This is a Contract position based out of Seattle, WA.

Application Deadline

This position is anticipated to close on Nov 16, 2026.

Workplace Type

This is a fully remote position.

About Actalent

Actalent is a global leader in engineering and sciences services and talent solutions. We help visionary companies advance their engineering and science initiatives through access to specialized experts who drive scale, innovation and speed to market. With a network of almost 20,000 consultants and 5,000 clients across the U.S., Canada, Asia and Europe, Actalent serves many of the Fortune 500. We are proud to be an Engineering News-Record (ENR) Top 500 Design Firm for our engineering design services and a ClearlyRated Best of Staffing® winner for both client and talent service.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regard to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.

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