Senior User Experience (UX) Designer
Creating Peace of Mind by Pioneering Safety and Security
At Allegion, we help keep the people you know and love safe and secure where they live, work and visit. With more than 40 brands, 14,000+ employees globally and products sold in 130 countries, we specialize in security around the doorway and beyond.
Additionally, Allegion is proud to be recognized with the 2026 Gallup Exceptional Workplace Award (GEWA) for the third consecutive year, earning distinction in both the employee engagement and strengths categories. This year, Allegion also received Gallup’s With Distinction honor - a designation reserved for a select group of organizations that go above and beyond in building exceptional workplace cultures.
Golden CO 500 Golden RidgeSeniorUser Experience (UX)Designer
Location: Golden, CO; Indianapolis, IN; Remote
About the Role
Allegion's Global UX Services Team is seeking a Senior UX Designerforour Digital Order Management software portfolio.You’llown the experience strategy, lead end-to-enddesignand research, and ensure design outcomes advance businessobjectives. Our designers collaborate daily with product managers, software engineers, researchers, customer successprofessionals, marketing, business leaders,andotherstodesign, and deliver software solutions thatcreate value to ourcustomers and theirbusinesses.Thisnewrole will joina broader Research and Software Solutionsteam,who dailyseekto scale fast, drive momentum, and delight users.
We’re looking for candidates with a growth mindset who have experienceonAgile scrum teams, can drive continuous product discovery, make data-driven decisions, and cite real-world examples of how their design and research led to successful product outcomes. Above all, we seek exceptional practitioners and communicators who understand that building world-class software is a team sport.
We are open toUS-based remoteemployees,butare especially interested in candidates local to the Denver or Indianapolis metro areas. Some travel (up to1-3times per quarter) may be required.
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States. The company does not intend to provide sponsorship for employment visa status (e.g., H-1B, TN, etc.) for this employment position.
At Allegion, we recognize that great talent and breakthrough ideas can come from anywhere. That’s why this position offers a flexible remote work arrangement, with occasional on-site visits as needed based on the role. Whether you’re working remotely or collaborating in person, we’re committed to providing the tools, support, and dynamic environment you need to succeed. At Allegion, your career thrives where innovation meets flexibility, empowering you to achieve your goals while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.
While this is the current structure and we currently have no plans to change, we reserve the right to make changes to the remote schedule as needed at the Company’s discretion.
What You’ll Do
Lead end-to-end UX for complex features and journeys: produce journey maps, personas, flows, wireframes, and prototypes; present concepts and rationale to stakeholders and users.
Own the experience strategy for initiatives youlead:define outcomes, success metrics, and trade-offs; align solutions to product and business priorities.
Plan, run, and synthesize research across generative, formative, and summative methods (contextual inquiry, interviews, usability testing, card sorting, heuristic evaluations, etc.) and translate findings into actionable insights and prioritized recommendations.
Advocate for and run post-release research and measurement; define and track KPIs (e.g., task success, SUS) and use results to inform continuous improvements.
Buildstrongrelationships, collaborate closely, and be an active participant in appropriate Scrum ceremonies with your product team(s). Collaborate with engineers to assess feasibility, perform design handoffs, and ensure the delivered experience matches the design intent.
Maintain a recurringopportunitybacklog andapplysystems level thinking:identify scalable opportunities, validate concepts, document insights, and share outcomes with partners.
Support the team’s functional excellence by maintaining individual and group tasks on the team’s Kanban board, providing candid feedback through team engagement surveys, and creating and tracking individual OKRs (objectives and key results).
Participate inweekly UX Servicesmeetings toadvise,share,and critique work. Participate in bimonthly cross team demos.
Mentor junior and mid-level team members in their project work and advise on their professional development.
Explore new tools, patterns, and approaches (including AI-assisted design) and share learnings.
Be bold and take calculated risks.
What You’ll NeedToSucceed
5+ years of relevant career experience or 3 years and aMaster's Degreeof experiencein UXwith a proventrack recordof delivering impactful insights and solutions, in a large enterprise or mature startup environment.
Excellent written, storytelling, and verbal communication skills to help your teammates build empathy for user needs, understandand leverageresearch results, and prioritize and execute proposed design solutions.
Strongproficiencyinfacilitatingan iterative process and creating high-qualityUX artifactsincluding customer journey maps, user flows, wireframes, prototypes, researchstudiesand readoutsasevidencedby your portfolio. Ability to clearly tell the story of user needs, success metrics, and what you learned along the way.
Fluency with design patterns for web based and native mobile (iOS and Android) B2B & B2C software applications.
Fluency with modern design and collaboration tools such as Figma, Mural, and Teams; experience with research tools like Maze, Optimal Workshop, and Qualtrics.
Proficiencyand/or comfortin using orexperimenting with AI-assisted tools and integrating them into design workflowssuch asFigma Make, Claude, and GPT.
Proven proficiency with conducting generative, formative, and/orsummativeresearch. Strong ability ininterpreting research questions, uncovering trends in data, and creating actionable insights.
Strong understanding of information architecture principles and WCAG 2.2 accessibility guidelines.
Ability to operate autonomously.Strong organizational, time management, planning, and prioritization skills to manage concurrent initiatives effectively.
Bachelor’s degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction,Psychology, Computer Science,or related User Experience field. Masters preferred.
Why WorkForUs?
Allegion is a Great Place to Grow your Career if:
You're seeking a rewarding opportunity that allows you to truly help others.With thousands of employees and customers around the world, there’s plenty of room to make an impact. As our values state, “this is your business, run with it”.
You’re looking for a company that will invest in your professional development.As we grow, we want you to grow with us.
You want a culture that promotes work-life balance.Our employees enjoygenerouspaid time off, because at Allegion we recognize that you have a full life outside of work!
What You’ll Get from Us:
Health, dental, and vision insurance coverage, helping you “be safe, be healthy”.
A commitment to your future with a 401K plan, offering a 6% company match and no vesting period
Tuition Reimbursement
Unlimited PTO
Employee Discounts through Perks at Work
Community involvement and opportunities to give back so you can “serve others, not yourself”
Opportunities toleverageyour unique strengths throughClifton Strengthstesting and coaching
Compensation:
This range is provided by Allegion. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience.
The expected Base Salary Range: $110,150 - $146,200.The actual compensation will be determined based on experience and other factors permitted by law.
Bonus Eligible: Yes
Not sure if your experience perfectly aligns with the role?Studies have shown that some people are less likely to applyto jobs unless they meet every single qualificationandevery single preferred qualification of a job posting. At Allegion, we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace. So, ifyou’re excited about this role but yourpast experiencedoesn’t align perfectly with every item in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this role!
We Celebrate Who We Are!
Allegion is committed to building and maintaining a diverse and inclusive workplace. Together, we embrace all differences and similarities among colleagues, as well as the differences and similarities within the relationships that we foster with customers, suppliers and the communities where we live and work. Whatever your background, experience, race, color, national origin, religion, age, gender, gender identity, disability status, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law, we will make sure that you have every opportunity to impress us in your application and the opportunity to give your best at work, not because we’re required to, but because it’s the right thing to do. We are also committed to providing accommodations for persons with disabilities. If for any reason you cannot apply through our career site and require an accommodation or assistance, please contact our Talent Acquisition Team.
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