UI Architect 

LTM is seeking a UI Architect to lead the User Interface strategy for their web applications. The role involves analyzing business needs, developing user flows, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experience and interface design.

Responsibilities:

• Define User Interface strategy for an existing web application [both internet/intranet]
• Analyze business needs and produce detailed wireframes that meet strategic objectives
• Gather and document user experience requirements for current website redesign activities
• Create and maintain information architecture to promote usability, while accommodating technical needs/constraints
• Provide reusable design interfaces/solutions that match business needs
• Develop user flows and personas to facilitate feature design process
• Prepare roadmap for new features and product enhancement requests, specifically around UX
• Lead cross-functional design sessions between IT and Business teams
• Work with offshore team for all UI/UX related development and maintenance activities
• Establish a process to perform periodic reviews for all the UI/UX artifacts
• Present and justify proposed mockup solutions internally
• Propose, justify and implement best practices/standards of UI/UX implementation across the industry
• Maintain familiarity with the capabilities of various programming technologies (JavaScript, HTML/CSS, etc.) and their impact on development efforts, user interface possibilities, data accessibility, and compatibility across multiple versions of the same platform (web browsers, mobile OS, etc.)
• Define and maintain SSR architecture patterns and component libraries for e-commerce platform
• Build interactive features using HTMX (cart updates, type-ahead search, modals, drawers)
• Develop Express.js routes, middleware, and integrate with backend APIs
• Establish coding standards, conduct code reviews, and mentor development team
• Collaborate with UX designers, backend teams, and offshore developers
• Optimize performance through caching, asset versioning, and CDN strategies
• Document architecture decisions, component APIs, and deployment procedures
• Lead cross-functional sessions and present technical proposals to stakeholders
• Monitor production issues, conduct security audits, and implement quality processes
• Stay current with HTMX, Node.js, and web performance best practices