Senior UX Designer

📍 Job Overview

Job Title: Senior UX Designer

Company: Zynga

Location: Bay Area, CA, United States / Toronto, ON, Canada

Job Type: Full-Time

Category: User Experience (UX) Design / Game Design

Date Posted: June 04, 2026

Experience Level: 5-10 Years

Remote Status: On-site

🚀 Role Summary

• Lead the end-to-end design process for a new mobile game, from initial concept and user flow definition through high-fidelity prototyping and post-launch iteration.

• Architect and maintain a scalable Figma Design System, leveraging advanced features for studio-wide efficiency and visual consistency.

• Champion UX excellence by defining complex user flows, information architecture, and interaction models that prioritize player engagement and minimize cognitive load.

• Conduct player-centric validation through user testing, synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data to proactively iterate on design logic and ensure a profound understanding of player motivations.

📝 Enhancement Note: This role is positioned as a senior contributor with significant strategic influence, indicated by phrases like "primary architect," "leading the design process," and "champion UX excellence." The focus on a "new mobile game" suggests an opportunity to build foundational UX from the ground up, requiring strong strategic thinking and system-level design capabilities. The emphasis on Figma mastery and Design Systems points towards a need for robust, scalable design solutions.

📈 Primary Responsibilities

• Define and architect complex user flows, information architecture, and interaction models that are intuitive, engaging, and minimize player cognitive load.

• Develop and iterate on interactive prototypes to rigorously test and validate game features, mechanics, and overall "fun factor" before full production.

• Plan and execute player testing sessions, meticulously synthesizing qualitative and quantitative data to inform design decisions and proactively identify areas for improvement.

• Proactively audit the game experience to identify friction points and high-value opportunities, defining challenges and driving solutions that balance player delight, business objectives, and technical constraints.

• Own the creation, evolution, and maintenance of the Figma Design System, building and managing a scalable library of components using advanced Figma features (Variables/Tokens, Auto Layout, Component Properties).

• Take full accountability for the UX quality of assigned feature pods, leading the design process from discovery and wireframing to high-fidelity prototyping and post-launch analysis.

• Act as a strategic leader for UX excellence within the studio, participating in product reviews, leading design critiques, and mentoring