Lead Designer UI/UX (contractor)

Userlane seeks a Lead Designer to champion a strong design vision, mentor designers, and contribute to the evolution of the Design System.

Responsibilities

• Champion a strong design vision that supports our product strategy & brand identity
• Ensure design coherence across the entire product portfolio
• Coach, mentor & inspire our UX & UI designers to grow their skills & confidence
• Foster a culture of creativity, experimentation & customer empathy
• Lead initiatives to evolve our Design System & introduce modern AI design tooling that improves quality & efficiency
• If UI-focused: Collaborate across squads to craft stunning, delivery-ready UIs that seamlessly blend in with our brand's visual identity, making our software simple & delightful to use
• Play an active role in the evolution of our Design System
• Create, maintain, & document components as well as UI guidelines
• Help bring order to component libraries & guide best practices for creating shared design assets
• Work with Product Designers to elevate our product's aesthetics through inspiring concepts and insightful feedback
• If UX-focused: Collaborate with your squad (product manager & engineers) to uncover customer needs, test ideas & deliver elegant, usable solutions
• Participate in the end-to-end design process from discovery & ideation to delivery & implementation
• Use research insights & data to validate design decisions & continuously improve the user experience
• For bonus points: give life to our stories with micro-animations & illustrations, adding that extra sprinkle of magic

Requirements

• 7+ years of design experience, including 2+ years mentoring/managing designers
• Expertise in either UI or UX design, with strong fundamentals in the other
• Proven ability to balance leadership responsibilities with hands-on design work
• Experience in modern SaaS product environments (B2B is a strong plus)
• Strong proficiency in Figma, experience working with design systems & a good grasp of usability & accessibility principles
• Strong collaboration skills with experience in cross-functional settings
• Fluent in English & a confident communicator who can explain design choices with ease

Benefits

• Team & Culture: A high-performance culture with great leadership and a fun, engaged, motivated, and diverse team with people from over 20 countries
• Market: Userlane is among the global leaders in the rapidly growing Digital Adoption industry
• Growth: We take you and your development seriously. You can expect weekly 121s, a personalised skills assessment and development plan, on the job coaching and budget for events and training
• Compensation: Significant financial upside with an attractive and incentivising package on B2B basis