Senior Director, User Experience & Design

Axonify is the frontline enablement solution that’s science-backed and proven to maximize the potential of workforces. Our vision is to reinvent the frontline experience, and we thrive giving them what they need to learn, connect, and get things done.

Our SaaS platform is enjoyable, engaging, and easy to use, with an unprecedented 83% engagement rate. If you're looking for a meaningful product and a great company culture, let's talk!

As a Senior Director of Product Design you will lead a team of Product Designers focused on delivering best user-centered experiences. While collaborating with key product, engineering and business partners, you will define and drive exceptional user-experience design deliverables across products and initiatives.  The Senior Director will lead and manage all aspects of design talent development, tactical, strategic design and user research. You will be the voice of the customers and influence the product toward a user-focused journey.

• Lead a growing team of Product Designers and UX Researchers across different products

• Instill a culture of learning, research, and Design Thinking across the full end-to-end customer journey
• Drive ideas, solutions, and products execution
• Adopt a solutions-centric mindset and have a user-centric focus on experiences
• Nurture a positive, creative, and inclusive atmosphere that encourages collaboration with constructive and respectful feedback
• Inspire, motivate, and lead the UX team to create elegant solutions that are coveted by end-users
• Evangelize the design and research methodologies
• Ability to speak to technical constraints, experimentation, product, brand, business and strategy — connecting across disciplines to cultivate collaboration between teams

• 10+ years of experience in the design industry in and around various product design fields (user experience/interaction design, visual design, and research)
• 5+ years of experience managing product designers
• Expertise in leading user research efforts
• Experience designing with accessibility in mind. Having worked in or achieved a WCAG/508 compliant environment is a big plus
• Experience leading and directing cross-functional and multi-geographic teams
• Experience managing and using UX Design Platforms like Figma, inVision, Axure
• Strong people management skills including the ability to specify development plans for junior team members.
• Strong cross-functional negotiation and relationship management skills.
• Executive presence with the ability to present to Board/C-Level stakeholders in a way that inspires confidence
• UX researcher or leader of research function role experience
• UI Engineering background is a plus.

It's ok if your experience doesn't check every box! If you check off more than a few - great! We’d welcome a chance to get to know what you can bring, how you can add to our culture, and hear your unique story.

Work location:

You will have the flexibility to work remotely and will be provided with the tools, resources and support to ensure success regardless of where you physically work.

The things you’ll enjoy:      

An impactful product that gives back to the communities and frontline workers that support our everyday lives.

People with great attitudes that lead to great results through our values: Empathetic, Bold, Innovative and Empowering.

A diverse team that celebrates unique perspectives and experiences that add richness to our culture.

Leaders that trust deeply who leverage our skills, adapt to us as individuals and encourage us to be our best selves.

Our Perks

Ready to join the team? Here’s what’s next.

Apply. Our Talent Acquisition team is committed to providing an outstanding experience throughout your journey with us. Learn more about Axonify by visiting us at www.axonify.com/careers

We believe our team’s unique life experiences, backgrounds, cultures, beliefs and abilities add richness to our culture and depth to our ideas. Our ongoing commitment to diversity and inclusion creates an environment that supports, empowers and delivers a sense of belonging for all members of the team. 

We want to remove barriers that may limit you from joining Axonify. Email us at accessibility@axonify.com to let us know how we can provide you with reasonable accommodations through our candidate journey.