Senior UX Lead

Kiska; Salzburg; On-site; EUR 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

KISKA in Austria is seeking a Senior UX Lead who blends hands-on UX craft with strategic leadership to shape complex digital products across smart home, mobility, and professional tools. You will set the design direction and stay hands-on, turning ambitious briefs into intuitive experiences while guiding teams to deliver high-quality work.

You will mentor designers, define interaction principles, partner with product owners, researchers, developers and senior clients, and ensure brand-consistent

Qualifications

• Extensive hands-on experience in UX, interaction, or digital product design with responsibility for complex products or ecosystems.
• Excellent UX fundamentals, interaction design skills, accessibility knowledge, and proficiency in Figma and prototyping.
• Track record of leading UX work, mentoring designers, and making sound design decisions.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills; comfortable collaborating directly with senior clients.
• Experience with connected products, smart home, HMI, or technical interfaces is a plus.
• Fluency in both English and German.

Responsibilities

• Lead UX direction from complex briefs and user needs through concepts, flows, prototypes, and delivery.
• Guide and mentor UX designers, sharing your experience through hands‑on feedback and thoughtful design critique.
• Define scalable interaction principles and UX standards for connected platforms and smart ecosystems.
• Act as a trusted UX partner to clients – shaping decisions, challenging assumptions, and building confidence with senior stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Product Owners, Project Managers, researchers, developers, and designers to balance user value, business objectives, and technical feasibility.
• Validate concepts through testing and insights and guide iteration through implementation.
• Ensure a consistent, compelling experience that reflects each client’s brand across touchpoints.

Skills

UX design

Interaction design

Leadership

Mentoring

Figma

Prototyping

Stakeholder management

Communication

English

German

Job description

Shape the direction. Stay close to the craft.

We’re looking for a Senior UX Lead who combines outstanding UX craft with the judgement to guide teams, shape complex digital products, and advise clients at senior level.

You’ll lead UX thinking across smart home, mobility, and professional tools – turning complex challenges into intuitive, desirable experiences. Set the design direction and stay hands‑on with the work that brings it to life.

In this role you will…

• Lead UX direction from complex briefs and user needs through concepts, flows, prototypes, and delivery.
• Guide and mentor UX designers, sharing your experience through hands‑on feedback and thoughtful design critique.
• Define scalable interaction principles and UX standards for connected platforms and smart ecosystems.
• Act as a trusted UX partner to clients – shaping decisions, challenging assumptions, and building confidence with senior stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Product Owners, Project Managers, researchers, developers, and designers to balance user value, business objectives, and technical feasibility.
• Validate concepts through testing and insights and guide iteration through implementation.
• Ensure a consistent, compelling experience that reflects each client’s brand across touchpoints.

We are looking for…

• Extensive hands‑on experience in UX, interaction, or digital product design, including responsibility for complex products or ecosystems.
• Excellent UX fundamentals, interaction design skills, accessibility knowledge, and proficiency in Figma and prototyping.
• A track record of leading UX work, mentoring designers, and making sound design decisions.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills; comfortable collaborating directly with senior clients.
• Experience with connected products, smart home, HMI, or technical interfaces is a plus.
• Fluency in both English and German.

KISKA is an equal opportunity employer. We value talent, curiosity, and individuality regardless of background, identity, or experience. We’re building a culture where creative people can do their best work, together. Join a team that thrives on creativity, collaboration, and the alpine playground right outside our studio doors. With flexible schedules, competitive compensation, and a culture built around people. Come shape what’s next.