Lead UX Designer - Enterprise SaaS Design System Innovator

Optomi; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Optomi, in partnership with a financial services organization, is seeking a Lead UX Designer to reimagine a high-visibility, enterprise platform. You will own the end-to-end design process from discovery through delivery and work with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to shape the product strategy.

The role emphasizes simplifying complex workflows, building scalable UX that balances user needs with technical and business constraints.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of UX or Product Design experience designing complex digital products.
• Experience owning the full design lifecycle—from discovery and research through delivery.
• Strong experience designing enterprise, B2B, SaaS, or other complex digital applications.
• Proven ability to simplify complicated workflows and improve usability.
• A portfolio that demonstrates strong UX thinking, problem-solving, and measurable business impact.
• Experience partnering closely with Product Management and Engineering teams.
• Proficiency with Figma and modern prototyping tools.
• Experience conducting user research and usability testing and translating insights into actionable design decisions.
• Experience working within or contributing to a design system is highly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end UX design process from discovery and research through wireframing, prototyping, testing, and final delivery.
• Partner closely with Product Managers, Engineers, and business stakeholders to shape product strategy and influence the future direction of the platform.
• Simplify complex workflows and information architecture into intuitive, user-centered experiences.
• Conduct user research, usability testing, and stakeholder interviews to identify opportunities and validate design decisions.
• Create user flows, journey maps, wireframes, interactive prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.
• Contribute to and leverage the organization's design system to ensure consistency and scalability across products.
• Balance user needs, technical constraints, and business objectives to deliver thoughtful, impactful design solutions.
• Advocate for the user throughout the product development lifecycle while collaborating across cross-functional teams.

Skills

UX Design

Full Lifecycle

Enterprise SaaS

User Research

Prototyping

Figma

Design Systems

Cross-functional

Tools

Figma

Job description

Optomi, in partnership with a financial services organization, is seeking a Lead UX Designer to reimagine a high-visibility, enterprise platform. You will own the end-to-end design process from discovery through delivery and work with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders to shape the product strategy.

The role emphasizes simplifying complex workflows, building scalable UX that balances user needs with technical and business constraints.