Senior Product Designer / UX-UI Lead

Ledgent Technology; Irvine (CA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 185,000; Full time

Job summary

Ledgent Technology in Irvine seeks a Senior Product Designer / UX-UI Lead to drive mobile and digital product experiences across a multi-brand platform. This role demands vision, strategy, and hands-on execution to shape consumer-facing applications.

The ideal candidate combines strong UX thinking with exceptional visual design, and expertise in building scalable design systems for mobile-first products. Remote today, transitioning to onsite in Irvine with equity opportunities and comprehensive

Qualifications

• 7+ years of Product Design, UX/UI Design, or Digital Product Design experience.
• Advanced expertise in Figma, including Auto Layout, Components, Variants, Design libraries, Prototyping, Design systems.
• Deep understanding of native iOS and Android design patterns and best practices.
• Experience creating or significantly maturing enterprise-grade design systems.
• Strong UX architecture and interaction design capabilities.
• Ability to create build-ready designs and collaborate closely with engineering teams.
• Demonstrated success designing complex user journeys such as onboarding, account management, subscriptions, payments, billing, support, or self-service experiences.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end UX and UI design for native iOS and Android applications.
• Transform product concepts and business requirements into intuitive, elegant, and production-ready experiences.
• Own and evolve a scalable design system, including components, variants, typography, spacing, accessibility standards, and documentation.
• Create high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, user flows, wireframes, and developer-ready specifications in Figma.
• Design reusable frameworks that support multiple branded customer experiences while maintaining consistency and usability.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, QA, Analytics, and executive stakeholders to bring new initiatives to market.
• Conduct usability testing, gather customer insights, and validate design decisions using data and research.
• Participate in design reviews, implementation reviews, and design QA through release cycles.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior designers while helping establish design best practices across the organization.

Skills

UX design

Design systems

Prototyping

User flows

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication

Tools

Figma

Adobe Creative Cloud

Amplitude

Mixpanel

GA4

Maze

UserTesting

Lookback

Jira

Linear

Job description

Senior Product Designer / UX-UI Lead (JN -102026-433112) Irvine, California

Salary: USD150000 - USD185000 per year

Location: Orange County, CA (currently remote, transitioning to onsite in Irvine)
Employment Type: Full-Time
Compensation: Up to $185,000 base salary + equity opportunity + comprehensive benefits (NO C2C, NO SPONSORSHIP, NO 1099)

About the Opportunity

Our client is an innovative technology company building next-generation digital experiences for a rapidly growing customer base. They are seeking a Senior Product Designer / UX-UI Lead to drive the vision, strategy, and execution of mobile and digital product experiences across a scalable, multi-brand platform ecosystem.

This is a highly visible position that offers the opportunity to influence product strategy, improve customer journeys, mature an existing design system, and help shape the future of several consumer-facing applications from the ground up.

The ideal candidate combines strong UX thinking, exceptional visual design skills, and deep expertise in creating scalable design systems for mobile-first products.

What You'll Do

• Lead end-to-end UX and UI design for native iOS and Android applications.
• Transform product concepts and business requirements into intuitive, elegant, and production-ready experiences.
• Own and evolve a scalable design system, including components, variants, typography, spacing, accessibility standards, and documentation.
• Create high-fidelity mockups, prototypes, user flows, wireframes, and developer-ready specifications in Figma.
• Design reusable frameworks that support multiple branded customer experiences while maintaining consistency and usability.
• Partner closely with Product, Engineering, QA, Analytics, and executive stakeholders to bring new initiatives to market.
• Conduct usability testing, gather customer insights, and validate design decisions using data and research.
• Participate in design reviews, implementation reviews, and design QA through release cycles.
• Mentor and provide guidance to junior designers while helping establish design best practices across the organization.

Key Initiatives

This individual will play a critical role in several strategic initiatives, including:

• Redesigning a flagship mobile application from the ground up.
• Enhancing personalization and AI-driven customer experiences.
• Expanding a scalable multi-brand digital platform.
• Improving consistency across mobile and web customer journeys.
• Building more sophisticated design systems and component libraries that support long-term growth and scale.

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of Product Design, UX/UI Design, or Digital Product Design experience.
• Advanced expertise in Figma, including:
  • Auto Layout
  • Components
  • Variants
  • Design libraries
  • Prototyping
  • Design systems
• Deep understanding of native iOS and Android design patterns and best practices.
• Experience creating or significantly maturing enterprise-grade design systems.
• Strong UX architecture and interaction design capabilities.
• Ability to create build-ready designs and collaborate closely with engineering teams.
• Demonstrated success designing complex user journeys such as onboarding, account management, subscriptions, payments, billing, support, or self-service experiences.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in telecommunications, communications technology, fintech, SaaS, or digital consumer platforms.
• Experience supporting white-label, multi-tenant, or multi-brand product environments.
• Familiarity with AI-powered customer experiences and conversational interfaces.
• Experience working with activation, payments, recurring billing, or self-service account management workflows.

Tools & Technologies

• Figma & FigJam (Expert)
• Adobe Creative Cloud (Photoshop & Illustrator)
• Product Analytics Platforms (Amplitude, Mixpanel, GA4, or similar)
• User Research & Testing Platforms (Maze, UserTesting, Lookback, or similar)
• Jira, Linear, or equivalent project management tools
• Accessibility standards, design tokens, and developer handoff workflows

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role

The strongest candidates will have experience:

• Designing sophisticated mobile applications at scale.
• Building reusable component libraries and scalable design systems.
• Working within subscription-based or customer account management ecosystems.
• Delivering clean, simple, and highly polished user experiences.
• Translating ambiguous ideas into thoughtful, production-ready solutions.
• Balancing user needs, business goals, and technical constraints.
• Thinking in systems rather than individual screens.

Please include a portfolio showcasing:

• End-to-end UX thinking and problem solving
• Design system ownership and component architecture
• High-fidelity visual design and interaction design
• Examples demonstrating scalability across multiple products, brands, or platforms