Director of User Experience

About the job

Onapsis is rapidly expanding, achieving record growth year after year. We are seeking a passionate contributor who will thrive in an open and collaborative environment.

Onapsis protects the applications that run the global economy. Only Onapsis delivers a next-generation platform for protecting mission-critical applications by providing the actionable insight, change assurance, automated governance and continuous monitoring capabilities required by cross-functional teams to discover risk, optimize workflows, control change and automate reporting. 

Headquartered in Boston, MA, and with regional offices in Heidelberg, Germany, Buenos Aires, Argentina, and Bucharest, Romania Onapsis proudly serves hundreds of the world’s leading brands and organizations, including many of the Fortune 100 and Global 2000.

We are seeking a highly experienced and passionate Director of User Experience (UX) to lead and mentor our UX team. You will be responsible for defining and executing the UX strategy across our entire suite of cybersecurity products, ensuring our solutions are not only powerful and secure but also user-friendly and accessible. You will be a champion for our users, advocating for their needs and translating complex technical concepts into intuitive and engaging experiences.

What you will be doing - your legacy

• Leadership & Management: Lead and mentor our UX team, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. Conduct performance reviews, provide feedback, and support professional development.
• UX Strategy: Develop and implement a comprehensive UX strategy aligned with business goals and product roadmaps. Define and champion UX best practices and standards across the organization.
• User Research: Oversee user research activities, including user interviews, usability testing, surveys, and competitive analysis, to gain deep insights into user needs and behaviors.
• Interaction Design: Lead the design of intuitive and user-centered interfaces for our cybersecurity products, including web applications, mobile apps, and desktop software.
• Visual Design (if applicable): Collaborate with visual designers (or lead visual design if applicable) to ensure a consistent and compelling brand experience across all products.
• Prototyping & Testing: Oversee the creation of prototypes, from low-fidelity wireframes to high-fidelity interactive mockups, for user testing and validation.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure seamless integration of UX design into the product development lifecycle.
• Accessibility: Ensure all products are designed with accessibility in mind, adhering to WCAG guidelines.
• Metrics & Measurement: Define and track key UX metrics to measure the effectiveness of design solutions and identify areas for improvement.
• Staying Current: Stay up-to-date on the latest UX trends, technologies, and best practices, particularly within the cybersecurity domain.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or a related field. Master's degree preferred.
• 8+ years of experience in UX design, with at least 3+ years in a leadership role.
• Proven track record of leading and managing UX teams, delivering successful UX strategies, and creating user-centered designs.
• Deep understanding of user research methodologies, interaction design principles, and usability testing.
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of UX skills and demonstrating experience in designing complex applications (experience with enterprise software or technical products is a plus, especially in cybersecurity).
• Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Passion for creating user-friendly and accessible experiences.
• Experience working in an Agile development environment.
• Familiarity with cybersecurity concepts and technologies is a strong advantage.

What we offer

• A role in shaping the future of protecting the most critical applications that run the world's business and a career that grows as the company grows.
• A unique culture of high achievement and teamwork.
• Supportive and humble colleagues are some of the space's top problem solvers and innovators.
• Financial security through competitive compensation and incentives.
• A comprehensive benefits plan, including medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, and a 401K
• Unlimited paid time off

Location:  This is a remote role, candidates most be based in the US. 

About our Company:

Onapsis is a proven market leader that protects the most critical applications that run your business.  Only Onapsis delivers the actionable intelligence, automated governance, continuous monitoring, and secure change capabilities required by cross-functional teams to optimize workflows and automate manual tasks so they can embrace and accelerate SAP and Oracle E-Business Suite (EBS) modernization, cloud, IoT, and mobility initiatives while keeping the most vital systems and data protected and compliant.

Headquartered in Boston, MA, and with regional offices in Heidelberg, Germany, and Buenos Aires, Argentina, and now in the DFW metroplex, Onapsis proudly serves more than 300 of the world’s leading brands and organizations, including many of the Global 2000.

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