User Experience Designer Principal

Sagent

$120K — $150K *
US-AnywhereRemote in United States
Information Technology
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5+ years in user experience design, preferably within SaaS or enterprise applications
  • Strong skills in Figma, including design system contribution and reusable components
  • Proficiency in translating complex business and technical requirements into user-centric designs
  • Experience mentoring and leading design teams to achieve consistency and quality
  • Ability to thrive in fast-paced, evolving environments with limited information

Responsibilities

  • Lead high-quality design execution across product teams as a design authority
  • Mentor and guide less experienced designers to elevate team output
  • Standardize design workflows and promote new design pattern adoption
  • Identify innovative opportunities for AI integration within user interfaces
  • Collaborate with product and engineering to refine and implement viable design solutions
  • Translate complex technical capabilities into intuitive user experiences
  • Leverage AI tools to streamline design processes and enhance output efficiency

Benefits

  • Comprehensive health coverage from Day 1
  • Remote/Hybrid work options available
  • Unlimited Flexible Time Off policy
  • Tuition reimbursement for continuous learning
  • 401(k) matching program to support retirement savings
  • Access to family planning services and paid family leave
  • Engaging social experiences in-person and virtually
  • Focus Time Fridays for improved work-life balance
  • Pet insurance to support pet well-being
Full Job Description
Overview:

We are a leader in financial technology, delivering innovative SaaS-based mortgage servicing solutions. As a Principal User Experience Designer, you will play a critical role in shaping intuitive, scalable, and efficient experiences across complex, data-driven products. This is a hands-on principal role focused on translating business requirements into clear, system-driven user flows, patterns, and interactions. You will partner closely with product and engineering to drive alignment, simplify complexity, and deliver high-quality design outcomes in a fast-paced, evolving environment.

Your Day-to-Day at Sagent:

Design Leadership Through Execution:
  • Lead by example through high-quality design execution while acting as a senior design voice across product teams
  • Mentor and guide designers, influencing team output, consistency, and decision-making
  • Contribute to theFigma design system to support a growing enterprise ecosystem

Enterprise Product & Design System:
  • Standardizeworkflows for contribution, governance, and adoption of new design patterns, driving alignment across product and engineering teams
  • Identify opportunities for AI-driven automation and decision support while designing data-driven, rules-based systems with clear, predictable behavior and interactions
  • Balance usability, business constraints, and technical feasibility to deliver effective system-level solutions

Collaboration with Product & Engineering:
  • Partner with product and engineering to refine requirements, shape solutions, and ensure design decisions are feasible, scalable, and effectively implemented
  • Translate technical and AI capabilities into practical, user-centered experiences within existing product ecosystems
  • Communicate effectively across teams, influencing decisions and navigating differing perspectives to drive aligned outcomes

Efficient Design Execution (AI-Enabled):
  • Use AI-assisted tools to accelerate design exploration, iteration, and delivery
  • Produce the appropriate level of artifacts (flows, wireframes, mockups) with a focus on clarity, usability, and speed over exhaustive documentation

Operating in a Dynamic Environment:

  • Operate effectively in fast-paced, resource-constrained environments, navigating ambiguity and incomplete inputs
  • Apply sound judgment to prioritize work, balance innovation with feasibility, and drive meaningful outcomes

Tools & Technical Skills:
  • Strong proficiency in Figma, including creating reusable components, variants, and scalable design patterns
  • Use Figma effectively for user flows, interaction design, and efficient cross-functional collaboration
  • Work pragmatically with low-to-medium fidelity artifacts based on product needs, timelines, and complexity
  • Experience with Git is a plus


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Perks!

As a Sagent Associate, you will be eligible to participate in our benefit programs beginning on Day #1! We offer a comprehensive package including Remote/Hybrid workplace options, Health Benefits, Unlimited Flexible Time Off, Family Planning Services, Tuition Reimbursement, Paid Family Leave, 401(k) Matching, Pet Insurance, In-person and Virtual Social Experiences, Career Pathing, Focus Time Fridays and much, much more!

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