Discover Director of UX opportunities for experienced design leaders ready to shape intuitive, impactful digital experiences. Ladders features vetted professional roles with salaries of $100,000 or more, helping you find senior positions where you can guide user experience strategy, lead talented teams, and influence product direction.
A Director of UX sets the vision and standards for user experience across products and services. Responsibilities often include overseeing UX research and design, translating customer insights into product strategy, partnering with product and engineering leaders, and building a consistent, accessible experience. Directors may manage UX researchers, product designers, content designers, and design managers.
Employers commonly seek a strong background in UX or product design, a portfolio demonstrating measurable outcomes, and experience leading multidisciplinary teams. Strategic thinking, user research, interaction design, accessibility, design systems, executive communication, and cross-functional collaboration are valuable. Familiarity with analytics and experimentation can help connect experience improvements to business results.
Director of UX compensation varies based on industry, location, company size, and scope of responsibility. These senior roles may include base salary, bonuses, and equity. Ladders focuses on vetted professional jobs paying $100,000 or more, making it easier to explore UX leadership opportunities aligned with your experience and compensation goals.
Explore Director of UX jobs across technology, finance, healthcare, e-commerce, and other industries. Review each opportunity’s leadership scope, team structure, product portfolio, and compensation details to identify roles where you can make a meaningful impact.
$135K - $160K *
Unlock potential by leading full-stack Java development teams to drive innovative AI solutions. Lead architecture and design while mentoring engineers, ensuring scalable and secure enterprise systems...
3 weeks ago
Human-Centered Design Specialist IV - UI/UX
$100K - $130K *
Engage users by designing intuitive, accessible digital experiences through research-driven UI/UX solutions. Collaborate across stakeholders to enhance usability and foster a cohesive interface that m...
1 month ago
Senior Director, Revenue Strategy
$160K - $200K *
Architect and lead revenue strategies, operations, and sales enablement to drive growth and enhance business performance, ensuring alignment across the GTM teams and fostering an innovative, collabora...
Reposted 4 weeks ago
$68K - $105K *
Join a team that oversees complex programs, managing cross-functional projects and resources to deliver impactful solutions, while ensuring alignment with business objectives, quality, and budget cons...
3 weeks ago
$242K - $282K *
Lead the oversight of contractual matters across departments, serving as a trusted advisor to internal stakeholders from pre-clinical to commercial readiness. This role emphasizes collaboration and ex...
Reposted 2 weeks ago
$160K - $200K *
Transform healthcare sales by leading strategic initiatives across major US health systems. Drive results through consultative selling, tailored business cases, and robust consensus building with C-su...
4 weeks ago
Senior Technical Program Manager, Privileged Access Management
$120K - $150K *
Lead cross-functional efforts to drive execution in a fast-paced remote environment, overseeing key product initiatives and customer issues in our Privileged Access Management portfolio, while ensurin...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Executive Director, Total Rewards
$168K - $240K *
Lead total rewards strategy for a complex global healthcare tech firm. Drive compensation and benefits governance, align workforce investment with business goals, and ensure compliance while fostering...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
$152K - $197K *
Join a team that's driving innovation in community banking. As a strategic leader, you'll enhance client relationships, shape payment strategies, and deliver measurable growth across the Mid South reg...
5 days ago
Director, Client Service / Technical Customer Support
$102K - $125K *
Champion client success by leading a remote service team, driving process improvements, and managing complex data solutions. Collaborate across diverse teams to ensure timely deliverables and enhance...
2 weeks ago
Legal Director, Strategic Deals
$206K - $309K *
Engineer impactful strategic partnerships and lead complex negotiations while building a high-performing legal team. Collaborate cross-functionally to drive commercial support for product initiatives...
4 weeks ago
Director, Audit Transformation
$150K - $180K *
Join a team that's redefining audit practices by leading the transition to an agentic operating model. Collaborate across functions to innovate audit methodologies and drive transformation for clients...
3 weeks ago
Director of Product Management, Platform
$183K - $230K *
Lead the charge in shaping our platform strategy, overseeing integrations, pricing, and customer experience. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to enhance product offerings and drive growth in a...
3 days ago
Director - Digital Platform Engineering
$204K - $316K *
Join a dynamic leadership team to drive innovative platform strategies, manage cross-functional engineering teams, and shape the future of AI-enabled solutions through advanced cloud services and cutt...
Reposted 3 weeks ago
Lead Director, Business Operations and Strategy
$100K - $231K *
Join a dynamic team as a strategic advisor, driving clinical priorities and operational excellence. Collaborate with leaders to translate strategy into action, enhance provider performance, and suppor...
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Director, People (AI, Product & Design)
$143K - $286K *
Champion strategic people partnerships to shape and scale AI-driven teams, translating business needs into leadership strategies that drive productivity and organizational effectiveness in a dynamic g...
Reposted 1 week ago
$100K - $120K *
Empower creators by leading design projects for a generative AI platform. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to craft intuitive user experiences, balancing creativity and technology to inspire mi...
3 weeks ago
AVP, Senior Product Manager - Agentic Workflows
$120K - $145K *
Explore innovative AI workflow solutions aimed at enhancing business processes. Collaborate with various teams to identify challenges, prototype solutions, and guide projects from conception to produc...
Reposted 1 week ago
$179K - $220K *
Unlock potential by leading the Lattice MCP server strategy and integrations that enhance performance data interoperability within popular AI tools and external platforms, driving customer engagement...
3 weeks ago
Product Manager - Acxiom B2B Suite
$110K - $130K *
Engineer innovative data products that empower global businesses. Lead cross-functional teams to define product strategy, manage lifecycles, and drive performance metrics, ensuring alignment with mark...
1 week ago
$150K - $180K *
Transform Maven's go-to-market narrative by defining and evolving cohesive messaging that resonates with employers, clients, and members. Collaborate across teams to ensure strategic alignment and imp...
2 weeks ago
$175K - $225K *
Lead the charge in shaping product strategy and execution, driving innovation and collaboration across teams to deliver impactful solutions in a fast-paced B2B SaaS environment. Own the product roadma...
2 weeks ago
Director, Project Management - Network
$91K - $121K *
Shape the future of project management by leading enterprise initiatives, establishing standards, and ensuring effective execution of organizational priorities in a remote setting...
2 days ago
$80K - $95K *
Join a collaborative team to lead impactful design projects, mentor talent, and elevate brand experiences while shaping creative strategy across digital and print platforms. Your craftsmanship and vis...
Reposted 2 weeks ago
Senior Director, Platform Prioritization & Delivery
$196K - $243K *
Lead the charge in cross-functional delivery, managing prioritization and execution across diverse teams. Drive organizational effectiveness while fostering collaboration and trust, ensuring initiativ...
3 weeks ago
What is a Director of UX?
A Director of UX is a senior leader responsible for setting user experience strategy and overseeing the teams and processes that shape how customers interact with a company’s products or services.
What qualifications are typically required for Director of UX jobs?
Requirements often include substantial UX or product design experience, a portfolio of successful work, people-management experience, and the ability to collaborate with product, engineering, and executive teams. Specific requirements vary by employer.
What skills are important for a Director of UX?
Commonly valued skills include UX strategy, user research, product design, team leadership, accessibility, design systems, data-informed decision-making, and clear communication with stakeholders.
How much do Director of UX jobs pay?
Pay varies by company, industry, location, and role scope. Ladders lists vetted professional opportunities paying $100,000 or more; check individual job listings for compensation details.
Where can I find Director of UX jobs?
You can explore Director of UX openings on Ladders, including vetted professional roles across industries. Compare responsibilities, qualifications, location, and compensation to find a position that fits your goals.