Senior User Experience Designer Jobs

Discover senior user experience designer opportunities with organizations seeking experienced professionals to shape intuitive, effective digital products. Ladders features vetted career opportunities paying $100,000 or more, including roles where senior UX designers guide product experiences from early research and concept development through launch and ongoing improvement.

What Senior UX Designers Do

Senior user experience designers help teams understand user needs and translate them into clear, useful experiences. Depending on the organization, responsibilities may include conducting user research, mapping journeys and workflows, creating wireframes and prototypes, refining interaction patterns, and partnering with product managers, engineers, researchers, and visual designers. Senior designers often take ownership of complex projects and help align user needs with business goals and technical constraints.

Skills and Experience Employers Seek

Employers commonly look for a strong portfolio that explains design decisions and demonstrates outcomes, along with experience in interaction design, prototyping, usability testing, and design systems. Senior roles may also require facilitation, clear communication, stakeholder management, and the ability to mentor teammates or influence product direction. Familiarity with tools such as Figma and with research and analytics methods can be valuable, depending on the role.

Career Growth and Work Settings

Senior UX designers work across industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, and enterprise software. Career paths can lead to staff or principal designer positions, UX management, design strategy, or broader product leadership. Explore Ladders listings to find opportunities that fit your experience, preferred industry, and career goals.

Find Senior UX Designer Jobs on Ladders

Browse vetted senior user experience designer jobs with salaries of $100,000 or more. Review role requirements, compare opportunities, and discover positions where your expertise can make a meaningful impact on digital products and services.

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$110K - $130K *

Pioneer operational excellence by driving staffing visibility and standardized planning across diverse content teams. Collaborate with stakeholders to enhance resource management and optimize project...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Food & Beverages

$136K - $190K *

Unlock potential by leading the technical architecture and implementation of AI solutions, driving rapid prototypes to production readiness while ensuring high code quality and seamless integration wi...

Georgia, USRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Media

$119K - $140K *

Drive global marketing strategy by executing integrated campaigns that enhance revenue through collaboration with cross-functional teams, while optimizing performance with data-driven approaches to ma...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 2 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$128K - $165K *

Lead reliability initiatives across complex systems, driving automation and observability. Collaborate with teams to enhance operational outcomes, manage incidents, and mentor engineers, ensuring comp...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$120K - $145K *

Drive technical leadership in software development, ensuring high-quality design, testing, and modernization of enterprise applications while mentoring teams in Agile and DevSecOps environments...

Sterling, VARemote

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$225K - $265K *

Unlock potential by leading a transformative data engineering team focused on building robust, high-performance data platforms. Drive innovation, foster a culture of learning, and ensure impactful out...

Nashville, TNRemote

Reposted 1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Real Estate & Construction

$120K - $145K *

Shape the future of endpoint management by crafting secure, high-performance software solutions in C# and .NET. Collaborate on architectural design and drive the delivery of innovative product capabil...

Dallas, TXRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$132K - $157K *

Join a team that's dedicated to ensuring compliance and transparency in financial reporting. As a Senior Data Analyst, you'll collaborate across departments to organize data, draw insights, and suppor...

San Francisco, CARemote

6 days ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K - $130K *

Unlock potential by owning customer value plans and ensuring adoption, ROI, and product usage for B2B SaaS accounts. Build trusted relationships with stakeholders, drive enablement sessions, and colla...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$95K - $115K *

Develop distinctive trading card products by managing brand strategy, product configurations, and commercial performance. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure successful launches and enha...

Neptune, NJRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Retail & Consumer Goods

$100K - $120K *

Drive growth by developing a profitable employee benefits book, building strategic client relationships, and leveraging extensive carrier partnerships to deliver innovative solutions and exceed revenu...

United StatesRemote

3 days ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$244K - $409K *

Drive the development of a global SME organization, leading regional teams to enhance technical selling and product direction. Transform ambiguity into structure while mentoring leaders and collaborat...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$153K - $219K *

Shape the future of insurance data by driving innovative semantic capabilities that empower AI, analytics, and automation. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to define product strategy, enhance d...

RemoteRemote

4 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$84K - $87K *

Join us as a Data Operations Engineer, where you'll develop and manage data systems for healthcare claims processing. Collaborate with teams to ensure data accuracy and optimize ETL/ELT pipelines whil...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$125K - $150K *

Elevate your career by driving data engineering excellence in Palantir Foundry, transforming legacy systems into robust pipelines and applications while collaborating with cross-functional teams to de...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$130K - $154K *

Lead complex projects to enhance organizational efficiency, manage timelines, and coordinate cross-functional teams. Drive strategic goals while ensuring compliance and fostering strong stakeholder re...

United StatesRemote

2 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$171K - $300K *

Lead the charge in scaling AI adoption through strategic engineering, tackling complex deployments, and mentoring talent. Shape the future of the GAIL program by enhancing tooling, standards, and cust...

San Diego, CARemote

3 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$125K - $150K *

Drive operational excellence by leading multi-team managers in executing compliant money movement flows. Collaborate cross-functionally to enhance customer experiences while ensuring risk mitigation a...

United StatesRemote

1 week ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Finance & Insurance

$110K *

Join a dynamic team as a Senior Technical Services Analyst, leveraging your data expertise to deliver complex data migration projects for diverse clients. Drive efficiency through automation and desig...

United StatesRemote

Reposted 2 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$158K - $206K *

Transform customer success by leading data-driven systems and AI orchestration. Drive impactful digital journeys through analytics, collaboration, and innovative solutions to enhance customer engageme...

San Francisco, CARemote

3 weeks ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Information Technology

$101K - $203K *

Drive operational excellence by providing technical support and enhancing application performance. Collaborate across teams to ensure reliability, implement SRE practices, and contribute to continuous...

Connecticut, USRemote

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  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$92K - $185K *

Unlock your potential by leading the design and development of innovative cloud-native applications. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to drive technical direction and enhance member experiences...

Texas, USRemote

1 week ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Pharmaceuticals & Biotech

$90K - $120K *

Lead the charge in optimizing Workday integration solutions by designing, developing, and maintaining robust integrations that enhance data flow between various systems, ensuring seamless collaboratio...

CanadaRemote

1 month ago

  •   Less than 5 years exp.  •   Healthcare

$175K - $220K *

Lead transformative product initiatives, driving AI integration and enhancing user workflows. Collaborate across teams to deliver impactful solutions, maintaining a strong focus on customer insights a...

United StatesRemote

3 weeks ago

  •   5 - 7 years exp.  •   Enterprise Technology

$120K - $150K *

Engineer innovative embedded systems solutions, driving design and optimization from concept to production. Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure reliability and performance in the power i...

Markham, ONRemote

4 days ago

  •   8 - 10 years exp.  •   Business Services

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

  • What does a senior user experience designer do?question toggle

    A senior UX designer researches user needs and designs digital experiences that are intuitive and effective. The role can include journey mapping, interaction design, prototyping, usability testing, collaboration with product and engineering teams, and mentoring or guiding design work.

  • What qualifications are commonly required for senior UX designer jobs?question toggle

    Requirements vary, but employers commonly seek substantial UX design experience, a portfolio showing process and results, proficiency in interaction design and prototyping, and strong collaboration and communication skills. Some roles also value experience with research, analytics, accessibility, or design systems.

  • How much do senior user experience designers earn?question toggle

    Compensation depends on factors such as location, industry, experience, and scope of responsibility. Ladders focuses on vetted jobs paying $100,000 or more, so browse current listings for salary details and role-specific requirements.

  • Where do senior UX designers work?question toggle

    Senior UX designers work in many industries, including technology, financial services, healthcare, retail, and enterprise software. Opportunities may be on in-house product teams, at agencies, or with consulting organizations.

  • What are common career paths for senior UX designers?question toggle

    Experienced senior UX designers may advance to staff or principal designer roles, move into UX or design management, specialize in design strategy, or pursue broader product leadership positions.