Why This Job is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
### Why this Role is Featured on The SaaS Jobs
Design leadership roles in SaaS increasingly sit at the intersection of product consistency, platform scalability, and cross-team execution. This UX Design Team Lead stands out for its mandate to centralize UX across multiple product groups and to build a unified design system, a core capability for SaaS companies operating a portfolio of products or complex enterprise workflows.
For a SaaS design career, the long-term value is in learning how design scales beyond individual features. Owning DesignOps, standards, and workflow optimisation builds fluency in the operational side of product design that becomes critical as organisations mature. The added emphasis on AI-assisted design methods also signals exposure to emerging practices in research synthesis, prototyping, and validation that are becoming more common in modern SaaS delivery.
The section above is editorial commentary from The SaaS Jobs, provided to help SaaS professionals understand the role in a broader industry context.
Job Description
Description
What you’ll do:
Lead and mentor a centralized team of UX/UI designers across multiple product groups
Drive the creation and adoption of a unified design system to ensure consistency and scalability across all products
Oversee DesignOps:
Define and implement design standards, guidelines, and best practices
Oversee resource allocation and manage workflows to optimize efficiency
Leverage AI-driven tools to help the team design smarter and faster—streamlining workflows, reducing manual effort, uncovering research insights, and improving the speed, quality, and scalability of ideation, prototyping, and usability validaiton
Collaborate with Product Managers and Engineers to integrate UX early in the development lifecycle
Facilitate stakeholder communication and ensure alignment of design initiatives with business goals
Requirements
You’ll do it using:
7+ years of experience in UX/UI or Product Design, with at least 3 years in a leadership role
Proven experience in enterprise software or complex systems
Strong portfolio demonstrating user-centered design principles and visual design capabilities
Expertise in design systems and accessibility standards
Proficiency in modern design tools (Figma – must) and familiarity with collaboration tools
Hands-on experience leveraging AI tools for design workflows (e.g., generative design, automated layout generation, predictive UX analysis).
Excellent communication and leadership skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities
Background in Fintech / financial industry – an advantage
You’ll excel by:
· Demonstrating strategic thinking and the ability to balance user needs, business goals, and technological constraints
· Communicating ideas and solutions clearly and effectively to cross-functional teams and executives
· Driving innovation through AI and automation in design processes
· Maintaining a holistic understanding of the product ecosystem with a sharp eye for details
· Exhibiting strong managerial skills, including team development, performance management, and effective resource allocation
Please include a link for an online portfolio in addition to the CV.
Position Intro
Earnix is the premier provider of mission-critical, cloud-based intelligent decisioning across pricing, rating, underwriting, and product personalization. These fully-integrated solutions provide ultra-fast ROI and are designed to transform how global insurers and banks are run by unlocking value across all facets of the business. Earnix has been innovating for insurers and banks since 2001 with customers in over 35 countries across six continents and offices in the Americas, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Israel.
