Staff Designer

TL;DR

Staff Designer (UI/UX): Shaping clear, connected experiences across desktop, web, and mobile products, defining direction, establishing shared frameworks, and leading complex initiatives from discovery through delivery with an accent on system-level design, accessibility, and scalability across platforms. Focus on translating research and business context into actionable plans, guiding user research, and mentoring designers to elevate design craft and user-centered thinking.

Location: Remote. Applicants must reside in and have permanent work authorization for the US, Canada, or UK. Visa sponsorship is not provided.

Salary: US: $150,000 - $170,000 USD; Canada: $125,000 - 145,000 CAD; UK: £72,000 - £86,000 GBP

Company

hirify.global (MZLA) is a for-profit subsidiary of the Mozilla Foundation, home to Thunderbird, an open-source email and productivity platform empowering over 20 million people globally.

What you will do

• Lead complex, cross-team design initiatives from problem framing to shipped outcomes.
• Map end-to-end user journeys to identify system-level gaps and define scalable experience solutions.
• Produce high-quality design artifacts, including flows, wireframes, prototypes, and documentation, to ensure alignment and confident implementation.
• Shape experience frameworks, visual systems, and design standards that scale across platforms and teams.
• Translate research, analytics, and business context into clear recommendations, actionable plans, and long-term experience strategy.
• Lead and guide user research and usability testing efforts, synthesizing insights into practical product decisions.

Requirements

• 10+ years of professional experience in user experience and interface design, including leadership of complex, multi-stakeholder initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to operate strategically while delivering high-quality, hands-on design work.
• Experience creating and evolving scalable design systems and interaction patterns across web, desktop, and/or mobile platforms.
• Strong systems thinking, with the ability to connect journeys, architecture, and interface patterns into coherent experiences.
• Experience planning and conducting user research and usability testing, translating insights into product decisions.
• A portfolio demonstrating leadership across shipped work, including problem framing, decision rationale, collaboration, and measurable impact.

Nice to have

• Experience working in open-source or community-driven environments.
• Public representation of design through talks, writing, or community engagement.
• Fluency in multiple languages for collaboration across a global community.
• Comfort contributing to light front-end implementation or code-based prototypes.

Culture & Benefits

• Fully remote work with schedule flexibility.
• Discretionary Annual Bonus Program and Professional Development Stipend.
• Comprehensive benefits including 401(k) / RRSP / Pension Contributions, Health, Dental, & Vision Insurance.
• 24 days PTO per year, 9 Wellbeing Days, Public Holidays, Your Birthday, and Year-end Company Shutdown.
• Monthly Remote Work Stipend and Annual Professional Development Stipend.
• Access to Udemy Learning Platform.

Hiring process

• Apply directly through the career page, carefully reviewing every cover letter and screening question.
• Authenticity is valued; unoriginal AI-generated answers will be disqualified.
• MZLA is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and encourages applications from all equity-seeking communities.