UX Manager

TL;DR

UX Manager (Web/Mobile Enterprise Applications): Leading and mentoring a team of UX designers while actively contributing to design efforts for web and mobile enterprise applications, with an accent on defining design strategies, user research, and cross-functional collaboration. Focus on fostering a culture of continuous learning, ensuring customer-focused, innovative designs, and advocating for user-centered principles across the organization.

Location: Remote, with a hybrid work schedule based in Waterloo, Canada

Company

hirify.global is a product company that innovates solutions for utilities and cities to manage energy and water resources, aiming to create a more resourceful world.

What you will do

• Lead and mentor a team of UX designers, fostering collaboration and continuous learning.
• Create high-fidelity wireframes, prototypes, and user interfaces for complex enterprise applications.
• Define and maintain the UX roadmap, ensuring consistency across hirify.global platforms.
• Oversee and participate in user research to understand user needs and measure impact.
• Partner with Product and Engineering to integrate user feedback and ensure technical feasibility.
• Optimize design workflows from discovery to usability testing and final hand-off.

Requirements

• 3+ years of experience managing or leading a UX design team.
• 5+ years of hands-on design work for web and mobile enterprise applications.
• Proficiency in Figma or similar design and prototyping tools.
• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles, research methodologies, and accessibility standards.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to present design vision and translate business requirements into actionable design tasks.
• Familiarity with front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) for effective collaboration with engineering teams.

Nice to have

• 2+ years experience in the utilities, energy, or industrial technology sectors.
• Knowledge of enterprise-level design systems and responsive design principles.
• Background in managing UX for SaaS or mission-critical applications.

Culture & Benefits

• Competitive benefit package including financial, social, health, and wellbeing programs.
• Paid vacation.
• 401k matching and employee stock purchase program.
• Hybrid work schedule.