Senior UX/UI Design Lead (Games)

TL;DR

Senior UX/UI Design Lead (Games): Drive UX/UI for an unannounced live-service project from pre-production onward with an accent on UX/UI roadmap ownership, cross-discipline alignment, and building scalable UX standards. Focus on designing player-centered experiences for social, monetization, live events, and progression while leading a UX/UI team and establishing design systems and pipelines.

Location: Flexible role that can be remote (pay range varies by geographic location).

Salary: $173,000 — $259,000 USD

Company

hirify.global builds PlayStation experiences and franchises.

What you will do

• Own and maintain the UX/UI development roadmap with the Game Director, aligning UX/UI vision to product and player needs.
• Represent UX/UI in feature prioritization and goal creation, ensuring UX/UI supports core gameplay, social mechanics, monetization, live events, and progression systems.
• Partner with the Art Director to define the UI look and feel and communicate direction, feedback, and rationale to the UX/UI team.
• Produce wireframe specs, user flow diagrams, information architecture, and interactive prototypes to align cross-functionally.
• Design from first principles for the game genre: analyze competitive references, run playtesting, and collaborate with User Research to uncover player needs and usability issues.
• Establish UX standards across the studio (UX/UI pillars, design systems, pipelines, component libraries) and lead the UX/UI team through staffing, hiring, and management.

Requirements

• Experience leading or directly supporting leadership for an ongoing live service game.
• Expert communication skills and ability to produce clear design documentation (wireframes, flows, prototypes, presentations).
• Expert ability to articulate UX/UI decisions and collaborate effectively with cross-disciplinary teams (Game Design, Art, Engineering, Test).
• Proficiency with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or Adobe XD.
• Strong management, strategy, planning, and team-building experience.
• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles, game development pipelines, and technical constraints; ability to bridge technical specs and player experiences.

Nice to have

• Experience with global gaming markets and the competitive gaming/esports landscape.
• Familiarity with Unreal Engine.

Culture & Benefits

• Top-tier benefits package: medical, dental, vision, matching 401(k), paid time off, wellness program, and employee discounts for Sony products.
• Eligible for a bonus package (if applicable).
• Flexible remote work with pay ranges that vary by geographic location.
• Background checks conducted at the offer stage for new employees.