Director, UX UI Job at Getcaret in San Diego

Job Details Job Location : Nationwide Remote - Remote, CA 92121 Salary Range : $115,000.00 - $125,000.00 Salary/year CARET brings the latest in technology and automation to over 10,000 legal and accounting firms, empowering highly skilled professionals to refocus their expertise on what truly matters. CARET harnesses powerful and secure practice management, document automation, and payment processing to take firms, professionals, and their clients further. Our team‑defined values guide how we show up for each other, for our partners, and for our customers: We succeed together. We embrace progress. We care big. We create space. Position Overview The Director of UX/UI will lead this evolution. You’ll inherit a nascent design foundation and build it into a high‑impact, user‑centered, strategically aligned function. This is a true player‑coach role: you will define the design vision and strategy while also rolling up your sleeves to produce UX flows, prototypes, and polished UI. You will introduce clarity, process, and rigor; champion user research and insights; and build a culture where design is seen as essential, influential, and deeply integrated into product strategy. Key Responsibilities Elevate Design Into a Strategic, High‑Impact Function Define the long‑term design vision and translate it into a clear, actionable strategy and roadmap with visible incremental progress month over month. Build a culture where UX/UI is a strategic partner across Product, Engineering, CS, and GTM. Reset expectations around experience quality, process, and user‑centered design. Lead Design Strategy Across the Product Portfolio Partner with Product leadership to influence roadmap decisions using user insights, experience principles, and holistic design thinking. Own the end‑to‑end experience strategy across modules, ensuring coherence, clarity, and usability. Establish design principles and patterns that scale across complex workflows. Hands‑On Design Execution Personally design UX flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high‑fidelity UI for major initiatives. Collaborate closely with Product and Engineering to iterate quickly and ensure experience quality. Champion accessibility, simplicity, and a consistent design system. Build a Modern Design Process & Operating System Introduce design rituals that elevate collaboration and design outcomes. Mature and expand our design system and reusable component library. Implement workflows that balance velocity with quality. Own User Research & Insights Lead a practical, actionable research approach that informs product decisions. Identify research priorities and synthesize insights into clear recommendations. Build lightweight measurement frameworks to track UX improvements. Own Design Tools & Data‑Driven Decision Making Own and optimize design tools (e.g., Figma, Pendo). Develop the strategy for leveraging behavioral data and insights to improve usability. Ensure design decisions are grounded in evidence, not assumptions. Integrate AI Thoughtfully Into the Experience Identify opportunities to incorporate AI into workflows, automation, and decision support. Partner with Product & Engineering to design intuitive and trustworthy AI‑enabled experiences. Bring awareness of emerging AI UX patterns into Caret’s product strategy. Lead and Mentor the Design Team Manage and develop designers, providing clear direction and coaching. Foster a creative, high‑performance culture. Shape future team structure and hiring as the function grows. Qualifications 8+ years in UX/UI or Product Design (B2B SaaS required) with previous leadership experience. Proven track record of leading design teams in fast‑paced, agile environments. A player‑coach who excels in both strategy and hands‑on design execution. Experience elevating a nascent UX function into a strategic, influential capability. A portfolio showcasing strong UX thinking, UI craft, and complex workflow design. Strong systems thinker with experience building design systems. Skilled in user research, usability testing, analytics, and insight synthesis. Familiarity with AI UX patterns and designing AI‑enhanced experiences. Proven ability to influence cross‑functional partners and raise the quality bar. Hands‑on proficiency with modern design tools (Figma required). Benefits Flexible PTO Medical, Dental, Paid Sick Days, Vision, and Supplemental Coverage Flexible Spending Account Health Savings Account 401(k) match If you are not sure that every qualification on the list above describes you exactly, we’d still love to hear from you! We value people with unique backgrounds, experiences, and skillsets. If you’re passionate about having a significant impact and shaping the foundations of a rapidly growing product, please apply! Equal Employment Opportunity: CARET is an Equal Opportunity, Affi... The compensation information below is provided in compliance with job posting disclosure requirements. Pay range:$115,000 - $120,000 Actual base pay will depend on varying circumstances, including the position, location, individual qualifications, market finances, and other operations business needs. Depending on the position, compensation may also include commission, bonuses, etc. Potential for bonuses is based on company performance and potential for merit increases is based on performance. #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: CARET brings the latest in technology and automation to over 10,000 legal and accounting firms . CARET harnesses powerful and secure practice management, document automation, and payment processing to take firms, professionals, and their clients further . The Director of UX/UI will lead the evolution of a nascent design foundation and build it into a high‑impact, user‑centered, strategically aligned function . En Español: Detalles de trabajo Localización del puesto: Rango salarial nacional remoto-remote, CA 92121 Salary Range : $115,000.00 - $125,000.00, Salario/año CARET ofrece lo último en tecnología y automatización a más de 10,000 firmas legales y contables, capacitando a profesionales altamente cualificados para reorientar su experiencia sobre lo que realmente importa. CARET aprovecha una gestión de prácticas poderosa y segura, la automatización de documentos y el procesamiento de pagos para llevar a las empresas, los profesionales y sus clientes más allá. Nuestros valores definidos por equipo guían cómo nos mostramos entre nosotros, para nuestros socios y para nuestros clientes: tenemos éxito juntos. Construir una cultura en la que UX/UI sea un socio estratégico a través de Productos, Ingeniería, CS y GTM. Restablecer las expectativas sobre calidad de experiencia, procesos y diseño centrado en el usuario. Estrategia de diseño líder En toda la cartera de productos Partner con liderazgo del producto para influenciar decisiones de hoja de ruta utilizando conocimientos de los usuarios, principios de experiencia y pensamiento holístico de diseños. Poseer la estrategia de experiencia de extremo a extremo en todos los módulos, asegurando coherencia, claridad y usabilidad. Establecer principios y patrones de diseñar que se extienden a lo largo de complejos flujos de trabajo. Manos-En ejecución de diseña personal diseñan flujos UX, wireframes, prototipos y UI de alta confianza para grandes iniciativas. Colaborar estrechamente con Product Balance e ingeniería propia para iterar rápidamente y garantizar la calidad de la experiencia. Campeón accesibilidad, simplicidad y una velocidad consistente. Un sistema operativo moderno de Diseño de Datos y Sistemas de Desarrollo que mejora los sistemas de investigación y desarrollo (Designing Design & Development) Introducción y implementaciones para mejorar las funciones del diseño de los componentes de diseñas y proyectos de uso de software, así como desarrollar nuevas tecnologías y estructuras que mejoren sus prácticas. Desarrollar la estrategia para aprovechar los datos y las ideas del comportamiento para mejorar la usabilidad. Asegurar que las decisiones de diseño se basan en evidencia, no en suposiciones. Integrar inteligencia artificial conscientemente en la experiencia Identificar oportunidades para incorporar AI a flujos de trabajo, automatización y soporte de decisión. Socio con Product & Engineering para diseñar experiencias intuitivas y confiables habilitadas por IA. Llevar el conocimiento de los patrones emergentes de UX en la estratégia de productos Carets. Dirigir y mentor al equipo de diseños Gestionar y desarrollar diseñadores, proporcionando una dirección clara y coaching. Promover una cultura de alto rendimiento. Formar la estructura del equipo futuro y contratar a medida que crece la función. Cualificaciones 8+ años en UX/UI o Diseño de producto (B2B SaaS requerido) con experiencia previa. Reconocerse un historial comprobado de equipos líderes de diseña en entornos avanzados rápidos, agiles y de uso. Si no está seguro de que cada calificación en la lista anterior lo describe exactamente, todavía nos encantaría escucharle! Valoramos a las personas con antecedentes únicos, experiencias y habilidades. Si usted es apasionado por tener un impacto significativo y dar forma a los cimientos de un producto en rápido crecimiento, solicite una solicitud! Oportunidad Equal de Empleo: CARET es Una Igualdad de Oportunidades, Affi... La información sobre la compensación se proporciona conforme a los requisitos de divulgación del trabajo.