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Salary: USD 280,000 - 330,000 / annual
SecurityScorecard, a global leader in cybersecurity ratings with 12+ million companies continuously rated across 64 countries, is seeking a UX Director to lead a fundamental transformation of the Product Design & Research organization. This is a strategic rebuild role, not a maintenance position.
Reporting directly to the Chief Product Officer, you will set design strategy at the executive level, reshape team operations, and model AI-first design leadership. Key responsibilities include:
• Own multi-quarter design vision across the platform and AI-powered product lines, making the case for design investment at the executive table.
• Rebuild the operating model by moving the team from a centralized ticket queue to decentralized pods embedded in product-line tracks, mirroring Product and Engineering organization.
• Transform designers into AI builders, not just AI users—enabling direct codebase work (GitHub access) to produce interactive, implementation-accurate prototypes grounded in the real system.
• Set the tone for cross-functional speed, leveraging AI to accelerate design and product collaboration.
• Govern the design system as infrastructure to measurably accelerate design and engineering velocity.
• Drive B2B design excellence for complex, data-dense, multi-persona enterprise workflows with WCAG 2.2 accessibility as default.
• Embed research and data practices using usability testing and behavioral analytics (FullStory, Pendo, or similar) to inform roadmap-level decisions.
• Hire and build a high-performing design team of cutting-edge designers.
• Establish a culture of direct, kind feedback and strong, opinionated points of view.
SecurityScorecard is headquartered in NYC with 200+ employees globally, has raised $110M+ USD, serves 1,000+ enterprise customers, and has been recognized as one of the 10 hottest SaaS startups in New York for two consecutive years. The company is backed by world-class investors including Silver Lake Waterman, Moody's, Sequoia Capital, GV, and Riverwood Capital.
**Requirements:**
- 10+ years of UX or product design experience as a strong, opinionated design leader who drives change
- Proven track record setting and executing design strategy at the organizational level, including hiring and developing senior design talent
- B2B SaaS background (not primarily consumer); understanding of enterprise buying cycles and deep user research
- Real, hands-on fluency in AI-augmented design workflows with specific examples of tools, processes, and what you built (general AI tool use alone is insufficient)
- Demonstrated personal drive to stay current on AI-enabled design through training, cohorts, or peer networks
- Clear point of view on resolving design/PM overlap in an AI-builder workflow, rooted in shared ownership
- Proven experience building and governing design systems as cross-team infrastructure
- Strong command of WCAG 2.2 accessibility standards
- Executive-level communication and stakeholder management skills
- Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or related field; equivalent experience accepted
**Preferred Qualifications:**
- Experience in cybersecurity or closely adjacent regulated/enterprise-trust spaces
- Experience scaling a design org through growth stage or product expansion
- Experience formalizing agile, pod-based design operating models
- History building design leadership pipelines
- Comfort engaging directly with customers, including live collaborative sessions
