About the Role

• Lead design within CaptivateIQ’s Incentive Compensation Management (ICM) product line.
• Operate with high autonomy partnering with Product, Engineering, CX, and executive leadership.

Responsibilities

• Define and drive the design vision for a major product area, aligning with leadership.
• Lead and guide design across multiple teams, reviewing and approving work.
• Identify and lead complex, high-impact initiatives shaping new problems and opportunities.
• Design and evolve foundational systems, architectures, and reusable patterns.
• Mentor designers and help teams raise their execution bar over time.
• Co-lead with senior Product and Engineering leaders to influence strategy and prioritization.
• Improve team collaboration and quality by identifying and correcting gaps.
• Stay current on industry trends and emerging technologies including AI.
• Communicate clearly through writing crisp documents articulating vision and tradeoffs.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience designing B2B SaaS products, ideally enterprise or platform software.
• Successful track record leading company-critical initiatives as an individual contributor.
• Exceptional strength in UX, UI, system design, and interaction design with high standards.
• Deep product, domain, and business acumen connecting design decisions to outcomes.
• Experience designing complex, data-heavy, workflow-driven systems at enterprise scale.
• Ability to coach and elevate other design leaders including senior-level designers.
• Comfort operating with high autonomy and navigating ambiguity.
• Exceptional communication skills with presence to influence executive leadership.
• Strong judgment, leadership presence, ability to drive alignment without formal authority.

Why This Role Matters

• Incentive compensation turns business intent into reality affecting pay and motivation.
• Role influences how enterprise platforms feel, scale, and evolve, setting quality bars.

Benefits (US-ONLY)

• 100% medical, dental, vision coverage; 75% for dependents.
• Flexible vacation and quarterly mental health days.
• One-time expense on 1-year work anniversary for travel or other uses.
• Annual stipends for professional development and caretaking.
• 401k plan participation.
• Newest Apple products for work.
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) supporting DEI goals.