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Job summary
We are seeking a Staff Product Designer Contractor to lead the design of scalable, user-centered experiences across DigiCert platforms and products. In this role, you will play a key role in shaping complex workflows, platform capabilities, and foundational user experiences across multiple product areas. You’ll work across product, engineering, and leadership teams to define strategy, influence product direction, and deliver thoughtful, scalable design solutions. This is an opportunity for a designer who thrives in ambiguity, can simplify complex systems, and is passionate about simplifying complex systems through exceptional user experiences.
What you will do
- Lead the design of end-to-end user experiences for platform capabilities and cross-product features, from discovery through delivery
- Partner with product managers, engineers, and cross-functional stakeholders to define product strategy and translate complex technical concepts into intuitive experiences
- Conduct and guide user research to uncover customer needs, workflows, and pain points across complex systems and experiences
- Advocate for user needs, accessibility, usability, and thoughtful design practices across products and platform experiences
- Develop frameworks, interaction models, and design patterns that scale across platform and product experiences
- Present design concepts, research insights, and strategic recommendations to stakeholders and leadership
- Mentor and provide guidance to other designers, elevating team craft and design quality
- Drive collaboration across teams to align on user experience vision and execution
- Use qualitative and quantitative data to evaluate design effectiveness and iterate on solutions
- Contribute to and evolve shared design systems, standards, and best practices across the organization
What you will have
- 7+ years of experience in UX, product, or interaction design
- Proven experience leading complex, ambiguous projects and delivering end-to-end design solutions
- Strong proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma and fluent with AI-assisted workflows and using agentic tooling for design processes
- Deep understanding of user-centered design, interaction design, and usability best practices
- Experience conducting and synthesizing user research to inform product and design strategy
- Strong systems thinking skills with experience designing scalable platform services, workflows, and interconnected product experiences
- Strong communication and storytelling skills, with experience presenting to stakeholders and leadership
- Experience collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, including engineering, product management, and leadership
Nice to have
- Experience working in enterprise or SaaS environments with complex workflows
- Experience influencing product strategy and contributing to long-term vision
- Experience designing for platform ecosystems, shared services, or foundational product capabilities used across multiple teams or products
- Experience mentoring or coaching other designers
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits package
- Generous paid time off, including holidays and additional leave options
- Family-friendly leave policies, including maternity, paternity, and other supportive leave programs
- Health and wellness support, including medical cover (where applicable), gym reimbursements, and mental well-being resources
- Pension, life insurance, and income protection benefits (location dependent)
- Employee Assistance Program with 24/7 confidential support for employees and their families
- Education assistance and professional development opportunities
- Access to LinkedIn Learning and continuous learning resources
- Employee referral bonus program and additional company perks and discounts
- Internal rewards and recognition platform (Motivosity) to celebrate and acknowledge project wins, milestone achievements, and the outstanding contributions of our colleagues
- Business travel insurance and global employee support programs
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Skills Required
- 7+ years of experience in UX, product, or interaction design
- Proven experience leading complex projects and delivering design solutions
- Strong proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Figma
- Deep understanding of user-centered design and usability best practices
- Experience conducting and synthesizing user research
- Strong systems thinking skills with experience designing scalable platform services
DigiCert Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about DigiCert and has not been reviewed or approved by DigiCert.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Vacation/PTO and sick leave are characterized as strong, and some accounts mention a sabbatical program.
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Retirement Support — The package includes a 401(k) with company matching, with recent confirmations of this benefit.
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Flexible Benefits — Hybrid and work-from-home options are referenced consistently, indicating practical flexibility in how and where work is done.
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What We Do
DigiCert is the digital trust provider of choice for leading companies around the globe, enabling individuals, businesses, governments, and consortia to engage online with confidence, knowing their digital footprint is secure.
