The Role
Lead UX design for Saviynt's SaaS platform: create roadmaps, design flows, wireframes, and prototypes; drive design systems; mentor designers; align with product and engineering; ensure quality and technical feasibility.
Summary Generated by Built In
Saviynt's AI-powered identity platform manages and governs human and non-human access to all of an organization's applications, data, and business processes. Customers trust Saviynt to safeguard their digital assets, drive operational efficiency, and reduce compliance costs. Built for the AI age, Saviynt is today helping organizations safely accelerate their deployment and usage of AI. Saviynt is recognized as the leader in identity security, with solutions that protect and empower the world’s leading brands, Fortune 500 companies and government institutions. For more information, please visit www.saviynt.com.
At Saviynt, we aren’t just watching the world change; we are sitting right in the center of it. As an identity company, we are forming the future and building the solutions that will make AI a safe, daily reality for everyone.
We are seeking a Staff UX Designer to lead our design execution for the Saviynt SaaS platform experience during this transformative age of AI. In this role, you will be responsible for creating design roadmaps that navigate complex business and technical requirements, turning them into clear, actionable paths forward.
You must think in non-linear terms, capturing interactions, edge-cases, and the various states of our user's experience, while owning the health and integrity of broad business themes. Beyond delivering user flows, wireframes, and high-fidelity prototypes, you will align leadership on design direction to build a seamless experience. We are looking for an experienced designer
who excels in an agile, high-velocity environment and is eager to explore new ideas that ensure our platform remains a pleasant, user-centric experience as we safely accelerate the deployment of AI.
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- AI Design Evangelism & Enablement: Champion an "AI-first" design culture by identifying, implementing, and maintaining cutting-edge generative tools
- Scalable Design Systems: Architect and evolve the Saviynt pattern library to empower non-designers across the company to generate on-brand, high-fidelity assets autonomously.
- Technical Prototyping & Innovation: Act as a hands-on technical architect, using AI coding assistants and front-end proficiency (HTML/CSS) to build functional prototypes that push the boundaries of AI-driven UX.
- Strategic Agency & Ownership: Drive and own change across the organization, scoping across all efforts and maintaining responsibility for the health and vision of broad business themes.
- Change Catalyst & Architect: Anticipate shifts before they happen and create roadmaps out of high disorder to solve complex business problems.
- Outcome Owner: Spot needs outside of your immediate work, prioritizing for maximum impact and helping others pivot when transitions occur.
- Systemic Driver: Drive design patterns for the entire team, breaking large initiatives into parts for others and contributing to Saviynt's evolving pattern library.
- Orchestrator & Mentor: Actively mentor junior designers and manage contractor teams, overseeing technical quality across various workstreams and initiatives.
- Strategic Partner: Maintain high-level influence horizontally and vertically, aligning with Product Management, Engineering, and various stakeholders to fulfill the product vision.
- Design Excellence: Cultivate a holistic understanding of the SaaS platform to produce user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and final pixel-perfect deliverables.
- Quality Assurance: QA work post-UI development for visual and interactive perfection, providing detailed feedback to developers for revisions.
WHAT YOU BRING:
- AI-First Culture Experience: Proven experience working within an AI-first design environment, with a deep fascination for the technology and a track record of using LLMs and Generative AI to solve complex architectural problems.
- Technical Implementation & Tooling: Highly technical mindset with the ability to set up, maintain, and train the company on AI design tools that allow any department to generate on-brand designs independently.
- Design Democratization: Experience in building scalable systems and workflows that empower the broader organization to utilize AI tools while maintaining high UX standards and brand integrity.
- Experience: Minimum of 8+ years of experience in a web-based, product-centric company, with a proven background in SaaS products.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree or higher in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction Design, or a related product design field.
- Leadership Milestones: Proven track record of driving and owning large-scale initiatives from concept to delivery, with the ability to section work for others and manage contractor teams.
- Strategic Ownership: Experience acting as an Outcome Owner, prioritizing for impact across a broad business theme and helping teams find clarity during transitions.
- Complex Problem Solving: Strong capability to understand complex data structures and provide design options on diverse hierarchies.
- Collaborative Style: A low-ego, highly collaborative approach, with success dependent on being self-motivated, organized, and open to rigorous feedback and peer-critique.
- Technical Design Proficiency:
- Mastery of creating wireframes and interactive prototypes
- Proficiency in thinking in non-linear terms to capture complex interactions, edge-cases, and various user states.
- Experience with HTML and CSS for front-end prototyping to ensure technical feasibility.
- Domain Expertise: Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) or the Cybersecurity domain is a significant advantage.
- Research & Iteration: Experience with user research and data collection to guide design, with an emphasis on user testing and rapid iteration in an agile environment.
- Portfolio: A customer-centric portfolio representing your design process from initial concept to final deliverables, demonstrating deep problem-solving, user focus, and execution excellence.
If required for this role, you will:
- Complete security & privacy literacy and awareness training during onboarding and annually thereafter
- Review (initially and annually thereafter), understand, and adhere to Information Security/Privacy Policies and Procedures such as (but not limited to):
> Data Classification, Retention & Handling Policy
> Incident Response Policy/Procedures
> Business Continuity/Disaster Recovery Policy/Procedures
> Mobile Device Policy
> Account Management Policy
> Access Control Policy
> Personnel Security Policy
> Privacy Policy
Saviynt is an amazing place to work. We are a high-growth, Platform as a Service company focused on Identity Authority to power and protect the world at work. You will experience tremendous growth and learning opportunities through challenging yet rewarding work which directly impacts our customers, all within a welcoming and positive work environment. If you're resilient and enjoy working in a dynamic environment you belong with us!
Saviynt is an equal opportunity employer and we welcome everyone to our team. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.
Skills Required
- Minimum 8+ years experience in a web-based, product-centric company with SaaS products
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Interaction Design, HCI, or related product design field
- Proven track record driving and owning large-scale initiatives from concept to delivery
- Experience mentoring junior designers and managing contractor teams
- Ability to act as an Outcome Owner, prioritizing for impact across broad business themes
- Strong capability to understand complex data structures and design for diverse hierarchies
- Low-ego, highly collaborative style; self-motivated, organized, receptive to feedback
- Mastery of creating wireframes and interactive prototypes
- Experience with HTML and CSS for front-end prototyping to ensure technical feasibility
- Experience with user research, user testing, data collection, and rapid iteration in agile environments
- Customer-centric portfolio demonstrating design process from concept to final deliverables
- Knowledge of Identity and Access Management (IAM) or cybersecurity domain
- Familiarity with AI-powered design tools (e.g., Figma AI, generative design tools, coding assistants)
Saviynt Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Saviynt and has not been reviewed or approved by Saviynt.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time off is described as flexible, with policies including flexible time off and mentions of unlimited PTO. This breadth can make time away easier to take alongside company holidays.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — In‑office amenities such as catered food, drinks, and snacks, plus social events like birthday celebrations and team outings, are highlighted. These lifestyle perks add day‑to‑day convenience and connection.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Employee recognition is emphasized, with programs to celebrate those who go above and beyond. Regular recognition activities are cited alongside team bonding initiatives.
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The Company
What We Do
Saviynt’s Enterprise Identity Cloud helps modern enterprises scale cloud initiatives and solve the toughest security and compliance challenges in record time. The company brings together identity governance (IGA), granular application access, cloud security, and privileged access to secure the entire business ecosystem and provide a frictionless user experience.
