Principal UX Designer

Progress is seeking a Principal UX Designer to define and drive the design vision for Progress Agentic RAG, ensuring exceptional user experiences. This role combines deep expertise in user experience design with hands-on knowledge of front-end technologies. As a design leader, you will guide product teams in delivering intuitive, scalable, and accessible experiences that delight users and drive business outcomes. Your ability to bridge the gap between design and development will be key to creating seamless collaboration between UX, product, and engineering teams.

In this role, you will:

• Own and drive the end-to-end UX strategy for multiple key infrastructure products setting the standard for design quality and innovation.
• Partner with product managers and engineers to define product direction, balancing user needs, technical feasibility, and business goals.
• Lead and mentor designers, setting best practices in UX, interaction design, and design systems.
• Use Figma to design, prototype, and collaborate with cross-functional teams in real time.
• Collaborate closely with engineers to ensure smooth implementation of designs, providing guidance on interaction patterns and front-end integration.
• Contribute to the development and adoption of the design system, ensuring consistency and scalability across applications.
• Translate complex user needs and workflows into simple, elegant design solutions.
• Advocate for accessibility, usability, and user-centered design throughout the product development lifecycle.

• A bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer Science, Graphic Design, or Product Design is preferred. Equivalent professional experience, typically 6-8 years in UX/product design, including 2-3 years in a senior or principal-level role - will also be considered.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in user-centered design, interaction design, and visual design.
• Solid understanding of front-end development practices;
• Hands-on coding ability in HTML, CSS, JavaScript;
• Ability to prototype and test ideas using modern design and prototyping tools.
• Strong communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
• Experience working with agile product teams in fast-paced environments and designing for SaaS products.
• Experience with design tokens, theming, or scalable design systems.

• Compensation: Competitive salary, bonus, and best-in-class Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) with a 27-month lookback.
• Benefits: Premium Collective Health Insurance Plan with a monthly employer contribution and Premium Collective Pension Scheme fully funded by Progress
• Time-off and Leave: Generous vacation allowance, an additional day off for your birthday, and days off for volunteering
• Well-being: A global well-being program focused on physical, mental, and financial health.
• Focus on Employee Experience: We aim to create an environment where people view their time at Progress as their best career chapter by seeking your feedback, partnering with you and recognizing and celebrating the moments that matter.
• Career Growth: We empower you to own your career and personalize your growth with career development tools, internal career mobility, knowledge sharing, and learning opportunities.

We are Progress (Nasdaq: PRGS) - the trusted provider of software that enables our customers to develop, deploy and manage responsible, AI-powered applications and experiences with agility and ease. We're proud to have a diverse, global team where we value the individual and enrich our culture by considering varied perspectives because we believe people power progress.