Head of UX

SecurityScorecard • New York, NY

3d • $300,000 - $400,000

About The Position

SecurityScorecard is seeking a visionary Head of UX to define and drive the long-term user experience strategy for our cybersecurity platform. This role is responsible for shaping how design influences product direction at the highest level, establishing a clear UX vision, aligning cross-functional leaders around shared principles, and ensuring customers have a cohesive and meaningful experience across our entire product ecosystem. As Head of UX, you will lead the evolution of our design organization, champion a culture centered on customer insight, and elevate the role of UX as a strategic partner in the business. You will collaborate closely with product, engineering, and go-to-market leadership to guide the future of SecurityScorecard’s user experience and ensure that design thinking informs company-wide decision making.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HCI, Interaction Design, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of UX or product design experience, including 5+ years leadership experience guiding teams and shaping product strategy.
• Demonstrated ability to set a UX vision, influence executive stakeholders, and lead strategy for complex SaaS ecosystems.
• Experience driving UX strategy in data-rich or highly technical domains; cybersecurity familiarity is a plus.
• Proven ability to create cross-functional alignment and elevate UX as a strategic function within an organization.
• Deep knowledge of user experience, interaction design, and research practices, with an emphasis on strategic application over execution.
• Strong storytelling and communication skills, capable of framing UX opportunities and influencing senior leaders.
• A body of work or leadership narrative that demonstrates impact on product direction, organizational culture, and customer experience.

Responsibilities

• Define and articulate a company-wide UX vision and north star , ensuring a unified product experience across all surfaces, audiences, and workflows.
• Drive the UX strategy , setting long-term priorities, frameworks, and principles that guide product direction and innovation.
• Empower a culture shift toward a design-led product development , embedding design principles, customer insights, and experience outcomes into roadmaps and prioritization frameworks.
• Build organizational alignment around experience principles, customer needs, and the value of design-led decision making.
• Serve as a strategic partner to product and engineering leadership , influencing roadmaps, investment decisions, and customer outcomes through a clear UX perspective.
• Strengthen the role of research and insights , ensuring they guide product decisions and help the company anticipate customer needs, not just react to them.
• Evolve and scale the UX organization , shaping team structure, roles, and operating models that support a high-performing, strategic design function.
• Evangelize the value of design systems and experience standards as foundational components of a scalable, cohesive product ecosystem.
• Represent UX at the executive level , advocating for the customer and guiding the company toward decisions that create long-term value and differentiation.

Benefits

• Specific to each country, we offer a competitive salary, stock options, Health benefits, and unlimited PTO, parental leave, tuition reimbursements, and much more!
• The estimated total compensation range for this position is $300,000 - $350,000 in the US, and $350,000 - 400,000 in NYC (base plus bonus).
• Actual compensation for the position is based on a variety of factors, including, but not limited to affordability, skills, qualifications and experience, and may vary from the range.
• In addition to base salary, employees may also be eligible for annual performance-based incentive compensation awards and equity, among other company benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive
• Number of Employees: 501-1,000 employees