Staff Technical Product Designer

IPT Global•Houston, TX

19h•Hybrid

About The Position

This is a high-impact, high-visibility role responsible for shaping how complex operational and engineering data is translated into intuitive, scalable, and commercially powerful software experiences. This role is approximately 80% product-focused and 20% marketing-support oriented. As the company’s sole designer, you will define and lead product design standards while also supporting high-value marketing initiatives such as technical collateral, print materials, and executive presentations when needed. The ideal candidate thrives in data-heavy environments, enjoys simplifying complex engineering workflows, and brings both system-level product thinking and hands-on execution capability. The candidate will own and elevate the user experience of our web-based B2B SaaS engineering platform.

Requirements

4+ years of experience in product design for complex, web-based SaaS platforms.
Advanced proficiency in Figma.
Strong understanding of information hierarchy, interaction design, and scalable design systems.
Strong portfolio demonstrating: Data visualization and dashboard design, Complex UX problem solving, Systems-level design thinking, High-fidelity UI execution.
Proven experience designing enterprise or B2B applications with sophisticated workflows.
Experience collaborating closely with software engineers in agile environments.
Ability to interpret technical or engineering concepts and translate them into intuitive interfaces.

Nice To Haves

Experience in oil & gas, energy, industrial technology, or other heavy engineering sectors.
Familiarity with drilling, completions, intervention, or performance analytics environments.
Strong understanding of data visualization principles and best practices.
Working knowledge of frontend technologies (HTML/CSS/React) to support effective developer collaboration.
Experience operating as a sole designer or building design functions from the ground up.

Responsibilities

Own the end-to-end design of IPT’s web-based SaaS platform.
Translate complex engineering workflows, field operations, and analytical outputs into intuitive user experiences.
Lead UX strategy across dashboards, reporting modules, workflow tools, and performance analytics interfaces.
Design scalable, modular UI components and establish a structured product design system.
Drive usability improvements based on user feedback, analytics, and field insights.
Partner closely with Product, Engineering, and Data Science to shape feature concepts and ensure design feasibility.
Ensure product consistency, clarity, and usability across releases.
Design sophisticated dashboards and visualizations for drilling, completions, intervention, and P&A performance data.
Transform complex operational datasets into clear, actionable visual insights for engineers and decision-makers.
Collaborate with data science teams to present analytics and model outputs in intuitive and credible ways.
Optimize layouts for clarity, speed of interpretation, and executive-level communication.
Act as the UX authority within the product development lifecycle.
Contribute to roadmap discussions with a strong user-centered perspective.
Balance user needs, technical constraints, and commercial priorities.
Participate in client-facing discussions when UX input is required.
Provide design support for high-value marketing initiatives during project overflow.
Create technical print collateral and visual assets to support brand promotion.
Design high-impact PowerPoint presentations for executive, sales, and client use.
Ensure visual consistency between product interface and external brand materials.
Establish and maintain IPT’s product design language and UI standards.
Define best practices for usability, accessibility, and scalable interface design.
Implement structured documentation to support developer handoff and consistency.
Serve as the steward of visual quality across product and key marketing outputs.