Lead UX Designer (Hybrid)

Why Ryan?

Hybrid Work Options

Award-Winning Culture

Generous Personal Time Off (PTO) Benefits

14-Weeks of 100% Paid Leave for New Parents (Adoption Included)

Monthly Gym Membership Reimbursement OR Gym Equipment Reimbursement

Benefits Eligibility Effective Day One

401K with Employer Match

Tuition Reimbursement After One Year of Service

Fertility Assistance Program

Four-Week Company-Paid Sabbatical Eligibility After Five Years of Service

Ryan, LLC is a global leader in tax services and technology solutions, recognized consistently as one of the Best Places to Work by Fortune and Glassdoor. We help clients unlock capital, enabling growth, investment, and innovation.

The Role

We’re seeking a Lead UX Designer to shape the future of our digital tax products. You’ll guide experience strategy, mentor designers, and collaborate with product and engineering to deliver intuitive, impactful user experiences.

This is a hands-on leadership role that balances design craft with team guidance and is ideal for someone who thrives at the intersection of strategy and execution. You will join a tight-knit team that values collaboration, curiosity, and pushing the boundaries of design.

• *All candidates must include a digital portfolio or link in their application.*
• How You’ll Contribute

Lead

Set design direction and elevate standards across our digital products with a strategic mindset

Mentor and grow other designers, fostering innovation, curiosity, and continuous learning

Guide teams through ambiguity and drive toward clarity and alignment

Collaborate

Partner with Product and Engineering to define requirements, align on user needs, and shape product strategy

Champion our design system, ensuring consistency, scalability, and long-term cohesion

Facilitate workshops and ideation sessions that unlock solutions and spark collaboration

Deliver

Conduct user research and translate insights into designs that drive measurable outcomes

Present and advocate for design decisions with stakeholders and clients, connecting them to business value

Move fast from concept to testable experience while matching artifact fidelity to needed speed and goal — wireframes, prototypes, user flows, IA, and more

Produce polished, pixel-perfect UI deliverables that set a high visual bar and translate seamlessly into production-ready components

What We’re Looking For

Experience

7–10 years of product/UX design, with end-to-end ownership of complex workflows

Proven ability to lead and mentor designers, raising the bar for team output

Financial, enterprise, Saas, or B2B background is a plus

Demonstrated ability with AI tools and processes that accelerate design and research (e.g. Claude, Figma Make, Lovable etc.)

Skills

Innovator who can design and build rapidly using AI-powered tools, creating experiences built for an AI-enabled future

Strong portfolio showcasing both UI and UX, grounded in user-centered and data-informed design

Mastery of modern design tools like Figma and familiarity with research tools (e.g. Maze, Marvin)

Proficiency using AI-assisted tools to build and iterate on coded prototypes

Expertise utilizing design systems to deliver consistency across platforms

Mindset

Strategic thinker who can navigate ambiguity and drive toward clarity

Passion for revealing measurable outcomes and connecting design impact to business value

Collaborative and approachable, proactively creating changes alongside UX leaders to create a positive, encouraging team culture

Perks & Culture

Unlimited PTO, robust 401(k) match, and comprehensive benefits

Growth opportunities within a collaborative, growing UX team

Flexible work environment with ample opportunities for professional development

The Fine Print

Locations preferred: Dallas, TX or Burlington, MA

To help new team members get off to a strong start, this role will work in a Ryan office three days per week during their first 60 days. After that, it will adapt to a minimum of one day per week based on the needs of the role, team, and individual.

This role does not have direct supervisory responsibilities but may delegate tasks to junior team members

Work is primarily computer-based, with regular collaboration across teams, clients, and vendors

Occasional travel of up to 10% may be required

Ryan is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic

Compensation Pay Transparency:

• •For certain California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $140,000.00 - $192,500.00
• •For other California based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $128,000.00 - $176,000.00
• •For Colorado based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $124,000.00 - $169,400.00
• •For Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $128,000.00 - $176,000.00
• •For other Illinois based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $124,000.00 - $169,400.00
• •For Maryland based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $124,000.00 - $169,400.00
• •For Massachusetts based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $128,000.00 - $176,000.00
• •For other Massachusetts based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $124,000.00 - $169,400.00
• •For New Jersey based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $140,000.00 - $192,500.00
• •For New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $140,000.00 - $192,500.00
• •For other New York based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $116,000.00 - $159,500.00
• •For Washington based roles, the base salary hiring range for this position is $128,000.00 - $176,000.00

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