Senior / Lead UI/UX Designer
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 25, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 12, 2025. Clay scores B on the Alion truth index.
Remote - Full-Time
Clay is a global design agency building world-class digital products and brands. Our clients include Slack, Google, Snapchat, Amazon, Coinbase, and many innovative startups. Our diverse team is located in different parts of the world, but the main locations are Europe and the USA.
We’re hiring an experienced Senior UI/UX Designer or UI/UX Design Lead to join Clay, remotely or from our office in Serbia.
We’re looking for a confident designer with a strong portfolio, solid design expertise, and the ability to take ownership of projects and deliver outstanding digital experiences for our clients. Depending on your experience and interests, the role could also involve mentoring designers, coordinating a team, and helping shape our design processes.
We’re especially excited about someone who is passionate about exploring AI’s potential and eager to find meaningful, creative ways to integrate it into the design process to push the boundaries of what we can create.
What you’ll do
- Lead projects from research and discovery to final delivery, ensuring client-ready results;
- Review and refine team work, provide constructive feedback, and step in with hands-on support when needed;
- Mentor and guide UI/UX Designers, helping them grow and maintaining high design standards;
- Take responsibility for client updates - from final design checks to organizing presentation materials;
- Improve workflows, optimize design processes, and keep project files and documentation organized;
- Validate design estimates and communicate priorities early to support effective project planning;
- Oversee design system creation and implementation, ensuring consistency across projects;
- Foster a collaborative design culture through guidelines, workshops, and knowledge sharing.
Requirements
- You have 5+ years of digital design experience, including at least 2+ years in a leadership role within an agency or product team;
- You combine strong hands-on UI/UX skills with the ability to guide, mentor, and inspire designers;
- You thrive on solving complex UX challenges and aligning design decisions with business strategy and user needs;
- You have experience leading projects from research to delivery, ensuring quality and consistency at every stage;
- You are confident in conducting design reviews, giving constructive feedback, and setting clear quality standards;
- You know how to build and manage design systems, ensuring scalability and consistency across products;
- You are skilled in design operations: organizing workflows, structuring files, preparing documentation, and optimizing collaboration;
- You can collaborate effectively with PMs, developers, ensuring smooth delivery and implementation of design work;
- You are comfortable taking responsibility for client-facing deliverables and presentations, ensuring everything is polished and clear;
- You possess strong written English skills, fluency in spoken English is preferred; .
Benefits
- Fully remote work
- Excellent compensation - competitive pay with salary reviews
- Individual growth - personal development program for employees like English courses
- Paid vacation, holidays, and sick days
- Amazing clients ranging from top startups to leading brands
At Clay, we are committed to cultivating an inclusive and equitable workplace because we recognize that diversity is fundamental to delivering the best digital products and services. Being that our team is spread across the globe, we pride ourselves on being an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, gender, ethnicity, citizenship, national origin of employees, religion, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, or any other legally protect status.