Senior UX Lead

Senior UX Lead

Salzburg. Full time

Shape the direction. Stay close to the craft.

We’re looking for a Senior UX Lead who combines outstanding UX craft with the judgement to guide teams, shape complex digital products, and advise clients at senior level.

You’ll lead UX thinking across smart home, mobility, and professional tools - turning complex challenges into intuitive, desirable experiences. Set the design direction and stay hands-on with the work that brings it to life.

In this role you will…

• Lead UX direction from complex briefs and user needs through concepts, flows, prototypes, and delivery.
• Guide and mentor UX designers, sharing your experience through hands-on feedback and thoughtful design critique.
• Define scalable interaction principles and UX standards for connected platforms and smart ecosystems.
• Act as a trusted UX partner to clients - shaping decisions, challenging assumptions, and building confidence with senior stakeholders.
• Partner closely with Product Owners, Project Managers, researchers, developers, and designers to balance user value, business objectives, and technical feasibility.
• Validate concepts through testing and insights and guide iteration through implementation.
• Ensure a consistent, compelling experience that reflects each client’s brand across touchpoints.

We are looking for…

• Extensive hands-on experience in UX, interaction, or digital product design, including responsibility for complex products or ecosystems.
• Excellent UX fundamentals, interaction design skills, accessibility knowledge, and proficiency in Figma and prototyping.
• A track record of leading UX work, mentoring designers, and making sound design decisions.
• Strong communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills; comfortable collaborating directly with senior clients.
• Experience with connected products, smart home, HMI, or technical interfaces is a plus.
• Fluency in both English and German.

KISKA is an equal opportunity employer. We value talent, curiosity, and individuality regardless of background, identity, or experience. We’re building a culture where creative people can do their best work, together. Join a team that thrives on creativity, collaboration, and the alpine playground right outside our studio doors. With flexible schedules, competitive compensation, and a culture built around people. Come shape what’s next.

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Why choose KISKA?

With four global locations, we have a perfect destination for everyone. But no matter which location intrigues you, you’ll find some things stay the same. We are all united by our desire to design cutting-edge products. We’re linked by our dedication to breathe life into every brand experience. And we are proud of our collaboration of professionals from every walk of life - nerds, athletes, musicians, adrenaline-junkies, artists, introverts, extroverts, mums, dads. If you share the vision, you are a Kiskanian.

Live

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• Choose your adventure. From the heart of the Alps in Salzburg to the never-sleeping city of Shanghai, each studio has a unique look and feel. Which is for you?
• Get settled. Immerse yourself in the local culture and traditions with the help of our HR team - friendly faces who can advise on visas, language classes, insurance, and much more!

Work

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Work

• Expand your creativity. Join one of our diverse teams and find the newest ways to innovate. Then, kick back and relax with our in-house comforts - well-equipped kitchens, bike storage, social spaces, and more!
• Get obsessed. Share our desire to delight consumers and relish in solving challenges with brand and design. Bring your skillset and perspective to our diverse team and collaborate with experts around the world. Our collective passion is what makes KISKA unique.

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• Dive in! Join your teammates on a new pursuit - whether it’s surfing, motocross, skateboarding, mountain biking, running, e-sports, or rock-climbing. And that’s just the tip of the iceberg! What will be your next obsession?
• Meet the KISKA family! Strap on your Lederhosen and get your dancing shoes on because we host social events throughout the year. Or if that’s not your style, simply unwind after work with a local beer from our kitchen.

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