Principal User Experience Designer

Ontra is a remote-first company, with access to coworking spaces and offices in a few key cities for employees who may prefer in-person working options. We value connection, investing in opportunities for in-person and virtual gatherings with your Ontra colleagues.
We currently are able to hire exclusively in the locations listed below. Select jobs may have more specific location requirements due to business needs.
United States
Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, Minnesota, North Carolina, New Jersey, Nevada, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington
APAC
Hong Kong, Singapore
EMEA
United Kingdom
For this job we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States.
About the opportunity
Ontra is seeking a Principal User Experience Designer reporting to our Senior Director of User Experience.
In this role, you will have the opportunity to work on a small team, developing compelling, easy-to-use and modern user experiences for Ontra's clients and legal partners at scale. You will not only build new product designs, but leveraging user feedback, drive a streamlined user experience across all of our software products. A sense of urgency and a customer-first mindset are critical to the success of this role.
If you are driven by taking product vision from ideation to execution, we'd love to get to know you!
What you'll do

• Build: Establish a robust system for user feedback that develops and grows relationships with attorneys and client users
• Create: Develop compelling mockups and prototypes that help inform roadmaps and create alignment
• Design: design fast, simple and efficient user experiences that is both modern and clean
• Continuously Improve: Work on new product/feature designs and improve them through iteration and feedback from teammates and users
• Unify: Ensure all products have a unified look and feel and create a sense of a unified platform
• Collaborate: Work with product managers to define requirements and partner closely with engineering to ensure the design vision is executed Partner: develop a robust system for user feedback that builds relationships with attorneys and client users

What you'll bring

• Design Experience: 10+ progressively responsible years experience in user experience and product design, including design prototypes and specifications
• User Experience Skills: Proficiency with Figma, Pendo, and Clicktail desired. Experience in user research and animation prototyping is a plus
• Systematic Approach: Design systematically (with best practices in mind) and contribute to shared design library
• Creativity: Ability to generate new and innovative approaches in design
• Collaboration : Ability to communicate across the organization to articulate what is being worked, why it is being done, the objective and expected outcome

About Ontra
Ontra is the global leader in Contract Automation and Intelligence for private asset management firms. The Ontra platform combines AI-enabled software with a worldwide network of highly trained lawyers to modernize recurring legal workflows. Ontra's solutions improve all aspects of the contract lifecycle - from negotiating and processing routine contracts to tracking obligations in complex agreements. Ultimately, Ontra reduces the time, expense, and risk associated with contract management, freeing its customers to focus on other strategic priorities.
Our benefits

• Opportunity to participate in Ontra's unit-based compensation program
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance base plans at no additional cost
• Employer-sponsored retirement plans
• Monthly phone and internet reimbursement (equivalent of $100 USD)
• Annual professional development reimbursement (equivalent of $2K USD)
• 4 months of parental leave (52 weeks for UK employees)
• Unlimited vacation
• Twice-weekly lunch perk