Director of Product Design and User Research, Optro
$208-260k
Offers 20% Target Bonus (Annual)
AI-powered GRC software
Job no longer available
AI-powered GRC software
201-500 employees
Job no longer available
$208-260k
Offers 20% Target Bonus (Annual)
201-500 employees
Company mission
To redefine GRC through a single, AI-powered system of action.
Role
Who you are
- Our ideal candidate is self-motivated, is an experienced UX leader, and is excited to work in a dynamic, fast-paced, low-ego environment. If this is you, we would love to speak with you!
- BA/BS degree in Design (e.g., interaction, graphic, visual communications, product, etc), Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) or a related field, or equivalent practical experience
- 8+ years of experience managing a design team
- Experience delivering B2B SaaS Products
- Excellent leadership, communication, and collaboration skills
- Experience in mentoring career growth and providing constructive feedback
- Demonstrable digital design skills with a portfolio that showcases a breadth of styles and approaches (portfolio required)
- Strong design thinking skills with a focus on user experience
- Adept in designing for complex business needs and various buyer personas
- Bonus: Experience with Governance, Risk, Compliance, and Audit
What the job involves
- We are looking for a Director, User Experience to take on the challenge of managing and scaling a talented team of high-performance Product/UX designers and researchers
- This team is chartered with partnering, supporting and driving product discovery and development initiatives with our Product Management and Engineering partners
- You will be expected to drive cross-functional collaboration with our Product Management and Engineering teams while also working on a day-to-day basis to support and level-up designers on the team
- You will wear the hats of being a mentor, leader, user-experience expert, and project manager. You will be closely collaborating with Research & Design leadership to grow the UX team to drive the Connected Risk platform experience
- Lead and inspire. As a leader, your primary objective is to develop your team of designers, both as individuals and as a team. You will help them find their career path and create opportunities for them to grow. You will also be responsible for taking company and marketing objectives and translating them into a vision and objectives relatable and inspiring to a team of designers
- Coach. You will provide mentorship and coaching to develop designers in all areas of the craft, including UX Design, Visual Design, Interaction Design, Research, and Communication
- Project manage. You will closely collaborate with stakeholders to understand project needs, break down and scope projects, plan team capacity, and prioritize commitments. You will be accountable for project success (timeliness and quality), while also ensuring the health of the team
- Build to scale. Design communication strategies, operational processes, and UX methodologies that improve how we work and the experience of the team. Plan for growth by developing training programs, career ladders, and hiring plans
- Measure success. You will help the team understand and measure success by helping them understand business requirements, identify design goals, as well as find ways for the team to realize and see the results of the designs they produce
- Design for users. Level up the team by being a strong advocate for data-driven UI/UX strategy and first-class user-experience practices. Stay up-to-date with the latest UI/UX trends, techniques, and technologies
- Always be learning. You should always be pushing yourself to be a better manager and designer. Learn from your team, your peers, and even people with entirely different experiences. Absorb your craft but also the entire business context for your own growth and to support your team
- If you see it, solve it. Be a self-starter. If you see a problem beyond your immediate responsibilities, work to help solve it. There’s no such thing as “it’s not my job” on our team and at AuditBoard. Be willing to drive forward with ambiguity and multiple priorities, planning effectively, and handling iterative change
Our take
Optro (formerly AuditBoard) provides risk and compliance software for large businesses. The company's founders spent years working at the Big Four and other global enterprises, and realized that many audit activities were still taking place in Excel sheets, or using legacy software like IBM's OpenPages, which hadn't kept up to date with the latest reporting requirements.
The result was an end-to-end platform for managing risk, helping enterprises to streamline internal audit, SOX compliance, controls management, risk management, and security compliance. It's a top-rated cloud-based platform and has won numerous awards, with the company being consistently named the market leader in Audit Management.
Now Optro is focused on expanding its AI-powered GRC platform. Following its rebrand from AuditBoard, the company acquired AI-native SOX automation platform Midship to help audit teams automate repetitive work and focus more on strategic risk analysis. And impressively, more than 50% of the Fortune 500 now use Optro's platform as it continues building AI-driven tools for risk, compliance, and cybersecurity teams.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
36% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Aug 2018
$40m
SERIES B
Apr 2017
$3.6m
SERIES A
Total funding: $43.6m
Company benefits
- Health and wellness benefits: High quality health plans and access to hormonal and family-building support.
- Time away from work: Generous paid time off including vacation, holidays, sick time, bereavement, and more.
- Financial benefits: Beyond a competitive salary, plans are provided to assist in your financial future including retirement and pension plans as well as life and disability insurance.
- Parental leave: Parents are eligible for time off to care for their newborn, adopted child, or foster child. Parental leave benefits and pay vary by location.
- Professional development: Continuously grow through development workshops, mentoring programs, and more.
- Community impact: We partner with communities to provide services in addition to sponsoring our own events.
- Live your best life: Invest in yourself, on us. Our monthly wellness stipend is designed to support your life beyond the screen, giving you the flexibility to fuel your passions and your well-being.
- Mental health: Access to Headspace’s well known meditation support plus coaching and therapy, for you and additional loved ones.
Company HQ
Wilmington, DE
Leadership
Raul Villar Jr.
(CEO)Prior to joining Optro in 2025, Raul was the CEO of Paycor for nearly 6 years. They also spent over 8 years at AdvancedMD and nearly 22 years at ADP.
Jim Sperduto
(CGO)Prior to joining Optro in 2025, Jim spent over 30 years at ADP. While there, they held a number of roles, including President of Small Business, Retirement, and Insurance Services.
Haibei (Happy) Wang
(Chief Product & Technology Officer)Prior to joining Optro in 2023, Haibei was the CTO at Everbridge and Skupos. They also held VP roles at Globality, AccelOps and Scripps Network Interactive.
April Crichlow
(CMO)April spent over 17 years at SAP, ultimately as CMO at SAP SuccessFactors. They then spent 3 years at Centrical as CMO before joining Optro in 2025.
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