Director of User Experience, Ontra
$224-336k
More information about location
AI-powered contract automation for private markets
Posted today
AI-powered contract automation for private markets
501-1000 employees
Posted today
$224-336k
More information about location
501-1000 employees
Company mission
To clear the operational fog for GPs by transforming unstructured information into insight, action, and automation.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 8+ years in user experience roles, with a minimum of 5+ years as an individual contributor (IC) and ideally 2+ years as a director
- Leadership: 3+ years of leadership experience, including at least 2 years in a director-level position managing teams and projects
- User-Centered Design: Strong understanding of user-centered design practices and proficiency in applying design systems
- UX Research and Analytics: Expertise in conducting both qualitative and quantitative UX research and analytics to inform design decisions
- Product Strategy and Business Acumen: Demonstrated ability in product strategy and possessing strong business acumen to align design initiatives with business goals
- AI & Technical Aptitude: Familiarity with AI development and the technical skills necessary to collaborate effectively with engineering teams
- Coaching and Mentorship: Proven experience in coaching and mentoring team members to develop their skills and advance their careers
- Collaboration: Excellent collaboration skills, working effectively with cross-functional teams to drive user experience initiatives
What the job involves
- Ontra is seeking a Director, User Experience reporting to our Vice President, User Experience
- For this job, we are currently only hiring candidates based in the United States
- We’re looking for someone excited to lead innovative UX strategies, collaborate effectively with leadership partners, and empower development teams to transform the user experience landscape in our Atlas/DDQ projects and future negotiation products
- If you are a visionary leader with a strong user-centric focus and collaborative spirit, unwavering in your dedication to delivering exceptional user experiences, we’d love to get to know you!
- Player/Coach Leadership: Guide the Emerging UX team, fostering a culture of agile iteration, growth and innovation. This role will be very hands on, jumping in as needed to help with capacity and potentially taking a team full time
- UX & AI Strategy Development: Drive the creation and execution of user experience strategies for emerging products that align with company objectives and drive customer value. We’d specifically love for this role to bring experience building AI features to help uncover opportunities in our Emerging umbrella
- Collaboration with Leadership: Work closely with leadership partners to ensure development teams are empowered with insights and resources they need to succeed
- Prioritization Input: Provide critical information and insights to help prioritize development tasks and strategies effectively
- Challenge Readiness: Embrace challenges confidently, ensuring the team remains adaptable and open to innovative solutions
- Product Enhancement: Contribute to the continuous improvement of user experience across all platforms to elevate overall customer satisfaction
Our take
The private markets have grown rapidly, but operational complexity and regulatory demands have grown too. Firms face high-volume legal work, compliance obligations, and fragmented workflows hat slow deal-making and fund management. Founded in 2014, Ontra offers AI solutions built specifically for these challenges.
Ontra combines AI with a global network of legal experts to turn complex, document-heavy processes into actionable intelligence. It automates contract review, obligation tracking, entity management, due diligence, and compliance workflows, reducing manual work and letting teams focus on higher-value decisions. And by providing accurate, industry-specific insights without requiring customers to configure AI models, Ontra has helped firms work more efficiently and with less risk.
Serving over 1,000 firms globally (including 9 of the top 10 private equity firms), Ontra has processed more than 2M documents and continues expanding its product suite. Recent launched include AI tools for credit management, due diligence questionnaires, and human-in0the-loop KYC services. Alongside this, it recently acquired some serious funding, putting it a might strong position going forward.
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Insights
81% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Oct 2021
$200m
SERIES B
Jan 2019
$40m
SERIES A
Total funding: $240m
Company benefits
- Remote Flexibility: At Ontra, we’re invested in your success, and our total rewards package is designed to help you reach your full potential. Embrace our remote-first work environment with generous reimbursements for work-from-home equipment, coworking, phone, and internet.
- Unlock Your Potential: Tap into opportunities for continuous learning, mentorship, and role-specific development through our learning platforms, industry conferences, employee resource groups, plus in-person and virtual company events.
- Life Moments Covered: We’re here to support you when life happens. Whether it’s a vacation you’ve been looking forward to, a medical situation you need to take care of, a new addition to your family, or another important life moment, we’ve got you covered.
Company HQ
Union Square, San Francisco, CA
Leadership
Troy Pospisil
(Co-Founder & CEO)Majored in Economics at NYU before joining Deloitte as a Management Consultant. Was an Investment Professional at H.I.G. Capital.
Ben Levi
(Co-Founder & COO)Studied at Yale and Harvard Law School, and worked on Obama's 2008 campaign. Was an Associate at Kirkland & Ellis and founded Saas company Tembo.
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