Senior UX Designer, Researcher

Host Analytics Inc

. Shape the continuing evolution of the Planful financial performance management platform .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeRemoteSenior💰 $180,000 - $210,000 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in UX research and design, with a strong focus on qualitative and quantitative methods to inform design decisions. Proficient in wireframing, prototyping, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to enhance user experiences in enterprise or B2B SaaS environments.

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UX ResearchWireframingPrototypingUser InterviewsFigma

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Hard Skills

UX ResearchWireframingPrototypingUser InterviewsUsability TestingPersonas CreationJourney MappingInformation ArchitectureHTML/CSSResponsive Design

Soft Skills

Strong CommunicationStorytelling

Tools & Technologies

FigmaClaudeUserTestingMazeDovetail

Industry Keywords

B2B SaaSFinancial Domain ExperienceData-Dense ProductsAI-Powered Experiences

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Shape the continuing evolution of the Planful financial performance management platform
Conduct generative and evaluative research, including customer interviews, contextual inquiry, usability tests, concept tests, and surveys
Recruit participants with Product, Customer Success, and Support and maintain an ongoing customer-conversation pipeline
Synthesize research into personas, journey maps, opportunity areas, and insight summaries
Measure shipped-design impact using usability metrics, behavioral data, and customer feedback
Maintain a shared research repository
Present findings and recommendations to stakeholders and customers and inform roadmap priorities
Define problem statements and develop wireframes, user flows, and interaction storyboards
Design mockups and prototypes using the Planful Design System and brand guidelines
Review competing products, industry conventions, and UX research
Partner with Engineering to navigate constraints and achieve strong UX outcomes
Contribute to the Planful pattern library and improve team standards
Estimate workload to support backlog planning and prioritization

Requirements

What you’ll need

6-8 years of experience in UX research and design, ideally in enterprise or B2B SaaS
A portfolio demonstrating both research and design work, including how research findings shaped design decisions and outcomes
Hands-on experience with qualitative research methods, including user interviews, usability testing, and needs analysis
Familiarity with quantitative methods, including surveys and analytics review
Experience creating personas, scenarios, journey maps, and information architecture
Proficiency in Claude and Figma for wireframing, prototyping, and working within a design system
Experience collaborating with product managers and engineers throughout the design and development cycle
Strong communication and storytelling skills, with ability to present research and design rationale to varied audiences
Working knowledge of HTML/CSS and responsive design principles
Preferred: prior financial domain experience or finance domain knowledge
Preferred: experience designing for data-dense products such as grids, dashboards, and reporting tools
Preferred: experience designing or researching AI-powered or agentic experiences and using AI tools in daily workflows
Preferred: experience with UserTesting, Maze, Dovetail, or similar research tools

Benefits

Comp & perks

2 Volunteer days
Birthday PTO
Quarterly company Wellness Days
13 months’ supply of diapers and meal deliveries for the first month of Maternity/Paternity leave
Company-wide Mentorship program with Executive sponsorship of CFO
Manager-specific monthly training programs
Employee Resource Groups such as Women of Planful and Parents of Planful
Benefits and wellbeing resources