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Remote UX Lead jobs are open across product, SaaS, fintech, and healthcare companies hiring fully distributed teams, from senior individual-contributor roles to leads managing cross-functional design practices. Employers hiring remote ux leads right now include SupplyHouse, Alley, and Sentry. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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At Turtle Rock, we make the games we want to play. We're dedicated to providing a collaborative environment where our team members feel empowered with the creative freedom to contribute and grow. While we are based in Orange County, CA, we support flexible work arrangements ranging from in-studio, hybrid, to fully remote throughout North America. Join our award-winning game development team and help create our next hit title.
We're looking for a hands-on Lead UX Designer to help define the player experience for our upcoming PC and console game. Working with the UI/UX Director, you'll shape the vision for HUD, menus, and in-game navigation. You'll lead and mentor the UX team, while staying actively involved in design and prototyping directly in Unreal Engine 5. You'll turn complex gameplay challenges into clear, compelling experiences, rapidly validate ideas in-engine and help deliver high quality UX from concept through launch.
Responsibilities
- UX vision and direction: Help shape and carry out the UX vision set with the UI/UX Director and keep the experience coherent across features.
- In-engine implementation: Create functional interactive prototypes directly in UE5 using UMG and Blueprints to validate interactions and iterate quickly.
- Design and prototyping: Develop wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes that align with game mechanics and player needs.
- Interaction and design system: Lead UX design efforts across HUDs, menus, control schemes, and gameplay flows from concept to implementation. Contribute to creating a scalable design system.
- Collaboration: Partner with game designers, engineers, UI artists, UI tech art and producers to integrate UX into features and systems, translate validated designs into production ready experiences, and represent UX in planning discussions.
- Accessibility and research: Set the standard for accessible design, usability, readability and controller interactions, run user testing, and perform competitive analysis, turning player feedback into clear priorities. Playtest with both the studio and design team to review and iterate on UX in-game.
- Production awareness: Scope and estimate UX work and break experiences down to ship value incrementally, making smart trade-offs between fidelity and functionality.
- Team leadership: Mentor and support UX designers and guide day-to-day priorities.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in UX design for AAA games, ideally shooter titles, with at least 2 years in a lead role guiding other designers.
- Hands-on UE5 experience in a professional production environment, with the proven ability to prototype and iterate independently in-engine using UMG and Blueprints. Working knowledge of Common UI, data binding, and input mapping.
- Deep understanding of PC and console UX, controller navigation, mouse/keyboard interactions and accessibility.
- Proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar prototyping tools.
- A portfolio showcasing outstanding UX solutions, shipped game interfaces and examples of hands-on interactive prototyping.
- Exceptional UX design skills, including interaction design, information architecture, visual hierarchy, usability and player centered design.
- Experience leading designers, with the ability to drive UX decisions in your area and align with the UI/UX Director on direction.
- Ability to scope, estimate, prototype and iterate efficiently within a fast paced production environment.
- Solid communication and collaboration skills across disciplines in a fast-paced, iterative environment, with a passion for games and awareness of emerging UX trends.
Benefits
Some of the benefits and perks our employees get to enjoy, include:
- 100% Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage for you and your family
- Retirement Savings Plan Matching
- Career Improvement Plan
- Flexible Work Arrangements - In-House, Hybrid, and Remote
- Generous Time Off Policy
- Company Events - In-Person + Virtual Events
- Fully Stocked Kitchen + Sponsored Food Trucks
The estimated base pay range for this role is: $140,000-$195,000 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
At Turtle Rock, we make the games we want to play. We're dedicated to providing a collaborative environment where our team members feel empowered with the creative freedom to contribute and grow. While we are based in Orange County, CA, we support flexible work arrangements ranging from in-studio, hybrid, to fully remote throughout North America. Join our award-winning game development team and help create our next hit title.
We're looking for a hands-on Lead UX Designer to help define the player experience for our upcoming PC and console game. Working with the UI/UX Director, you'll shape the vision for HUD, menus, and in-game navigation. You'll lead and mentor the UX team, while staying actively involved in design and prototyping directly in Unreal Engine 5. You'll turn complex gameplay challenges into clear, compelling experiences, rapidly validate ideas in-engine and help deliver high quality UX from concept through launch.
Responsibilities
- UX vision and direction: Help shape and carry out the UX vision set with the UI/UX Director and keep the experience coherent across features.
- In-engine implementation: Create functional interactive prototypes directly in UE5 using UMG and Blueprints to validate interactions and iterate quickly.
- Design and prototyping: Develop wireframes, user flows, and interactive prototypes that align with game mechanics and player needs.
- Interaction and design system: Lead UX design efforts across HUDs, menus, control schemes, and gameplay flows from concept to implementation. Contribute to creating a scalable design system.
- Collaboration: Partner with game designers, engineers, UI artists, UI tech art and producers to integrate UX into features and systems, translate validated designs into production ready experiences, and represent UX in planning discussions.
- Accessibility and research: Set the standard for accessible design, usability, readability and controller interactions, run user testing, and perform competitive analysis, turning player feedback into clear priorities. Playtest with both the studio and design team to review and iterate on UX in-game.
- Production awareness: Scope and estimate UX work and break experiences down to ship value incrementally, making smart trade-offs between fidelity and functionality.
- Team leadership: Mentor and support UX designers and guide day-to-day priorities.
Requirements
- 7+ years of experience in UX design for AAA games, ideally shooter titles, with at least 2 years in a lead role guiding other designers.
- Hands-on UE5 experience in a professional production environment, with the proven ability to prototype and iterate independently in-engine using UMG and Blueprints. Working knowledge of Common UI, data binding, and input mapping.
- Deep understanding of PC and console UX, controller navigation, mouse/keyboard interactions and accessibility.
- Proficient in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar prototyping tools.
- A portfolio showcasing outstanding UX solutions, shipped game interfaces and examples of hands-on interactive prototyping.
- Exceptional UX design skills, including interaction design, information architecture, visual hierarchy, usability and player centered design.
- Experience leading designers, with the ability to drive UX decisions in your area and align with the UI/UX Director on direction.
- Ability to scope, estimate, prototype and iterate efficiently within a fast paced production environment.
- Solid communication and collaboration skills across disciplines in a fast-paced, iterative environment, with a passion for games and awareness of emerging UX trends.
Benefits
Some of the benefits and perks our employees get to enjoy, include:
- 100% Medical, Dental, Vision Coverage for you and your family
- Retirement Savings Plan Matching
- Career Improvement Plan
- Flexible Work Arrangements - In-House, Hybrid, and Remote
- Generous Time Off Policy
- Company Events - In-Person + Virtual Events
- Fully Stocked Kitchen + Sponsored Food Trucks
The estimated base pay range for this role is: $140,000-$195,000 USD
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in remote UX lead jobs.
- Five or more years of experience in UX design with at least one year in a lead or senior role
- Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end product design across web and mobile platforms
- Proficiency in Figma for design, prototyping, and design system management
- Experience conducting and synthesizing user research, including usability testing and interviews
- Demonstrated ability to mentor junior designers and facilitate design critique sessions
- Bachelor's degree in interaction design, human-computer interaction, or a related field
Tips for Your Remote UX Lead Job Search
Show async communication in your portfolio
Remote hiring managers want proof you can run a design process without being in the room. Add Loom walkthroughs, written design briefs, or Notion docs to your portfolio so reviewers can see how you communicate decisions and gather feedback asynchronously.
Apply early to remote roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists remote ux lead openings from across the U.S. in one place, so you can find roles that match your experience and apply directly without sorting through location-filtered results on general boards.
Highlight cross-functional remote facilitation
Remote ux leads who can run workshops and stakeholder reviews in tools like Miro or FigJam, and who document outcomes clearly in Confluence or Notion, stand out because those skills are hard to teach and immediately useful on a distributed team.
Target remote-first companies over hybrid postings
Remote-first companies build their entire design practice around distributed work, which means clearer async processes and stronger remote onboarding. Look for companies whose job posts mention Figma, Slack, and async rituals rather than occasional in-office days.
Remote UX Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
How do I get a remote ux lead job?
Remote ux lead roles go to candidates who can demonstrate self-direction, strong written communication, and the ability to align stakeholders without being in the same room. Remote-first product companies and distributed SaaS teams are the most active hirers. A portfolio that shows research, decision rationale, and measurable outcomes carries more weight than a credential when you can't walk a panel through your work in person.
Which companies hire remote ux leads?
Remote ux lead roles are posted by SupplyHouse, Alley, and Sentry and others right now, based on current remote listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Remote-first software companies, distributed fintech teams, and healthcare technology firms are the most consistent sources of remote ux lead openings.
Can you get a remote ux lead job with no experience?
Yes, but remote entry-level ux lead roles are harder to land because employers expect you to work independently without close in-person oversight from day one. The clearest path in is through contract or freelance work with remote clients, which proves you can communicate asynchronously and deliver without hand-holding. A portfolio of end-to-end projects, even unpaid or speculative, opens doors that a resume alone won't.
Do you need a degree for remote ux lead jobs?
Not always. Remote employers hiring ux leads weigh portfolio quality, demonstrated research skills, and evidence of leading design decisions over formal credentials. A degree in HCI, design, or a related field helps with some larger enterprise hiring processes, but many remote-first companies care more about what you've shipped and how you've driven outcomes across distributed teams.
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