Principal UX Designer

Principal UX Designer  at  Open Text

Open Text is a global leader in information management. We foster innovation, creativity, and collaboration. As part of our team you will partner with leading companies, tackle complex issues, and contribute to projects that shape digital transformation.

AI-First. Future-Driven. Human-Centered. AI powers everything we do: innovation, transformation, and empowerment of digital knowledge workers. We hire talent that AI cannot replace to shape the future of information management.

Role objectives:
User Experience Designers at Open Text research, design, prototype, and test software products that solve critical business needs of our customers. Leveraging an understanding of underlying architecture, product vision, and requirements, we create compelling, usable interfaces for complex enterprise software across desktop, web, tablet, and mobile. We work as essential development team members in a highly collaborative, agile environment creating industry-leading Enterprise Information Management solutions.

The Sr. Principal UX Designer leads cross‑product unit design initiatives, coordinating all UX disciplines, and collaborates closely with Development and Product Management stakeholders.

What

The Role Offers

Recognized as an internal UX expert, leveraging broad industry expertise.

Lead large-scale UX design projects, cross‑product initiatives, and product design integrations.

Accountable for end-to‑end concepts and solutions critical to a product unit.

Contribute to user experience design guidelines, principles, internal processes, and best practices.

Tackle unique product design requirements with analytical and creative skill.

Lead large project teams, collaborate with product and development leads, and communicate complex design approaches to diverse stakeholders.

What You Need To Succeed

12–15 years of professional experience.

Proficiency with Figma and Adobe CC.

Experience using Fig Jam and internal collaboration systems.

Knowledge of current HTML and CSS.

Experience with JIRA, Confluence, Octane/Value Edge.

Accessibility knowledge (WCAG, Section 508, etc.).

Experience with design systems.

Design thinking methodology.

A plus:
Experience designing complex enterprise applications (DAM, ECM, SAP, RM, BPM, ERP, or WCM).

A plus:
Prior experience doing UX within an Agile environment.

A plus: UI development experience (HTML, CSS, JS) for web, desktop, or mobile applications.

Education:

Degree in HCI, Human Factors Engineering, Cognitive Science, Interaction Design, Computer Science, Industrial Design, Graphic Design, or related experience.

One Last Thing
Open Text is more than a corporation; it’s a global community built on trust, high standards, and ownership of outcomes. Join us on our mission to drive positive change through privacy, technology, and collaboration. At Open Text, we don’t just have culture – we have character. Choose us because you want to contribute to a company that embraces innovation and empowers employees to make a difference.

Open Text strives to build an inclusive work environment beyond compliance. Our Employment Equity and Diversity Policy guides how we maintain an inclusive workplace irrespective of culture, origin, race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, family status, age, veteran status, disability, religion, or other protected basis.

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Seniority level
Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function
Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

Industry
Software Development

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