Senior UX Designer

Location: Remote (U.S.)
Reports to: VP of Product

About Opus1

Opus1 is building the platform that powers the next generation of performing arts education. We help music schools manage, grow, and engage their communities through modern, intuitive software that connects administrators, instructors, and students.

We’re a fast-growing, early-stage startup with a quickly scaling team that’s passionate about enabling creative education to thrive.

If you’re excited by the idea of building structure out of ambiguity, shipping products that directly support creative communities, and shaping the foundation of a high-performing product org, you’ll fit right in.

The Role

We’re looking for a Senior UX Designer to shape the next stage of Opus1.io’s growth as we expand deeper into the performing arts market, including a major push into dance. You’ll be the primary designer and principal voice for user experience, weaving together our fragmented design systems, setting new standards for information architecture, and establishing a robust research culture.

Reporting directly to the VP of Product, you’ll work cross-functionally with engineering, product management, and other user-facing teams to deliver intuitive, engaging features that delight our users and support both our current and future customer base.

This is a high-impact, hands-on role for a Senior Designer who thrives in fast-paced, high-growth environments, enjoys both defining processes and driving execution, and is excited to lay the foundation for a growing UX function.

What You’ll Do

• Define and drive the end-to-end information architecture and user journey mapping for our products.

• Standardize and streamline our existing design systems, consolidating legacy approaches into a cohesive, scalable framework.

• Interview users, lead usability testing, and advocate for iterative design improvements based on user and stakeholder feedback. Establish and lead user research and usability interview practices.

• Translate user research findings into actionable design solutions, creating wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs primarily using Figma.

• Lead usability testing and advocate for iterative design improvements based on user and stakeholder feedback.

• Identify high value areas of the application that are not intuitive and, in tandem with PM prioritization and Engineering feasibility, recommend frictionless workflows to improve adoption.

• Manage and mentor contractors (and, in the future, additional ICs), ensuring quality and consistency across all user touchpoints.

• Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, Customer Success, and Marketing to ensure seamless handoffs, prioritized user needs, and stakeholder alignment.

• Design for both non-technical users and sophisticated administrators in the performing arts space, developing experiences for web and mobile applications.

• Lead usability testing and advocate for iterative design improvements based on user and stakeholder feedback.

What We’re Looking For

• 7+ years of UX design experience with at least 3 years successfully leading design initiatives or projects as a senior or lead IC.

• Demonstrated expertise in information architecture, user journey mapping, and design system standardization for SaaS or B2B2C products.

• Proven ability to create and implement user research and usability testing programs from the ground up.

• Mastery of Figma and familiarity with other design and prototyping tools.

• Strong communication skills and the ability to effectively collaborate across disciplines and levels of seniority.

• Experience mentoring or managing other designers or contractors, with a willingness to take on more formal leadership as the function grows.

• Passion for the performing arts or experience in education/creative industries is a plus.

• Must be based in the US and comfortable working fully remote

Why Join Us

• Impact and ownership: You’ll play a defining role in how thousands of owners, managers, educators, students, and parents experience Opus1

• Rapid growth: We’re scaling fast, which means constant opportunities to take on new challenges and shape the future of the product

• Culture of trust: Work with a transparent, thoughtful leadership team that values autonomy and alignment over bureaucracy

• Creative mission: Help empower the next generation of musicians, singers, and dancers with technology that supports their passion.

Fully remote: Work from anywhere in the U.S., with a distributed team that values flexibility and outcomes