Sr Staff UX Designer (AIRS UX)

Our Mission At Palo Alto Networks®, we’re united by a shared mission—to protect our digital way of life. We thrive at the intersection of innovation and impact, solving real-world problems with cutting-edge technology and bold thinking. Here, everyone has a voice, and every idea counts. If you’re ready to do the most meaningful work of your career alongside people who are just as passionate as you are, you’re in the right place. Who We Are In order to be the cybersecurity partner of choice, we must trailblaze the path and shape the future of our industry. This is something our employees work at each day and is defined by our values: Disruption, Collaboration, Execution, Integrity, and Inclusion. We weave AI into the fabric of everything we do and use it to augment the impact every individual can have. If you are passionate about solving real-world problems and ideating beside the best and the brightest, we invite you to join us! We believe collaboration thrives in person. That’s why most of our teams work from the office full time, with flexibility when it’s needed. This model supports real-time problem-solving, stronger relationships, and the kind of precision that drives great outcomes. Job Summary Your Career The UX Team is looking for a talented UX designer with expertise in creating user-centric, elegant, and clean designs. You will join a team of like-minded people pushing the boundaries of web applications that tackle real problems in the AI Security space. Focusing on features and products as a part of the Strata Cloud Manager platform, you'll work with product managers and engineers from ideation through implementation to define the best user experience for Fortune 500 companies and national security organizations. You possess a real passion for understanding the world of our users, generating insights, and building solutions that empower them to do their best work. You'll work on teams to leverage other designers' strengths while also driving initiatives on your own. If you have an interest in creating high-quality experiences that help protect the world from hackers, we want to hear from you! Your Impact Collaborate with product and engineering teams to design new features and refine existing ones, ensuring alignment with user needs, UX best practices, and sound design principles. Assess and challenge the existing user experience, focusing on visual and interaction designs, and create new ideas for future experience enhancements. Ensure the product experience aligns with business objectives. Conduct and assist with user research, testing, and usability studies to gather actionable insights and data. Work with the UX researcher to supplement these findings with customer feedback, driving meaningful improvements to the platform. Contribute to and refine the existing design system to ensure consistency, streamline component building, and maintain comprehensive documentation. Create storyboards, wireframes, prototypes, visual mockups, and style guides to support a rich user experience. Create interactive data visualizations that are new and innovative. Work closely with cross-functional stakeholders, including front-end and back-end engineers, UX leadership, and product stakeholders, to ensure all needs and requirements are accounted for. Play a key role in shaping the branding across various platforms and support Go-To-Market (GTM) initiatives. Provide vision and design leadership across the team, offering guidance on best practices, new design developments, and industry trends. Qualifications Your Experience 5+ years of experience in UX/UI design, with a strong portfolio showcasing a deep understanding of design principles. Expertise in the full design cycle: from concept, research, and scoping to wireframing, prototyping, and user testing. Proven experience designing complex web applications and enterprise software, with a focus on creating scalable, user-centric solutions. Hands-on experience in designing SaaS products, with an emphasis on functionality, usability, and user experience. Skilled in creating personas, user journeys, storyboards, and user flows to inform and guide design decisions. Adept at quick design iterations based on user feedback and research to continuously improve product experience. Strong documentation skills and the ability to present design work effectively to cross-functional teams, including product and engineering. Solid understanding of accessibility standards, responsive design, and development processes, ensuring designs are inclusive and technically feasible. A portfolio that demonstrates expertise in typography, color theory, layout design, and meticulous attention to detail. Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to clearly articulate design rationale and collaborate with stakeholders. Qualifications: B.A. in UX Design, Graphic Design, or a related field (preferred). A portfolio showcasing strong user-centered design, research processes, usability principles, and web-based UX/UI examples. Experience creating pixel-perfect mockups and interactive prototypes. Up-to-date knowledge of the latest design and UX trends. Demonstrated mastery of Figma alongside modern AI-assisted prototyping platforms such as Claude Code. Ability to integrate AI tooling into core design processes to streamline workflows and drive user-centered innovation. Nice to have: Comfortable with front-end development and React. Designers are not expected to code, but we do expect them to understand what can and cannot be built in a reasonable timeframe. Experience with B2B enterprise software Security domain knowledge Compensation Disclosure The compensation offered for this position will depend on qualifications, experience, and work location. For candidates who receive an offer at the posted level, the starting base salary (for non-sales roles) or base salary + commission target (for sales/com-missioned roles) is expected to be the annual range listed below. The offered compensation may also include restricted stock units and a bonus. A description of our employee benefits may be found here . $123,100.00 - $199,100.00/yr Our Commitment We’re trailblazers that dream big, take risks, and challenge cybersecurity’s status quo. It’s simple: we can’t accomplish our mission without diverse teams innovating, together. We are committed to providing reasonable accommodations for all qualified individuals with a disability. If you require assistance or accommodation due to a disability or special need, please contact us at View email address on creativetechgigs.com . Palo Alto Networks is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity in our workplace, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, ancestry, color, family or medical care leave, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, medical condition, national origin, physical or mental disability, political affiliation, protected veteran status, race, religion, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, or other legally protected characteristics. All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines. Is role eligible for Immigration Sponsorship? No. Please note that we will not sponsor applicants for work visas for this position.