Lead UX Designer - Gaming Hardware Software

Lead UX Designer - Gaming Software (Contractor)
Location: Remote (Must be already based in Ireland with full working rights)
Inital 6 month contract with high chance of long term extension
Rate : €26 per hour + 30 days total annual leave

Overview

Our client, a global leader in gaming and technology solutions, is seeking an experienced Lead UX Designer to join their product experience team. You'll be designing complex desktop applications that support gaming hardware used by millions of users worldwide.

This role requires not just strong outcomes, but clear thinking and communication throughout the design journey. The ideal candidate can walk through their UX process-from concept to final product-explaining why decisions were made at each step, how ideas evolved, and what trade-offs were considered.

Key Responsibilities

• Design and deliver complex desktop software features that support consumer-facing gaming hardware platforms.

• Work within and evolve a structured design system.

• Collaborate closely with engineers, product managers, and stakeholders to align user needs with business goals.

• Share design progress clearly and logically-explaining the journey, not just the destination.

• Use research and user testing insights to iterate thoughtfully across multiple concepts and directions.

• Identify usability issues, validate solutions, and make strategic UX recommendations.

• Help guide team decision-making while working with global cross-functional teams.

• Present your thinking and work in a simple, logical, and accessible way-avoiding overcomplication.

• (Bonus) Understand the mindset of gamers or be eager to learn about gaming user behavior and hardware contexts.

Required Experience & Skills

• 7+ years of UX design experience, with 2+ years in a lead or principal role.

• Demonstrated ability to show the full arc of a design process, including iterations, dead-ends, and learnings.

• Proven track record designing desktop or enterprise-scale applications with technical complexity.

• Expertise in user research, usability testing, and developing multi-concept design explorations.

• Strong collaboration skills across engineering, product, and design teams.

• Fluency in Figma, Adobe Creative Suite, and modern prototyping tools.

• Excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify complex ideas without dumbing them down.

• Comfortable working in Agile, fast-paced environments.

Preferred Attributes

• Experience with hardware/software interfaces, gaming tools, or technical consumer applications.

• Familiarity with the unique needs of gaming users, or a clear willingness to learn quickly with support from the team.

• Strong portfolio showcasing design process clarity, not just polished results.