Senior UI/UX Product Designer

UI/UX Product Designer

Reports to: Product Manager

Compensation: Up to $95,000 a year based on experience

As a UI/UX Product Designer at OnTheClock, you will shape the end-to-end experience of our web and mobile applications. You will collaborate closely with Product, Engineering, Support, Customer Success, and Marketing teams to design user-centered solutions that make workforce management simpler, more intuitive, and more accessible for admins, managers, employees, and contractors.

You will design across a wide range of experiences, including onboarding, payroll workflows, scheduling interfaces, time cards, mobile app experiences, reporting, and account administration. We’re looking for a designer who can deeply understand user behaviors and workflows, identify friction points, and craft experiences that solve real problems.

You will also help identify opportunities for AI to reduce manual effort and simplify tasks across time tracking, payroll preparation, employee management, and support workflows. This is a high-impact role on a fast-moving team where designs ship quickly and directly influence thousands of businesses. As OnTheClock grows, you will play a key role in shaping our design practice and future design standards.

Key Responsibilities

Product & UX Design

• Own end-to-end design across UX, UI, research, workflows, and design systems.
• Design user-centered experiences for web and mobile products with a strong focus on accessibility, clarity, and usability.
• Produce high-quality design artifacts, including user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and polished UI.
• Conduct user interviews and usability testing to uncover needs, validate concepts, and improve workflows.
• Advocate for usability improvements and design consistency across the product.
• Translate workforce and product data into clean dashboards, visualizations, and reports.
• Suggest UX-based enhancements to existing features and help identify areas of friction.

Design System & Assets

• Create, maintain, and evolve scalable design systems, component libraries, and style guides.
• Build and manage a centralized visual asset library including icons, illustrations, and reusable components.
• Ensure consistent application of design standards across product, marketing, and customer-facing materials.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product and Engineering to define requirements, refine acceptance criteria, and hand off designs with clear documentation.
• Work closely with Product leadership to turn ideas into clear user stories and intuitive designs.
• Collaborate with Customer Success to design AppCues flows and in-app experiences.
• Support A/B testing efforts by designing test concepts and visual variants.

Marketing & Brand Support

• Support Marketing with campaign graphics, social media assets, ads, and promotional materials.
• Produce print and physical assets, including conference materials and customer swag.
• Assist teams with HTML email templates, styling standards, and seasonal email signature updates.

Required Qualifications

• Four or more years of experience in UX, product design, or interaction design.
• Strong fluency in core UX deliverables (wireframes, flows, mockups, prototypes).
• Proven experience interviewing users and defining user needs.
• Portfolio demonstrating problem-solving, workflow simplification, and measurable product impact.
• Ability to operate independently and manage the full design lifecycle from discovery through delivery.
• Hands-on experience with AI-supported design tools such as Figma, Claude, Lovable, or similar.

Preferred Skills & Qualifications

• Experience designing SaaS products, with a strong preference for operational or workflow-heavy platforms.
• Basic proficiency in HTML and CSS, with the ability to collaborate effectively with developers.
• Experience assisting with AppCues design and flow configuration.
• Familiarity with A/B testing concepts for product or marketing.
• Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, Computer Science, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Comfort supporting cross-functional teams with visual design needs beyond core product work.

You're wondering, what is OnTheClock?

OnTheClock, founded in 2004, is a Michigan-based SaaS (web-based) software company that provides real-time time tracking, scheduling, and payroll for businesses. Our web-based software and apps provide employers with a simple way to track employee hours, establish work schedules, and pay employees all in one system. OnTheClock has a great culture, and we are looking for like-minded people who can deliver the best service possible to our customers.

What we look for in you

• Positive - whatever it takes attitude
• Analytical - drills down into data and loves technology, data, and spreadsheets
• Growth Mindset - curious and always learning
• Deep Expertise - smarter than us at your craft. We want you to challenge yourself and us.
• Build Up Others - teach others as you work
• Results Focused - ability to achieve and prove results
• Culture Fit - Must fit in here at OTC, in line with our values - https://www.ontheclock.com/meetUs.aspx#our-values
• Be A Doer - always looking for new ways to look at data and make recommendations
• Find us on LinkedIn to understand more about us

Why Should You Work Here With Us

• 2023 - 2025 Crain’s Best Places to Work recipient
• Competitive pay
• Flextime
• Hybrid work environment
• 100% paid health insurance
• The kitchen is stocked with drinks and snacks
• Free company lunch every Thursday
• Paid time off
• 9 paid holidays
• $100k life insurance
• 401K matching retirement plan
• Short-term disability
• Long-term disability 
• Continuing education is encouraged with $1,000 per year
• Blue Cross dental and vision
• Career growth
• 4.9-star Glassdoor review
• 4.8-star product review

The finer print

• This position is eligible as a fully remote role for individuals 50 miles outside our Clinton Township, MI office. Candidates who live within a 50-mile radius will be expected to follow the OTC hybrid work model.
• To be considered, applicants must reside outside the following U.S. states: California, New York, New Jersey, Washington, Colorado, Massachusetts, Oregon, and Hawaii.
• An I-9 form must be completed at hire to confirm work authorization.
• If you require reasonable accommodation to complete this application, contact amanda@ontheclock.com.