A Head of UX Designers typically has 10+ years of experience. Their responsibilities include leading the UX department, defining UX vision and strategy across products, managing senior designers, overseeing processes and standards, aligning UX strategy with business objectives. Their skillset typically includes leadership, UX strategy, design systems, team management, stakeholder management, cross-functional alignment, mentoring.
The average salary for a Head of UX Designers is approximately $253,000 per year, based on 2,450 listings over the past 12 months.
Salary can vary greatly based on location. Head of designers in Richmond earn about $137,000, whereas their colleagues in Atlanta get paid roughly $219,000 per year.
The most in-demand tools employers hiring Head of ux talent look for are Figma, Axure and HTML/CSS/JS.