Full-Time
Lead UX Designer
Posted on 9/3/2026
HR Acuity
51-200 employees
SaaS HR case management software
Compensation Overview
$155k - $195k/yr
New Jersey, USA
Remote
Must be based in the United States.
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- At least 8 years of UX or product design experience, including at least 2 years leading, mentoring, or managing designers, ideally in a B2B SaaS platform environment.
- Proven experience building, deploying, and maintaining a design system at scale and driving its adoption across cross-functional teams.
- Expert-level proficiency with Figma, including hands-on experience with Figma's AI tools and a point of view on how AI can accelerate the design workflow.
- Demonstrable experience designing for complex workflows in B2B or B2C SaaS products across web, native, and mobile-first approaches.
- Strong command of user-centric design strategy, UX principles, interaction design, and usability techniques.
- Experience partnering with UX research, or running research independently, to inform and validate design decisions.
- A track record of setting design direction and standards in an agile, fast-moving environment.
- Strong communication, storytelling, and data-presentation skills, with the ability to influence stakeholders at all levels.
- Strong attention to detail paired with the judgment to know when to prioritize speed.
- A collaborative leadership style and the ability to support the development of team members.
- Comfort working in a fast-paced, highly collaborative, dynamic environment.
- Creative problem-solving ability, a clear point of view, and a bias toward shipping.
- Set and communicate the overall UX design strategy for the product, aligning it with the company vision and product roadmap.
- Maintain the HR Acuity design system in collaboration with engineering, including components, patterns, tokens, guidelines, and documentation, and drive its adoption across design and engineering.
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of three UX Designers and one UX Researcher by setting clear expectations, giving thoughtful feedback, and supporting their development.
- Personally design wireframes, mockups, interaction specifications, and functional prototypes for high-impact and complex work.
- Understand the needs of ER professionals, managers, and employees and translate those needs into user-centric designs.
- Partner with the UX Researcher to plan and act on concept and usability testing, turning customer feedback into design decisions.
- Establish and uphold UX standards, review the team's work, and ensure consistency and quality across every product offering.
- Collaborate with Product Management and Engineering to develop new products and features from early concept through delivery.
- Present design work and rationale to stakeholders and leadership using day-in-the-life stories to explain the experience.
- Balance short-term fixes with the long-term design vision and make pragmatic trade-offs while maintaining alignment with the roadmap.
- Champion accessibility and inclusive design across the product and own the relationship with the accessibility vendor.
- Keep current with competitor products, design tooling, industry trends, and emerging AI-assisted design capabilities.
HR Acuity provides a subscription-based software platform that helps organizations manage employee relations (ER) issues. It offers an advanced ER case management system as a SaaS product that enables users to document data, track metrics, and conduct investigations, with features for compliance, consistency, and data-driven insights. In addition to the core software, HR Acuity runs empowER, a community platform for ER professionals to network and share best practices. The company differentiates itself by specializing in ER case management with a strong emphasis on data, audits, and consistent processes, along with a professional community that supports practitioners. The goal is to help HR teams resolve employee relations issues effectively, improve compliance, and leverage insights from data and peer collaboration.
Company Size
51-200
Company Stage
Growth Equity (Venture Capital)
Total Funding
$47M
Headquarters
Florham Park, New Jersey
Founded
2006
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Simplify's Take
What believers are saying
- August 25, 2026 Inc. 5000 ranking cited 118% revenue growth from 2022-2025.
- June 18, 2025 Emtrain partnership expands workplace compliance and training distribution.
- August 2026 Workday Innovation Partner status embeds HR Acuity inside Workday Help.
What critics are saying
- ServiceNow's 2026 HR case tools target adjacent budgets and standardize employee relations workflows.
- HR Acuity had about 117 employees in April 2026, limiting sales and support capacity.
- Without platform bundling, standalone ER software risks being absorbed by Workday and ServiceNow.
What makes HR Acuity unique
- HR Acuity owns employee relations case management, investigations, and benchmark research for 9 million employees.
- The 2026 Trust & Risk Statement reframes ER as cost, risk, and trust measurement.
- empowER grew past 8,000 members, strengthening its network effects with ER practitioners.
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Benefits
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
401(k) Company Match
Unlimited Paid Time Off
Remote Work Options
Paid Holidays
Company Equity
Parental Leave
Paid Sick Leave
Life Insurance
Disability Insurance
Employee Referral Bonus
Growth & Insights and Company News
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↑ 6%HR Acuity, a leader in employee relations case management software, has secured its fifth consecutive spot on the Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. The company ranked No. 2,705 with 118% revenue growth from 2022 to 2025. The growth reflects increasing enterprise demand for specialised employee relations technology to manage workforce issues and mitigate legal risk. Key developments during the evaluation period included launching olivER, an AI-powered companion that earned Gold for Best Ethical AI at the 2025 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards, and joining the Workday Innovation Partner Programme. HR Acuity also published annual research covering nearly 9 million employees and grew its empowER community to over 8,000 members. The company works with hundreds of enterprises offering SaaS solutions for managing employee relations cases and investigations.
HR Acuity marks fifth consecutive year on Inc. 5000 as enterprise demand surges for Employee Relations Tech. Last updated: August 25, 2026 NEW YORK, NY - August 25, 2026 - HR Acuity, the leader in employee relations case management and investigations software, today announced its fifth consecutive placement on the 2026 Inc. 5000 list of America's fastest-growing private companies. Ranking No. 2,705 with 118% revenue growth from 2022 to 2025, the milestone signals a clear shift across the workplace: enterprises are prioritizing purpose-built employee relations (ER) technology to proactively navigate complex workforce issues, mitigate legal risk and build trust. "We're growing because the market has caught up to something we've believed for a decade: employee relations is where legal exposure, culture and trust get decided. Organizations want consistent, documented outcomes, and that's the standard our customers hold us to," said Deb Muller, founder and CEO of HR Acuity. Key milestones driving HR Acuity's growth over the evaluation period include: * Published the annual Employee Relations Benchmark Study, the industry's leading research covering nearly 9 million employees, equipping leaders with vital workplace data to build transparent, fair and accountable workplace cultures. * Published the 2025 Workplace Misconduct Study, delivering critical insights into employee experiences and issue reporting behaviors. * Launched olivER(TM), an AI-powered companion that applies two decades of employee relations data to surface critical insights safely and without bias, earning Gold for Best Ethical AI & Responsible Technology in the 2025 Brandon Hall Group Excellence in Technology Awards(TM). * Advanced next generation reporting and analytics, leveraging AI to uncover root causes, spotlight risk hotspots and turn case data into actionable intelligence. * Joined the Workday Innovation Partner Program, integrating with Workday Help to seamlessly connect everyday HR questions with complex employee relations cases. * Grew empowER(TM) into an 8,000+ member community, establishing the premier network for employee relations leaders to connect, share insights and access exclusive industry events. * Strengthened category innovation and market authority, anchored by CEO Deb Muller's recognition on HR Executive's 2026 Top 100 HR Tech Influencers list. In a market where many companies are struggling to scale or sacrificing stability for speed, five years of consecutive growth highlights true operational health. HR Acuity joins a list of honorees that collectively generated more than $385 billion in 2025 revenue and created 627,208 jobs over the past three years. About HR Acuity HR Acuity is the category leader in employee relations case management and investigations software, purpose-built for employee relations and HR professionals. Its industry-leading SaaS solution delivers powerful tools and AI-driven analytics to manage employee relations cases and investigations with consistency, clarity and confidence. By transforming how organizations handle workplace issues - from initial report to resolution and beyond - HR Acuity empowers businesses to foster transparency, accountability and a culture of trust. HR Acuity works with hundreds of leading enterprises. The company publishes the annual Employee Relations Benchmark Study; is the creator of ER/Q, the first-ever maturity model for employee relations; and is the founder of empowER(TM), a growing community of more than 8,000 employee relations, workplace investigations, human resources and compliance professionals.
HR Acuity earns Great Place to Work Certification for seventh consecutive year. Last updated: May 27, 2026 NEW YORK, NY - May 27, 2026 - HR Acuity, the leader in employee relations (ER) case management and investigations software, today announced it has earned the 2026 Great Place To Work Certification(TM) for the seventh consecutive year. That milestone, sustained through company growth and a moment when workplace trust is harder to earn and easier to lose, reflects a culture built with intention. "We talk about building workplaces where people feel safe to speak up. That only works if we're living it ourselves," said Deb Muller, founder and CEO, HR Acuity. "Great Place To Work is proof that the culture we've built is genuine. That authenticity changes how we show up for every organization that trusts us to help them do the same." For 2026, 94% of HR Acuity team members agreed that the company is a great place to work, 37 percentage points above the average U.S.-based company, where typical employee satisfaction stands at just 57%. Separately, 99% of employees feel genuinely welcomed upon joining the organization and agree that team members consistently care for one another. Over the past year, HR Acuity's culture has earned highly competitive national and regional recognition, including placement as #14 on the Fortune Best Workplaces in New York(TM) and #31 on the Fortune Best Workplaces in Technology(TM). According to research from Great Place To Work, job seekers are 4.5 times more likely to find an exceptional manager at a Certified organization. The certification is based entirely on anonymous, real-time feedback from current employees regarding the organization's workplace culture, trust in leadership and community experience. About HR Acuity HR Acuity is the category leader in employee relations case management and investigations software, purpose-built for employee relations and HR professionals. Its industry-leading SaaS solution delivers powerful tools and AI-driven analytics to manage employee relations cases and investigations with consistency, clarity and confidence. By transforming how organizations handle workplace issues - from initial report to resolution and beyond - HR Acuity empowers businesses to foster transparency, accountability and a culture of trust. HR Acuity works with hundreds of leading enterprises. The company publishes the annual Employee Relations Benchmark Study, covering more than 9 million employees; is the creator of ER/Q, the first-ever maturity model for employee relations; and is the founder of empowER(TM), a growing community of more than 8,000 employee relations, workplace investigations, human resources and compliance professionals.
HR Acuity launches the Trust & Risk statement(tm). Category leader introduces executive dashboard to measure what matters: cost avoided, risk predicted, trust earned February 13, 2026 HR Acuity, the leader in employee relations (ER) case management and investigations software, announced today the launch of the Trust & Risk Statement, the industry's first standardized framework for measuring employee relations' business impact. The tool translates employee relations data into three executive outcomes: cost avoided, risk predicted and trust earned. The Trust & Risk Statement addresses a long-standing gap in the HR function: While organizations have mastered scorecards for predictable work like time-to-fill and engagement scores, employee relations - responsible for managing the organization's highest-stakes people risks - still operates on activity counts like cases opened, investigations conducted and time to close. "Ask any CHRO what keeps them up at night, and they'll tell you it's the risks that surface too late," said Deb Muller, founder and CEO, HR Acuity. "Unexpected turnover spikes. Culture issues that fester. Investigations that evolve into reputational crises. These all fall to employee relations. Yet ER has no standardized way to prove it's preventing harm before it becomes a lawsuit or a headline. The Trust & Risk Statement provides the common language ER needs to prove its value to the C-suite." How the Trust & Risk Statement Works The framework translates complex employee relations data into three outcomes that drive business value: * Cost Avoided: Quantifying the financial impact of early intervention, from reducing preventable turnover to avoiding high-stakes litigation. * Risk Mitigated: Utilizing early-warning indicators to identify cultural hotspots and policy gaps before they escalate into reputational damage. * Trust Earned: Measuring employee confidence through their willingness to speak up early, allowing the organization to resolve issues before they become crises. "The difference is simple," added Muller. "Activity metrics tell your C-suite how busy you are. Outcome metrics tell them how much money you just saved or risk mitigated. That's the conversation that gets employee relations a seat at the table." Getting Started: Resources for Employee Relations Leaders Recognizing that building a data-driven employee relations function is a journey, HR Acuity has developed a suite of resources to support organizations at every level: * Data Readiness Assessment: A tool to evaluate an employee relations team's current data reporting and tracking capacity. * Deep-Dive Webinar: A framework walkthrough with guidance on translating ER impact to the C-suite. * empowER Peer Collaboration: A dedicated Trust & Risk group in the empowER Community, led by Fiona Jamison, Vice President of Research & People Analytics at People Results.
HR Acuity, the employee relations case management software leader, has launched the Trust & Risk Statement, a standardised framework for measuring employee relations' business impact. The tool translates ER data into three executive outcomes: cost avoided, risk predicted and trust earned. The framework addresses a gap in HR measurement, moving beyond activity metrics like cases opened to quantifiable business value. It calculates financial impact of early intervention, identifies cultural risks before escalation and measures employee confidence through willingness to report issues early. HR Acuity supports the rollout with a data readiness assessment, webinar and peer collaboration group. The company serves hundreds of enterprises and publishes the annual Employee Relations Benchmark Study covering over 9 million employees.