About Technosylva

Technosylva is a global leader in wildfire and extreme weather risk mitigation software. The Company’s market-leading solutions, enhanced by AI and machine learning capabilities, provide real-time and predictive insights to support electric utility, insurance and government agency customers.

Technosylva has provided critical solutions for the past 26 years. In 2022 the organization entered a period of significant growth and transformation with investment from TA Associates, a leading growth PE firm, scaling to about 175 employees and offering its product in over 10 countries. In 2024 General Atlantic, a leading global growth investor, announced a strategic growth investment in Technosylva to support the company in its mission.

Role Overview

We're seeking an experienced Senior UX Designer to shape how users interact with complex geospatial data and wildfire and extreme weather risk analytics. In this role, you will lead the design of intuitive interfaces that transform massive datasets and sophisticated modeling into actionable insights. You'll play a critical role in ensuring that utility operators, incident meteorologists, planners, and emergency managers can make rapid, informed decisions when lives and property are at stake.

This position involves close collaboration with product managers, engineers, scientists, and domain experts to create user experiences that make advanced wildfire science and weather accessible to users with varying technical backgrounds.

Why This Role Matters

Your designs will directly impact how effectively risk managers and first responders protect communities from wildfires and other extreme weather threats. This is an opportunity to apply your design skills to one of the most pressing challenges of our time.

Responsibilities

Design & Collaboration:

• Partner closely with engineering and product managers throughout the design process.
• Lead the end-to-end design process for complex features.
• Create intuitive interfaces that present large volumes of predictive data without overwhelming users.
• Design responsive experiences that work seamlessly across desktop command centers and mobile field operations.
• Develop and maintain design systems that ensure consistency across our product suite.
• Translate complex user workflows into crisp digital experiences.
• Participate in design reviews and collaborate with cross-functional teams.

User Research & Strategy:

• Plan and conduct user research with diverse stakeholders including utility companies and government agencies.
• Create user journey maps, personas, and scenarios specific to wildfire and extreme weather risk mitigation contexts (both short-term and long-term planning).
• Partner with Customer Success to understand user pain points and iterate on solutions.
• Establish UX metrics and measurement frameworks to track design effectiveness.

Leadership & Strategy:

• Define and evangelize the UX vision and strategy across the organization.
• Influence product roadmap and strategic direction through design leadership.
• Establish design principles and best practices that scale across products.
• Partner with executive leadership to align design strategy with business objectives.

Data Visualization & Geospatial Design:

• Design innovative ways to display multi-layered geospatial information including fire behavior, weather patterns, and infrastructure data.
• Create information dense interfaces that support rapid decision-making under pressure.
• Develop visualization standards for temporal data showing fire progression and risk evolution.
• Design dashboards that synthesize complex analytics into clear, actionable insights.

Requirements

• 12+ years of experience as a UX Designer, with at least 6 years in a senior or lead role.
• Strong portfolio demonstrating expertise in data visualization and complex information architecture.
• Experience designing geospatial interfaces, mapping applications, or GIS-based systems.
• Proven ability to simplify complex data and workflows into intuitive user experiences.
• Expertise in design tools such as Figma, Sketch, or similar.
• Experience with prototyping tools.
• Strong communication skills with ability to present design decisions to technical and non-technical stakeholders.

Preferred Skills

• Background in GIS, cartography, or geospatial data visualization.
• Experience with modern GIS platforms (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS, Mapbox, or similar).
• Familiarity with environmental science, meteorology, or fire behavior concepts.
• Knowledge of accessibility standards for government and enterprise software.
• Experience with design systems and component libraries.
• Understanding of front-end development constraints and capabilities.
• Experience conducting usability testing in high-stress or time-sensitive contexts.