Sharp Performance is hiring Senior UX Designer

Sharp Performance: Senior UX Designer

We’re Sharp Performance

Sharp Performance is transforming mental wellness for those in high-stress and demanding professions—starting with public safety. Through our mobile platform, we connect frontline professionals like law enforcement officers and firefighters with elite performance and development coaches.

Our approach is grounded in cognitive performance methods adapted from the U.S. Special Operations community. We focus on helping individuals manage stress, build resilience, and perform at their best—without the stigma that often comes with traditional mental health solutions.

We're backed by top-tier investors behind companies like Uber, Airbnb, PayPal, and Palantir. With new partnerships forming weekly and a rapidly expanding user base, we’re delivering life-changing support to those who need it most. If you're driven, mission-oriented, and want to be part of something that truly matters, we’d love to meet.

The Opportunity

Sharp Performance is looking for a Senior UX Designer to own the end-to-end design process across our mobile app and web dashboards. You’ll lead UX research with members, customers, and coaches, turning insights into thoughtful user flows, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs. You'll help evolve our website, app, and design system, ensuring consistency and scalability. Working closely with product and engineering, you'll bring designs to life with attention to detail and a strong sense of craft. This role is perfect for a systems thinker passionate about human performance and cross-functional collaboration.

How you’ll make an impact

• Own and drive the end-to-end design process for our digital products, including mobile app and web-based dashboards. 

• Design and lead UX research with our customers, members, and coaches. 

• Maintain and evolve our website and app design.

• Be a voice for our members and coaches, with a system-level view of the service experience across mediums.

• Contribute to the evolution of Sharp’s design system, ensuring scalability and efficiency.

• Create user flows, wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs.

• Maintain a strong attention to detail during development, ensuring high-quality execution through collaboration with engineering.

• Collaborate closely with our product management team and developers to bring designs to life.

• Document design decisions and maintain design libraries in Figma.

The skillset you’ll need to succeed

• 7+ years of experience in digital product design with a strong portfolio demonstrating UX/UI expertise in consumer mobile apps.

• Proficiency with Figma.

• Strong understanding of user experience principles and best practices.

• Experience creating and maintaining design systems.

• Excellent communication skills for remote collaboration.

• Hybrid work in the Los Angeles area required.

Bonus Skills

• Experience working with product teams in digital health or education-tech

• Experience in service design, or work on an operationally-complex service with “humans in the loop”.

Why you’ll love working here

At Sharp Performance, we’re a passionate, driven team committed to making a real impact. As a fast-growing startup, we know our success begins with our people. That’s why we offer a benefits package that supports your health, financial well-being, and professional growth:

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance to keep you and your family covered.

• Flexible PTO to help you recharge and perform at your best.

• Competitive salary that reflects your skills, experience, and contributions.

• 401(k) with company match to secure your financial future.

• Opportunities to grow with a scaling company and tackle meaningful challenges.

• A collaborative, mission-driven culture where your voice matters.

Sharp Performance is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace and encourage individuals of all backgrounds to apply. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status.