ABOUT BLACK KITE

Black Kite is the global leader in third-party cyber risk intelligence, trusted by more than 3,000 organizations worldwide. We give security and business leaders a continuous, outside-in view of their entire vendor ecosystem — translating complex cyber, financial, and compliance signals into clear, actionable risk intelligence.

We go beyond open standards-based cyber ratings. Black Kite helps organizations make smarter risk decisions, strengthen business resilience, and scale their third-party cyber risk management programs in an increasingly complex digital environment. Our work has earned consistent recognition from customers and industry analysts alike.

WHY BLACK KITE

We're a fast-moving, high-impact team solving one of the most critical challenges in cybersecurity today. If you're looking to do meaningful work alongside sharp, collaborative people — and grow your career in a space that matters — you're in the right place.

We are looking for a UI/UX Designer to join our Design team at Black Kite. This is a 6-month contract role and an exciting opportunity to contribute directly to the evolution of our Product and Engineering organization. If you are passionate about creating intuitive, scalable, and visually compelling user experiences -especially in complex, data-driven and AI-powered products- we want to hear from you.

As a UI/UX Designer, you will play a key role in shaping and improving the user experience and interface of our products. You will work closely with cross-functional teams, including product managers, software developers, and graphic designers, to understand user requirements and translate them into intuitive, visually appealing, and user-friendly designs.

Reports to: Chief Product Officer

Key Responsibilities

• Agentic & AI UX Strategy: Work within our AI-driven and agentic workflows, ensuring our platform maintains high user trust, transparency, and "human-in-the-loop" controls.
• Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner tightly with Product Management and Engineering to align design solutions with business priorities, technical feasibility, and the product roadmap.
• Design Systems: Work within and evolve a unified design system that accelerates development and ensures consistency across the Black Kite platform.
• User Research & Empathy: Portray the voice of the customer, conducting user research and usability testing to validate concepts and iterate on the product.
• Process Participation: Work within agile design methodologies that sync effectively with product strategy and international teams.

Qualifications

• BA or BS Degree in Industrial Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communication Design, or related disciplines is a plus. Equivalent experience demonstrating strong knowledge of design systems, typography, layout, and visual design will also be considered.
• Fluency in English for cross-team communication
• 2+ years of experience in UX/UI product design, preferably in B2B SaaS, data analytics, or complex enterprise platforms.
• Experience in creating wireframes, user flows, & information architecture
• Familiarity with UX principles, usability, and accessibility 
• Demonstrated experience or deep interest in Agentic Design (designing for AI agents, automation, explainability, and human-AI collaboration).
• A portfolio showcasing end-to-end product design, systems thinking, and complex problem-solving.
• Exceptional async and synchronous communication skills; ability to articulate design decisions clearly to stakeholders at all levels.
• Familiarity with modern design and prototyping tools (Figma, FigJam, Adobe Creative Cloud tools etc.).
• Understanding of the Cybersecurity industry is a massive plus.

What makes this role successful? 

You are a process-oriented thinker who loves defining scalable design patterns. You are passionate about the intersection of human-computer interaction and artificial intelligence, specifically how to build trust with users through Agentic design. You are ambitious, capable of hands-on UI/UX execution, and you excel at cross-cultural, asynchronous communication. 

If this sounds like you, then we want to hear from you!