At Hive Streaming, we enable the world’s largest enterprises to use live video as a strategic tool for communication, alignment, and impact. Trusted by more than 130 global customers, Hive combines market-leading video distribution technology with unique communication analytics, helping organizations ensure flawless video experiences and measure how effectively messages reach, engage, and align employees.

Our users are IT and Network professionals who rely on Hive every day to ensure flawless video delivery, Event Producers who ensure optimal video experience during internal company events, Leaders and Communications professionals who plan and execute powerful video-enabled strategies to deliver measurable impact.

About the team

As Head of UX Design, you are part of Hive’s Product organization, reporting to the CPO, and lead the UX Design team. You represent the UX Design craft in the Product Development Leadership trio, next to the CPO and CTO.

Your mission is to shape and drive execution of a clear user experience vision that ensures our products are customer-centric, intuitive, and impactful. You will influence our product portfolio evolution, co-creating remarkable solutions, coaching a high-performing UX Design team and creating a culture of experimentation and continuous learning.

About the role

• You define and champion a clear user experience vision for the Hive product portfolio based on customer outcomes, in alignment to Hive’s product strategy. 
• You lead the UX Design team to deliver on a long-term vision and continuously advance the UX Design craft in the company. You spearhead design initiatives with strategic impact and UX Design ops workstreams. 
• You lead by example through hands-on design contributions when needed, supporting and elevating the team’s work by applying your craft directly, demonstrating best practices, and acting as a force multiplier for design quality. 
• You help advance customer-centric, outcome-driven continuous discovery & delivery practices as a member of the Product Development Leadership trio. 
• You collaborate across functions, inspire your peers and company management to enable remarkable UX solutions you’ve helped co-create. 
• You grow and mentor the UX Design team, fostering psychological safety, growth, and continuous feedback. 
• You lead and structure the UX Design function for resilient, ongoing impact delivery. You work with your peers to anticipate where the business, industry, and UX design practice are going and evolve the UX vision and team structure accordingly.

Who we are looking for

 We're looking for someone with a strong UX Design foundation in B2B enterprise products - but just as importantly, the right attitude. At Hive, how you work is just as valuable as what you know. We are looking for someone with the following:

• 5+ years’ experience in Product Design, with a strong foundation as an individual contributor and people leadership experience as a direct lead, mentor, coach.
• Experience setting up and scaling UX Design practices in fast-moving, complex product environments. 
• Strong expertise across product design and user research, especially for B2B software, data-heavy, enterprise-grade applications. 

And just as importantly, we believe you are:

• A humble, empowering leader who lives and elevates Hive’s values of
  innovation, customer centricity, and empowerment, enabling the team to
  do their best work.
• An excellent communicator and facilitator with a growth mindset, who embraces change with curiosity, ownership and grit.
• A believer in continuous improvement of products, processes, and yourself.

What Hive offers

• A mission-driven culture where UX Design has continuous strategic influence. 
• The opportunity to shape a growing product portfolio used by key roles in enterprises to drive impact through video. 
• A lean, customer-centric product development culture, enabling fast decisions through empowerment. 
• A diverse, collaborative team that values curiosity, rapid learning, and new perspectives. 
• Hybrid work model: Based in our Stockholm office, with 2–3 days a week on-site for collaboration and creativity.
• Great benefits: Wellness stipend, pension, health insurance, extra vacation days, benefit bikes, and more! 

Recruitment process: what to expect

To apply, please submit your CV, portfolio, and answer a few short questions in lieu of a cover letter directly in the application form. Please submit all documents in English.

Our hiring process is designed to be transparent and collaborative:

1. Intro call: Meet our People & Talent Partner and share more about your motivation
2. Hiring manager interview: Meet our CPO, discuss your UX Design leadership journey
3. Case interview: Collaborate with the UX Design team on a practical challenge
4. Leadership interview: Meet our Chief People Experience Officer and peers in the leadership team, to align on values and vision
5. Reference checks: We take security seriously, and conduct 2 reference checks to stay compliant with internal protocols and regulatory requirements
6. Decision: Timely feedback and next steps

Depending on your availability, we expect the process to be completed within 3-4 weeks.