Vice President, UX Lead

The Nuclear Company is the fastest growing startup in the nuclear and energy space creating a never before seen fleet-scale approach to building nuclear reactors. Through its design-once, build-many approach and coalition building across communities, regulators, and financial stakeholders, The Nuclear Company is committed to delivering safe and reliable electricity at the lowest cost, while catalyzing the nuclear industry toward rapid development in America and globally.

Vice President, UX Lead - Nuclear OS Platform

About the Role

As Vice President of UX at The Nuclear Company, you will lead the user experience vision and strategy for Nuclear OS, the first purpose-built digital platform designed to digitize, automate, and streamline the development and deployment of fleet-scale nuclear power plants. This is a transformational leadership role where you'll build and lead a world-class UX organization that creates intuitive, mission-critical interfaces for engineers, construction teams, regulators, and project managers across multiple nuclear sites. You'll work at the intersection of cutting-edge technology and nuclear industry expertise to define how the future of clean energy infrastructure is built.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership 

Drive the UX vision and roadmap for Nuclear OS as a comprehensive AI-driven digital platform that transforms nuclear construction 

• Define and champion design standards and best practices across the organization, establishing TNC as a leader in nuclear industry UX
• Lead cross-functional collaboration between UX, software engineering, nuclear engineering, procurement, and construction teams to ensure user-centered design is embedded throughout the organization 
• Partner with executive leadership to align UX strategy with business objectives and communicate the value of design to C-suite stakeholders 
• Work closely with Palantir Technologies to leverage their platform capabilities and shape the future of enterprise UX for data-intensive applications 

Team Leadership & Development 

• Build and lead a world-class UX organizationincluding UX designers, researchers, content strategists, and design technologists

• Foster a culture of innovation, quality, and rapid iteration that balances user needs with regulatory requirements and safety-critical design principles 
• Recruit, mentor, and develop top design talent to build a diverse, high-performing team capable of tackling complex nuclear industry challenges
• Establish career development pathways and performance frameworks that enable designers to grow and excel
• Lead large, distributed design teams across multiple projects and sites Design Excellence & Innovation

• Oversee the creation of enterprise-wide design systems and component libraries that ensure consistency and efficiency across Nuclear OS applications
• Champion user research and testing methodologies that deeply understand the workflows of nuclear construction professionals, field engineers, and regulatory personnel
• Drive innovation in complex data visualization and project management interfaces that make nuclear construction data accessible and actionable 
• Ensure accessibility and usability standards are met across all digital products, including mobile and field applications
• Lead the design of AI-native experiences that leverage machine learning and predictive analytics within the Palantir technology stack 

Strategic Partnerships

• Manage partnerships with major technology vendors, particularly Palantir Technologies, to influence product roadmaps and ensure Nuclear OS leverages best-in-class UX capabilities 
• Represent TNC's UX vision at industry conferences, with regulatory bodies, and to external stakeholders
• Build relationships with nuclear industry professionals to ensure designs meet real-world operational needs

 

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years of UX/product design experience with 8+ years in leadership roles managing design teams 
• Bachelor's or Master's degree in UX Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, Computer Science, or related field 
• Proven track record building and scaling design organizations from the ground up or through si