About Us

The Ethereum Foundation (EF) is a global non-profit dedicated to supporting Ethereum’s long-term success. Our mission is to allocate resources to critical projects, advocate for Ethereum within the ecosystem, and promote its vision to the world.

Protocol is the Ethereum Foundation’s R&D group, with the mission of bringing the world computer to the world. Our research, engineering and delivery teams work at the frontier of multiple domains to execute on Ethereum’s ambitious roadmap without compromising on our guiding principles.

About the Role

The UX Lead at Protocol will collaborate closely with our Protocol Architecture team to ensure Ethereum evolves in ways that directly benefit users. This is not a traditional product design role. Instead, it focuses on user research, strategic UX thinking, and shaping the foundations of protocol-layer decisions before they reach the UI.

This role is foundational: you will not only define and advocate for exceptional user experiences but also infuse user-centric thinking into technical decisions across the organization. Your work will impact millions of current and future Ethereum users.

Responsibilities

• Establishing and embedding UX best practices within Protocol, ensuring user experience is a first-class consideration in technical design and strategic decisions.
• Conducting deep, user-focused research to identify pain points, opportunities, and interaction patterns across Ethereum’s ecosystem.
• Consulting and partnering with various technical teams within Protocol and the Ethereum ecosystem, leveling up their understanding and execution of user-centered design.
• Driving user-focused conversations, clearly articulating trade-offs, and shaping decisions that impact Ethereum’s global community.

Protocol is a unique environment, and you’ll encounter problems that are highly technical, novel, and challenging. You will thrive here if you’re both strategic and tactical—equally comfortable articulating a vision and rolling up your sleeves to execute it.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of UX design experience, ideally with significant exposure to deeply technical domains with Ethereum or crypto products: wallets, apps, infrastructure or protocols.
• Proven ability to conduct rigorous user research, distill insights clearly, and integrate them meaningfully into product development.
• Strong collaborative and communication skills; experience advocating for UX best practices among highly technical teams.