Senior Product Designer UX (m/f/o)

As one of the most important roles in our team, you will have a significant impact on our business by leading processes, projects & team members. You will be a prime mover in the acquisition of new clients, while also delivering real added value to our existing clients. You have a firm belief in building human-centered, highly usable branded solutions for web experiences, mobile interfaces & new realities. If you're unafraid of taking the lead and being a driving force in building a Design Company from the ground up, then we can't wait to hear from you.

What You’ll be Doing

• Understand the goals, business requirements & constraints for the project
• Discovery phases with clients by conducting research, gathering requirements, and framing design problems.
• Preparation and facilitation of internal and external workshops
• Create personas and define user stories for the product backlog
• Prototype designs and user-test designs with real users
• Collaborate with Product Managers, strategists, Visual Designers, Developers
• Functional leadership and further development of UX Product Designers (interns and juniors)
• Lead projects from defining tasks to facilitating teams to constructing product roadmaps
• You’re involved in project proposals, defining work packages, sprint planning
• Customer guidance, incl. creating and holding customer presentations

Your Profile

• 5+ years professional experience as an Interaction- or UX Designer, Information Architect, or Concept Developer
• A thinker with a hands-on mentality with a love for bringing the human back into user centered design
• In-depth knowledge of User Centered Design, User Experience Design, Interface and Interaction Design
• Extensive methodological knowledge and practical experience: Design Thinking, Design Sprints, User Research and User Testing
• Experience in team leadership
• You understand how to match design decisions to business objectives
• You have strong analytical design problem-solving skills and can focus on the big picture, while keeping an eye on the details.
• Very good presentation, communication and team skills
• You enjoy working independently, and know how to find answers to problems.
• Confident use of industry-standard tools such as Adobe CC, Sketch, Figma, Miro, Principle, Invision, etc.
• Open minded, curious and staying on track with the latest trends and standards
• Ambition for setting standards in a young Design Studio
• You are an empathetic leader and care about providing direction and support in developing junior team members
• Highly developed design skills, demonstrated in your portfolio of recent work.
• You are fluent in both English & German

It would be a bonus if you had

• A relevant degree in communication, psychology, Interaction Design or a related design or behavorial discipline
• Words like "Jira, Notion, Kanban, Agile & Sprints" are not foreign words
• Interest/knowledge in branding/brand related design topics
• Theoretical knowledge of frontend technologies & software development processes