UX/UI Lead (all genders)

As our UX/UI Design Lead, you are the champion for the user within our in-house startup. You don't just "make things look good"; you define the design vision, establish and continuously evolve our design, and ensure that our digital products deliver a seamless, high-impact experience. You will work as a peer to the Dev Lead and Product Owner, acting as a strategic partner who translates business goals into intuitive user journeys and scalable interface standards. Your first focus will be WKW.now, our AI-powered digital assistant for entrepreneurs and NOWA's first product. The MVP is currently in development, combining conversational AI with structured workflows and personalized services.

Your responsibilities:

• Own and evolve our design system; ensure it remains a "living" library that empowers the Development Lead and external devs to build at speed.
• Lead the design of complex, multi-step user flows, specifically focusing on how AI and LLM outputs are presented and interacted with.
• Optimize the handoff process between design and development, ensuring our frontend accurately reflects the high standards of our design system.
• Use our existing strategy as a baseline to run usability tests and research, identifying where the current system needs to be adapted for new business requirements.
• Act as a strategic peer to the Tech Lead and PO, using your leading mindset to advocate for design-driven product decisions during high-level planning.
• Conduct regular design reviews of implemented features to ensure they meet the established visual and functional standards.

• Experience: At least 4 years of professional experience in UX/UI Design with a proven track record of both maintaining & evolving existing design systems and designing new out-of-the-box features where no patterns exist yet.
• Leading Mindset: You proactively create structure in ongoing projects and take full ownership of new feature concepts, driving consistency across the product and ensuring a refined, high-quality finish.
• Systems Thinking: Strong ability to think in components and patterns, with a focus on maintainability and scalability across web and mobile.
• Research Driven: Comfortable using data and user feedback to challenge and refine even the "established" parts of a design strategy when necessary.
• Design Expertise: Profound knowledge of design tools such as Figma (preferred), Adobe XD, or Sketch. Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud (specifically Illustrator) is a plus. A strong eye for visual design, including color palettes, typography, and layout.
• Work Style: Excellent English skills (German is a plus), as well as a structured, creative, and independent way of working with a strong "Leading Mindset."

• Development: Benefit from workshops, training, and access to expert networks.
• State-of-the-art technologies: Access to leading technologies and tools to implement innovative ideas efficiently.
• Flexible working: Remote work options and modern working time models enabling an optimal work-life balance.
• Attractive conditions: A market-compliant salary and long-term prospects in a future-oriented environment.

Annual gross salary starting at 60.000 Euro (on a full-time basis) with the possibility of higher pay according to experience and qualifications.