Senior UX/UI Designer
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Job description
In this role you'll collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to drive design decisions from concept to delivery. As a Senior Product Designer, you'll take ownership of the design process, ensuring that every solution is both intuitive and impactful.
You'll be contributing to a long-term project with a federal ministry in Germany-an opportunity to see your work make a real difference at scale.
In this position you can work remotely from within Germany, but you will also have have quarterly on-site team meetings to align, collaborate, and connect in person., * Conceptualize and design user interfaces in Figma, from early concepts to high-fidelity mockups and user flows
- Translate user needs and business requirements into UX/UI user stories in close collaboration with the Product Owner and development team
- Plan and support user tests to validate design decisions
- Contribute to and maintain our design system, ensuring consistency across products
- Review developed increments from a UX/UI perspective and collaborate closely with frontend developers on implementation
- Ensure designs meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 Level AA)
- Consider testability early in the design process and align with QA on UI states relevant for automated end-to-end testing (Playwright)
- Align with stakeholders, the cross-functional product team, and the broader design community
Requirements
- 5+ years of professional experience as a UX/UI Designer, ideally in a product environment
- Advanced proficiency in Figma, including component libraries and design system work
- Proven experience across the full product development process - from user research and pain point discovery to detailed UX/UI specifications
- Hands-on experience designing and maintaining design systems
- Solid experience implementing accessible designs (WCAG 2.1 Level AA)
- Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams (Scrum or similar)
- Confident use of Jira and Confluence for collaboration and documentation
- Strong stakeholder management skills, including facilitating discussions in complex or high-risk situations
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills in German and English (both C1 or higher)
- Portfolio demonstrating relevant work (required with application)
Nice to Have
- Experience designing for the public sector or regulated environments
- Experience as a Product Owner or Proxy PO, or strong familiarity with PO responsibilities
- Awareness of how designs affect automated UI testing (e.g. Playwright: stable selectors, test IDs, predictable states)
- Experience in a consulting or agency environment
- Experience supporting WCAG 2.1 Level AAA where applicable
What You Can Expect
- Fully remote work with quarterly team on-sites
- A cross-functional, collaborative team environment
- Meaningful work with real-world impact in the public sector