Senior Staff UX Designer for User-Centered Design Excellence

Siemens Healthineers
Forchheim, Germany
29 days ago
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Role details

Contract type
Permanent contract
Employment type
Part-time / full-time
Experience level
Expert
Working hours
Regular working hours
Languages
English
Job source

Tech stack

Collaborative Learning Human-Computer Interaction Interaction Design User-Centered Design

Job description

Then come and join our global team as Senior Staff UX Designer for User-Centered Design Excellence (f/m/d) to play a pivotal role in advancing User Experience. You will empower a global design organization, enhance user experience design quality standards, and drive consistency and innovation across Siemens Healthineers’ products and services portfolio. In this role you will impact a huge number of projects, direct, align, and coach designers. Please also upload your compelling portfolio when applying. Choose the best place for your work - Within the scope of this position, it is possible, in consultation with your manager, to work mobile (within Germany) up to an average volume of 60% of the respective working hours. Even more flexibility? Mobile working from abroad is possible for up to 30 days a year under certain conditions and in selected countries. This position is full-time or part-time with a minimum of 30h/week. Your tasks and responsibilities:

  • You provide strategic UX leadership across products, projects, and enterprise-wide initiatives, shaping user experience and interaction design excellence at scale.
  • You guide and elevate UX quality by coaching designers and cross-functional teams, enabling impactful and user-centered design decisions throughout the development process.
  • You create compelling UX visions, concepts, and narratives, inspiring stakeholders and design teams through hands-on design leadership and exemplary work.
  • You foster a thriving global design community by establishing forums for collaboration, knowledge sharing, peer learning, and continuous inspiration.
  • You support design teams in solving complex design challenges by designing outstanding solutions, providing constructive feedback, expert guidance, and thought leadership across a wide range of initiatives.
  • You advocate for user-centered design across all organizational levels, building alignment and driving exceptional user experiences across the Siemens Healthineers portfolio.
  • You continuously advance design excellence by identifying emerging trends, evolving best practices, and strengthening our design capabilities globally.

Requirements

  • You hold a degree in Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or in a related discipline
  • You bring many years of professional experience in User Experience, Interaction Design, or a related field, with a strong portfolio demonstrating design excellence and measurable business impact.
  • Additionally, you have a proven track record with several years of leading complex design initiatives / projects in agency and/or in-house environments, from strategy through execution and delivery.
  • You have extensive experience guiding and influencing multiple design projects and stakeholders in parallel within complex organizations.
  • You ideally bring experience in healthcare, medical technology, regulated industries, or other highly complex product environments., * You communicate fluently in English and effectively engage, influence, and build alignment across global teams and senior stakeholders.
  • You are passionate about coaching, mentoring, and developing designers across different experience levels, fostering a collaborative and high-performing design culture.
  • You are a proactive, adaptable, and inspiring leader who thrives in complex environments, leads without direct authority, and brings positive energy and curiosity to the team.
  • You bring deep expertise in interaction design, user-centered design methodologies, design thinking, and large-scale design systems.
  • You have a strong understanding of end-to-end product development and excel in agile, cross-functional environments.
  • You combine strategic thinking with hands-on design excellence, balancing long-term vision, innovation, and attention to detail.
  • You have a good sense of humor.

About the company

Do you want to help create the future of healthcare? Our name, Siemens Healthineers, was selected to honor our people who dedicate their energy and passion to this cause. It reflects their pioneering spirit combined with our long history of engineering in the ever-evolving healthcare industry., Siemens Healthineers is a leading global medical technology company. 74,000 dedicated colleagues in over 70 countries are driven to shape the future of healthcare. An estimated 5 million patients across the globe benefit every day from our innovative technologies and services in the areas of diagnostic and therapeutic imaging, laboratory diagnostics and molecular medicine, as well as digital health and enterprise services.

Our culture:

Our culture embraces different perspectives, open debate, and the will to challenge convention. Change is a constant aspect of our work. We aspire to lead the change in our industry rather than just react to it. That’s why we invite you to take on new challenges, test your ideas, and celebrate success. Check our Careers Site at https://www.siemens-healthineers.com/de/careers

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