Senior UX/UI Designer

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Design an engaging UX/UI for our IT monitoring software, Checkmk, ensuring it is both consistent and accessible.

• Simplify intricate workflows and technical concepts into intuitive, user-friendly solutions.

• Manage complexity behind the scenes, enabling users to achieve their goals smoothly and efficiently.

• Apply usability best practices and design patterns to develop user flows and wireframes informed by user stories and research insights, collaborating closely with product management, development, and users.

• Strike a balance between aesthetics and functionality to produce clean, user-centered interfaces.

• Contribute to and enhance our design system to maintain visual consistency, accessibility, and scalability throughout the product.

• Collect feedback and insights from users through surveys, interviews, usability tests, and informal conversations to gain a deep understanding of user behaviors, needs, and challenges.

• Transform findings into actionable recommendations.

• Collaborate with product teams and the UX team to integrate user research insights into the design process, fostering data-driven decisions that improve the user experience.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in UX/UI, HCI, media communications, or a related field, or a certification such as CPUX-F, or equivalent experience.

• At least 4 years of proven experience in UX/UI or product design, preferably in a data-intensive B2B software sector.

• A strong passion for delivering exceptional user experiences.

• Detail-oriented with a proactive, hands-on approach.

• A willingness to tackle complex problems in challenging environments.

• Proficiency in leading user interviews and usability tests in English; ability to conduct them in German is a plus.

• Familiarity with design and whiteboarding tools such as Figma, Balsamiq, and Figjam.

• An openness to leveraging AI tools to enhance productivity without sacrificing quality.

• Enthusiasm for engaging in a highly technical software domain and translating complex functionalities into intuitive user experiences.

• Comfort working in a Linux environment.

• Experience in contributing to and evolving design systems.

• Nice to have: Experience working in a SCRUM environment with Jira.

• Nice to have: Familiarity with Limesurvey or similar online survey tools.

🏝️ Benefits

• Flexible and family-friendly work arrangements within a stable environment.

• Workation: the opportunity to work remotely for 6 weeks within the EU to extend your vacation.

• Access to over 9,000 sports and wellness offers through Wellpass.

• An agile team that promotes autonomy and quick decision-making within flat hierarchies.

• A distinctive corporate culture that prioritizes equality, diversity, and inclusion.

• A broad spectrum of educational and training opportunities.

• Fully remote work options or high flexibility between remote work and an office located in one of the most beautiful, central districts of Munich.

• Competitive salary.

• Regular on-site events of various kinds (Company Outings, Team events, Checkmk Conference, Conference After Party, and more) in a friendly atmosphere.