About the Role
HERE Technologies is looking for a Lead UX/UI Designer to join the HERE Design System team and help define, deliver and evangelize the next generation of design resources for applications in a wide range of industry and consumer products. The portfolio spans across all digital platforms for web, mobile and in-car automotive solutions. The HERE Design System aims to support and scale designer and developer needs in the fields of system design, product UI and data visualization.
Responsibilities
•Design for simplicity in an ecosystem of highly technical products and services
•Create comprehensive design documentation to ensure knowledge transfer early on for HERE designers, developers and other stakeholders
•Work closely with software engineering to understand technical realities and to ensure proper implementation of assets
•Collaborate with developers and designers to continuously gather feedback and test to improve the HERE Design System
•Handle multiple projects, manage key stakeholders, meet deadlines and work well under pressure
•Confident in problem-solving for customers based on data and best UX practices
As part of the HERE Design System team, you'll work hands-on to add user value to products and are willing to drive the standardization of creation, processing, quality assurance and final implementation.
Requirements
•BA/BS degree in Digital Design, Interaction Design, Software Product Design or related discipline
•At least 6+ years of experience in a similar role
•An exceptional, high-quality, thoughtful UI and UX work portfolio that demonstrates the ability to design, prototype and build user-centric web and mobile applications (automotive applications a bonus)
•Systematic approach to designs with the ability to break down user-centric problems and narratives into user-centric solutions
•Ability to communicate the narrative and design decisions to a larger audience
•Highly skilled in Figma
•Excellent verbal and written communication skills in English
•A team player who can also work independently to drive customer-centric solutions
•Ability to get visual and non-visual ideas across to a variety of audiences, from sketches to mid/high-fidelity designs
•Ability to collaborate well with team members from different disciplines and key stakeholders across the company
•Excellent understanding of design systems and their aspects like design tokens, components, color systems, accessibility, documentation and the likes
•Ability to evolve and scale the HERE Design System using research and data to inform and validate design decisions
•Solid experience in applying common design processes and standards as well as following agile development practices
•Knowledge in HTML and CSS
•Experience working with version control systems (e.g. Gitlab, SVN, Github) is a big plus
Conditions
•A great work-life balance
•Hybrid model of work
•Challenging problems to solve
•Collaborative and encouraging colleagues
•Opportunities to learn, grow and develop: company hackathons, technical talks, and trainings
•Regular feedback
•30 paid vacation days
•Flexible working hours
•Competitive salary plus bonus
•BVG company ticket
•German language course
•Access to Insight Timer app for sessions on meditation, yoga, etc.
•Diverse team of fantastic & talented people from 60+ countries worldwide
•Brown bag talks, team events, BBQ on the rooftop and more
