Product/UX-Designer (m/f) 100%

Your tasks:

UX Strategy & Leadership (50%)

• Vision & Strategy: Define and champion the overall UX vision, strategy, and roadmap for Language Abroad products, ensuring alignment with business goals and student needs.
• Team Building & Management: Recruit, mentor, and manage a growing team of UX/Product Designers, fostering a culture of collaboration, excellence, and user-centric design.
• Process Implementation: Establish and standardize UX processes, tools, and best practices (e.g., research methods, design systems, testing protocols) across the product teams.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to translate product requirements into intuitive and engaging user experiences.
• Design System Ownership: Lead the development, maintenance, and adoption of a scalable Design System to ensure consistency and efficiency across all products.

Senior Individual Contributor (IC) (50%)

• Hands-on Design: Act as the lead designer for critical initiatives, driving the end-to-end design process from concept to launch for products like Campus Connect and the in-class digital experience.
• User Research: Plan, conduct, and analyze various user research activities (e.g., interviews, usability testing, surveys) to inform design decisions and uncover user pain points and opportunities.
• Prototyping & Testing: Create wireframes, user flows, high-fidelity mockups, and interactive prototypes to effectively communicate design ideas and test hypotheses.
• Design QA: Work alongside engineering teams to ensure the final implementation meets high-quality design standards and delivers the intended user experience.
• UX Advocacy: Champion user-centricity throughout the organization, advocating for the student and teacher perspective in all product discussions.

Your profile:

Required Qualifications

• Experience: 7+ years of professional experience in UX, Product Design, or Interaction Design, with at least 2 years in a leadership or management role, including direct reports.
• Portfolio: A strong, diverse portfolio showcasing expertise in native mobile app design (iOS/Android) and web-based applications, with examples that demonstrate strategic thinking and quantifiable impact.
• Hands-on Skills: Exceptional skills in common design and prototyping tools (e.g., Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD).
• IC Mentality: Proven ability to contribute as a senior, hands-on designer while simultaneously managing strategy and team development.
• Communication: Excellent verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate design rationale clearly to both technical and non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing for an educational technology (EdTech) or travel-related product.
• Experience in a global or multi-cultural organization.
• Familiarity with agile development methodologies.

Benötigte Skills

• Adobe
• Android
• iOS
• Senior
• Testing
• Usability
• Mobile
• UX