Lead UX/UI Designer (#1483)

N-iX is a software development service company that helps businesses across the globe develop successful software products. Founded in 2002, N-iX has come a long way and increased its presence in nine countries - Poland, Romania, Ukraine, Bulgaria, Sweden, Malta, the UK, the US, and Colombia. Today, we are a strong community of 2,000+ professionals and a reliable partner for global industry leaders and Fortune 500 companies.

We are looking for a well-motivated Lead UX/UI Designer to join our UX Lab team. Your primary goal will be participating at discovery phases and designing engaging but still intuitive user interfaces for N-iX customers during different pre-sale activities. Key part of your job would be participating in project discovery phases, ideation and estimation processes, making quick mockups and prototypes, etc. As a Lead designer you will be responsible for design pitching, so having public speaking experience is a great plus.You should have an eye for clean and user-friendly design, possess superior UI skills, be able to translate high-level requirements into interaction flows and artifacts, and transform them into beautiful, intuitive, and functional user interfaces. A successful candidate must have a strong portfolio demonstrating professional complex enterprise design and UX research showcases (proper storytelling is expected), perfect pitching skills, design pre-sale activities experience.We are also expecting you to have design team management experience, design sprints planning and execution.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with the team to define and implement the best design practices for the product's direction, visuals, and experience.
• Pitch and present designs and key milestone deliverables to peers and stakeholders.
• Plan and maintain UX-related activities on upcoming projects (ideation, research, etc.)
• Conduct user research and evaluate user feedback to optimize the user interface.
• Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices, and standards.
• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs.
• Coordinate with the presales team to align their strategies with design initiatives.
• Communicate the product’s vision and designs to stakeholders and clients.

Qualifications:

• Proven UX/UI experience of 7+ years, preferably in a senior, lead role role
• Design team management experience
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Pitching and public speaking experience is a great plus
• Practical experience at all UX/UI related project stages: from ideation to design delivery
• Proficiency in Figma, FigJam (Miro), HotJar, Maze (or similar user testing tool), etc. 
• Knowledge of the latest UI trends, research techniques, and technologies.
• Experience in design pitching, presales, and enterprise design.
• Ability to switch between projects quickly
• A degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, or a related field is a plus.