Zeilenwerk

Expert UX Designer, 60-100%

Zeilenwerk

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Bern • Switzerland

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Salary

💰 CHF 95,000 - CHF 108,000 per year

Job Level

Junior

About the role

  • You are responsible for the successful delivery of software projects from a user experience perspective, including user interface design, and you always keep the needs of end users in mind
  • You lead projects across all design phases and advocate internally at Zeilenwerk for the thoughtful application of UX design
  • You are familiar with Human-Centered Design and experienced in applying user-centered design methods
  • You take the design lead on medium and large projects, work closely with your project team, and can clearly articulate the conditions you need to implement the design successfully
  • You facilitate workshops with clients and feel confident and at ease when presenting
  • You are also motivated by representational responsibilities and enjoy speaking in professional contexts
  • You contribute to our internal Design Community of Practice and, optionally, to the wider organization in roles you choose
  • You support a productive team culture and assist the Business Development team with tender/proposal work using your expertise

Requirements

  • Several years of experience as a design lead on web or software projects (preferably in Agile environments)
  • Strong understanding of Human-Centered and User-Centered Design and their associated methods
  • Solid knowledge of user interface design for software and web applications
  • Experience creating, maintaining, and adapting design systems for software and web applications, based on common libraries
  • Proficiency with design and collaboration tools
  • Knowledge of accessibility (a11y) principles and practices
  • Experience leading and mentoring design team members
  • Experience collaborating with developers, product owners, and Scrum Masters
  • Strong communication skills and a good sense of interpersonal dynamics
  • Highly reflective with a quick grasp of new concepts
  • Experience working in self-organizing organisations
  • Excellent German and English skills (business fluent in written and spoken, C1 or higher)
Benefits
  • Self-set salary process that allows you to determine a portion of your pay
  • Full profit-sharing: all profits are distributed to employees pro rata to their workload (in addition to base salary; see salary range)
  • 40-hour workweek (4.5% less than the Swiss average)
  • 6 weeks of vacation (15% more than the Swiss average)
  • After successfully completing Zeilenwerk’s one-year probation period, you will become an equal co-owner of Zeilenwerk
  • You only need to coordinate your working hours with your teammates
  • Remote-friendly: we’d like to meet you in person occasionally, but you can work from anywhere within Switzerland
  • Family-friendly: we respect and accommodate life outside of work
Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard Skills & Tools
user interface designHuman-Centered DesignUser-Centered Designdesign systemsaccessibility principlesAgile methodologiesdesign methodsmentoringcollaboration with developerscollaboration with product owners
Soft Skills
communication skillsinterpersonal dynamicsleadershippresentation skillsteam culture supportreflective thinkingquick learningfacilitationadvocacymotivation