Senior UX/UI Designer - German Speaking

at  Waracle

At Waracle, we’re all about crafting Intelligent Digital Experiences that truly make a difference. We join forces with innovative businesses, taking on their most exciting technology and digital product challenges. Our partnerships extend to some of the UK’s major players in Health and Wellness, Financial Services, and Sustainable Energy, to name just a few.
Our growth has been based on great people working collaboratively with innovative clients, we are constantly seeking the best industry talent to join our dynamic teams, gaining experience and exposure to a range of languages and technologies. We want our work to have a positive impact within our key industries, contributing to a Healthier, Wealthier and Greener world.
Waracle is looking for a Senior Designer to join our team on a fixed term contract basis (6 months).
The Senior Designer will be based from any of our offices (Dundee, Edinburgh, Glasgow or London) in a hybrid working pattern.

As a Senior UX/UI Designer, your responsibilities will include:

• Facilitate workshops and design sprints to generate and prioritise ideas for features and functionalities.
• Collaborate closely with the client, product managers, and the tech team to define and validate the product idea through a series of standard UX research and design steps.
• Develop wireframes, storyboards, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Drive the design process, including product, service, and experience design, in collaboration with technical teams.
• Create personas, customer journeys and user stories to guide product design decisions.
• Craft engaging and seamless user interfaces that adhere to accessibility, useability and discoverability standards
• Ensure smooth execution of projects within an Agile environment, adapting to changing requirements and priorities.
• Fluency in both German and English is essential.
• Extensive experience in design strategy, developing innovative approaches to product development and user experience.
• In-depth understanding of the product development lifecycle and design methodologies.
• Proficiency in popular design tools, such as Figma.
• Significant experience in creating creative UI solutions for native apps, responsive websites, or mobile sites in a commercial setting.
• Experience in Financial Services or similarly regulated environments is advantageous.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with strong communication abilities.
• Understanding of agile principles and their application to complex environments and teams to develop effective solutions.

The recruitment process you can expect for this role is an initial call with your dedicated Talent Acquisition Partner who will chat with you about Waracle, what you are looking for in a new position, salary, notice period and benefits (the important stuff!). After that, will follow a 2 stage interview process where you have an opportunity to find out more about Waracle and showcase your skills and experience. Your Talent Acquisition Partner will guide you through the whole process to your first day with us.
We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all suitably qualified persons regardless of their race, gender, disability, religion/belief, sexual orientation or age

• Facilitate workshops and design sprints to generate and prioritise ideas for features and functionalities.
• Collaborate closely with the client, product managers, and the tech team to define and validate the product idea through a series of standard UX research and design steps.
• Develop wireframes, storyboards, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate interaction and design ideas.
• Drive the design process, including product, service, and experience design, in collaboration with technical teams.
• Create personas, customer journeys and user stories to guide product design decisions.
• Craft engaging and seamless user interfaces that adhere to accessibility, useability and discoverability standards
• Ensure smooth execution of projects within an Agile environment, adapting to changing requirements and priorities.
• Fluency in both German and English is essential.
• Extensive experience in design strategy, developing innovative approaches to product development and user experience.
• In-depth understanding of the product development lifecycle and design methodologies.
• Proficiency in popular design tools, such as Figma.
• Significant experience in creating creative UI solutions for native apps, responsive websites, or mobile sites in a commercial setting.
• Experience in Financial Services or similarly regulated environments is advantageous.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with strong communication abilities.
• Understanding of agile principles and their application to complex environments and teams to develop effective solutions