Job Description
You will work closely with product managers, engineers, QA and marketing to collaboratively improve our product. Conduct user research, both exploratory discovery work and usability testing. Translate research insights into clear concepts. Design high-fidelity mockups on Figma. Iterate on ideas based on feedback from users, engineers, product and QA. Work closely with engineers to ensure designs translate well to the realities of implementation. Help maintain and evolve our design system by creating and documenting components and patterns. Update and redesign existing parts of the software in need of improvements. Balance ideal UX with technical constraints, product strategy, and delivery timelines. Contribute ideas that help improve the overall experience of OpenProject.Requirements
- Solid UI/UX design experience working on complex digital products.
- Experience conducting user research and usability testing.
- Strong skills in developing concepts, design iterations, and high-fidelity mockups in Figma.
- Experience collaborating closely within a cross-functional product team (engineering, product management, QA, marketing and sales).
- Experience maintaining or contributing to a design system.
- The ability to balance ideal UX, technical realities and practical delivery.
- A pragmatic mindset and the habit of improving things iteratively.
- A thoughtful, creative, curious, and communicative team player.
- Experience with open-source projects and familiarity with distributed Git-based version control systems such as GitHub or GitLab are a plus but not required.
