OpenProject GmbH is hiring a Senior UI/UX Designer

OpenProject GmbH is hiring a Senior UI/UX Designer to join our user-centric design team and help shape the future of our product. You will work closely with product managers, engineers, QA, and marketing to collaboratively improve OpenProject from a user experience perspective.

What You'll Do

• Collaborate in a product trio (product management, engineering, design) to understand users' needs and use cases.
• Guide the process from a UI/UX perspective from early discovery to polished implementation.
• Conduct user research, both exploratory discovery work and usability testing.
• Translate research insights into clear concepts and design high-fidelity mockups in 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.

What We're Looking For

• 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.

Nice to Have

• Experience with open-source projects.
• Familiarity with distributed Git-based version control systems such as GitHub or GitLab.

Technical Stack

• Figma

Team & Environment

You will be a core member of a product trio, working directly with product management and engineering.

Benefits & Compensation

• The creative challenges and learning opportunities of a start-up combined with the financial stability of a “grown-up” company.
• Flexibility to work remotely in a location within 2 hours (time-zone) from Berlin, Germany.
• Contribute to an open source project with high visibility and transparency.
• Work with a team of experienced software engineers in continuous delivery and integration processes.
• Annual "Passion Time" off-site to work on any improvements of choice with business impact.
• Employee benefits such as job bikes and paid child care.
• Be in touch with exciting clients and users from all around the globe.

Work Mode

This is a remote position open to candidates located within 2 hours (time-zone) of Berlin, Germany.

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