Lead UX Designer

Lead UX Designer

Hamburg, hybrid

Our Experience & Engineering team in Germany combines technology and design to create emotive yet conversion-focused concepts, products and campaigns at scale and speed. Our speciality is leading digital experiences and digital communication that change perceptions and shape new behaviors to make a difference in the market. Your clients will include nationally and internationally recognized brands such as cosnova, Jägermeister, Beiersdorf, smart and many others.

JOB PURPOSE

For this vacancy we’re looking for a seasoned Lead UX designer who can lead a project/workstream for a global player in the travel industry for a period of at least 18 months. The Lead UX Designer will be working hand-in-hand with all areas of the business, including UI designers, the client service team and engineering team(s).

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Bring experience and a strategic mindset that helps sharpen and realize our clients' product vision;
• Apply generative methods to uncover potential challenges and opportunities;
• Carry the UX vision into the team and shape the user experience, considering business and brand goals as well as user insights;
• Collaborate with stakeholders, product managers, strategists, UX designers, UI designers, and content creatives;
• Leading and mentoring a team of fellow UX designers
• Translate strategy into well considered journeys, flows and wireframes;
• Lead sessions to present and substantiate design decisions and directions;
• Create prototypes and coordinate a validation track with users if required;
• Work closely with visual designers and development teams on the final product and delivery.

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR

• 6+ years of experience as an Interaction/UX Designer at an agency;
• Experience with digital projects for (international) A-brands, demonstrated through a portfolio;
• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles and design thinking methods;
• Strategic thinking and problem-solving capabilities;
• Demonstrable experience with working in multidisciplinary teams;
• Strong appreciation for aesthetics and familiarity with motion;
• First hand experience with coaching UX experts;
• Strong communicator and working proficiency in English, and German is a plus;
• Experience with transportation, travel or automotive is a plus;
• Availability to start working in or relocate to the greater Hamburg area, Germany.

WE OFFER

• A competitive base package, including a company pension scheme
• Flexible working hours, working from home and abroad work
• Lease bike options / JobRad
• A €30 per month flexible stipend you can use for food, fitness providers, clubs massage studios, internet costs, and/or public transport
• Support on mental health & Wellbeing - you have free, anonymous and unlimited access to 1-on-1 online coaching and mindfulness consultations with psychologists via chat, phone or video call
• Future Bens - We cooperate with FutureBens and offer you exclusive access to sustainable, healthy products at attractive deals
• Awesome clients. Whether big or small, local or global — at DEPT® you’ll get the opportunity to work with clients of all sizes and across all industries. And we celebrate all of our successes together!
• A reputation for great work; DEPT® was named ‘Agency of the Year’ at both The Webby and The Lovie Awards in 2023 and 2022.
• A company that prioritized doing good; DEPT® has been a Certified B Corp® since 2021, gives back by donating 1% of its profits through pro-bono work and organize annual DEPT® Cares Month in which employees come together and donate their skills to support local charities.
• The opportunity to develop your talent. We want to enable you to do what you do best and help you develop your skills further with training, development and certifications.

WHO ARE WE?

We are pioneers at heart. What does that mean? We are always looking forward, thinking of what we can create tomorrow that does not exist today. We were born digital and we are a new model of agency, with a deep skillset in tech and marketing. That’s why we hire curious, self-driven, talented people who never stop innovating.

Our culture is big enough to cope and small enough to care. Meaning, that with people across 30+ countries, we’re big enough to provide you with the best tools, global opportunities, and benefits that help you thrive. While acting small by investing in you, your growth, and your team, and giving you the autonomy to solve our clients' problems, no matter where you are in the world.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY & INCLUSION

At DEPT®, we take pride in creating an inclusive workplace where everyone has an equal opportunity to thrive. We actively seek to recruit, develop, nurture, and retain talented individuals from diverse backgrounds, with varying skills and perspectives.