Lead UX/UI Designer (Hybrid)

What You Will Do

• Overseeing all internal projects.
• Discovering new projects, understanding the pain points and users’ expectations, and defining how to approach the problems or innovations through user experience.
• Designing, wireframing, prototyping.
• Supporting Engineering with design implementation.
• Interacting with Product Managers and iterating on designs.
• Interacting with external stakeholders, listening to and understanding their feedback while defending your design decisions.
• Reviewing your team’s work, both internal (assets produced for Nimble) and external (assets produced for clients).
• Ensuring brand consistency across all visual assets.
• Mentoring your team members, providing support when necessary, and figuring out how to help each and every one of them grow as UX/UI Designers.
• Reporting and providing insights to the Chief Product Officer.
• Participating in the definition of the Design team’s direction.
• Supporting the recruitment efforts and participating in the hiring process.
• Identifying and leading new design initiatives.

Requirements Technical Knowledge

• 6+ years of experience as a UX/UI Designer.
• You master the tools of your craft such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe CC, etc.
• You are intimately familiar with all core steps of the design process: user research, user flows, wireframing, and UI design.
• You have expert knowledge of user experience, design patterns, and platform-specific design (e.g., iOS vs. Android).
• You know how to create advanced, highly dynamic, and convincing prototypes.
• You continuously stay up-to-date with industry trends, tools, and frameworks.
• You are familiar with project management; you have the ability and experience to lead design projects independently.

People Management

• 2+ years of experience leading a team of UX/UI Designers.
• You have experience leading and mentoring other designers.
• You know how to identify your team members’ strengths, how to leverage those strengths, and how to develop them further.
• You know how to strengthen your team members’ weaknesses through mentoring and defining their growth objectives.
• You have the ability to set objectives for the design team to reach the company’s higher goals.