UX Design Lead

The Position

We are looking for an impactful UX Design Lead to join our Product team. In this role, you'll help us create solutions that assist our customers in moving towards 'net zero' through smarter and cleaner renewable energy systems. You'll collaborate with Product Manager Leads and Engineering managers, and lead a growing team of UX Designers in delivering meaningful outcomes.

As a UX Design Lead, you'll inspire, guide, and empower your team to maximize their impact as UX Designers. Furthermore, you will focus on three key areas: Developing and driving a UX vision as part of the product strategy, discovering and translating the user needs into product opportunities, and designing the delivery process. This means that you will play a crucial role in shaping our product direction, while advocating and scaling UX Design at Sympower.

Join us and drive our human-first approach in finding sustainable energy solutions!

What is in it for you

We are committed to creating an inclusive and values-based culture where everyone feels that they belong and where everyone has the opportunity to do meaningful work.

We offer a market competitive compensation package, including but not limited to:

• 30 Days Paid Holiday Leave

• 1 Day Paid Wellness Leave

• 1 Day Paid Birthday Leave

• Paid Maternity and Partner Leave

• Pawternity Leave

• Mental Health and Wellbeing Support

• Remote Office Budget

• Internet Allowance

• Development Plan & Budget

• Stock Appreciation Rights

• 2 Days Paid Volunteer Leave

Learn about all of our benefits on our careers page.

What you will do

People

• Mentor, coach and lead UX Designers across the different domains

• Attract and retain talented team members who align with our values and the needs of our business

• Advocate for and protect the well-being of our UX Designers

Strategy

• Define and evangelize the UX Vision and Strategy to maximize its impact

• Support the Head of Product in defining the company product strategy

• Translate product vision and strategy into inspiring concept designs and user journeys together with you team

Processes

• Enhance our product development process with UX techniques throughout

• Work closely with Product, Engineering, and other managers to set the relevant processes for a constructive and effective collaboration

• Elevate the research literacy of the team and broader organization, fostering a culture of evidence-driven decision-making

Execution

• Assist UX Designers during the product development process from beginning to end

• Support your UX Designers in prioritizing their design work, leveraging research and data analysis

• Set goals, define success metrics and motivate your team to achieve them

• Align stakeholders on cross-departmental initiatives around product outcomes

What you will need

• 7 years’ experience as a UX Designer with minimum 3 years of people management

• Proven ability to go deep and quickly learn new domains, as well as solid understanding of all major parts of the business

• Demonstrated understanding of the techniques and methods of modern product discovery and product delivery (agile methodology)

• Proven experience with managing UX Design process of complex software products

• Experience in people management, coaching and developing other people.

• Excel in and able to, mentor others in stakeholder management

• Demonstrate proactive contribution to the development of a product team culture

• This is a full-time position remote/hybrid located in -1/+1 to central European timezone.

Beneficial Skills

• Demonstrate servant-leadership and knowledge of leading by context rather than control

• Curiosity fuels your working day and evidence your decision-making process

• Hands-on and results-oriented focus

• Experience within the energy industry

Who we are

Sympower is accelerating the global transition towards ‘net-zero’ by helping to build smarter, cleaner renewable energy systems. Using our proprietary software platform, we help balance the supply and demand of electricity across international energy networks.

We help businesses, grid operators, asset owners and other energy stakeholders around the world reduce their carbon emissions, integrate more distributed renewable energy resources, and generate new revenue streams by participating in demand-side response services.

Learn more about us in this video.

In 2022, Sympower became a certified B Corp, which shows the company is meeting high standards of verified performance, accountability, and transparency across 5 impact areas: governance, workers, community, environment, and customers.

Sympower is an equal opportunity employer. We encourage a diverse workforce and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all team members.

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