Team Lead UI/UX Designer (m/f/d)

At Laserhub, we have metal running through our veins, and with our procurement platform for metal parts we are leading the very traditional metal industry into the glorious age of full digitalization. At laserhub.com, end customers and metal parts manufacturers come together via a lean, digital process. Instead of spending many days or weeks on a single order, everyone can work with unprecedented efficiency, fulfilling their demands just in a few days and for multiple orders. Since 2017, our team of experts has demonstrated that our concept is well received by the market – now we want to play a big part in making the entire metalworking industry digital. In order to achieve our goal, we are looking for an excellent employee for our Product Team as

Team Lead UI/UX Designer (m/f/d)

In this position, you are an indispensable part of the product development and provide a fundamental contribution to the product success. You will lead a team of UI/UX designers that collaborate in cross-functional teams of product managers, domain experts, and software engineers for the entire product life cycle. You are responsible for evolving the processes and principles of your domain, while mentoring and growing your team to create a first-class customer experience. You will help to build innovative and valuable solutions for the complex requirements of our B2B environment.

Your mission:

-You lead, mentor and grow a competent and empowered team of UI/UX designers, while collaborating with product management and engineering to build an intuitive and impactful product
-Advance the UI/UX vision, strategy, workflows and tools, guaranteeing your team performs the best and delivers a consistent and customer-centric UI/UX across our platform
-You promote together with your team the enhancement of the domain processes and principles, like information architecture, design systems, customer research, usability tests, design thinking, competitor analysis, relevant KPIs etc.
-Lead the hiring, performance management and professional development of the design team, maintaining a strong team culture and collaboration spirit

Your profile:

-2+ years of experience leading a UI/UX team that spreads across multiple product teams/squads
-Experience in leading, mentoring and inspiring growth in your direct reports and promoting valuable exchange within the team
-An expert in the craft of design with generalist experience and working knowledge in multiple disciplines like strategy, software product design, information architecture and user research, creating an environment of customer experience excellence
-Fluent written and spoken capability in English. Other European languages are a plus
-Enjoy working on a complex product while being entirely passionate for technology and the digitalization of the traditional manufacturing industry. You challenge the status quo everyday and strive to improve our products and services
-Hands-on approach to find solutions and accept ownership of your work results. Feel comfortable with a fast paced and entrepreneurial environment, interfacing with multiple stakeholders

Why Laserhub?

-A one-time opportunity to help build an exciting B2B business model with scaling potential
-We believe in fairness, transparency and helpfulness in everyday work
-Your personal development is important to us, therefore we promote the internal transfer of knowledge and strengthen your “zone of genius”
-All our employees hold company shares in Laserhub
-You can arrange your working day according to your needs with flexible working hours, home office days and the No-Meeting-Wednesday

Location: Stuttgart / remote | When do you start? As soon as possible

Tagged as: Flexible hours, Remote