Senior Ux/ui Designer (zurich, Belgrade & Amsterdam)

Product · Zurich, Switzerland

Job description

Join the team and support us on our mission!
Locations: Zurich, Belgrade or Amsterdam

Senior UX/UI Designer

Who we are

As a trusted provider of aviation component services, STRADE leads the way in ensuring fast, innovative and high-quality service delivery to customers worldwide through a digitalized operating model. Established in 2021, we became a subsidiary of SR Technics in 2022 and now operate as an independent unit and intrapreneurship venture. Our focus revolves around managing a vast asset base of aircraft components and providing round-the-clock support to airlines, MROs, and trade partners.

The international team of 70 professionals is strategically located across the globe with key hubs in Zurich, Miami, Kuala Lumpur, Amsterdam, and Belgrade.

Our values always guide our actions. We do not beat around the bush. We are learning, constantly. We dare to dream big. As a team we achieve more.

For all roles, we are seeking authentic team players guided by an entrepreneurial spirit, integrity, and a global mindset.

The position

You will have the opportunity to collaborate with cross-functional teams to design and develop intuitive, engaging, and visually stunning user experiences across our digital marketplace. As a key member of our product team, you will play a critical role in shaping the future of our product and driving innovation in the aviation industry. If you're passionate about designing exceptional user experiences and want to make a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you!

What you will do

  • Develop and conceptualize a comprehensive UI/UX design strategy for our digital marketplace

  • Leverage a human-centered design process to deliver an easy-to-use web application user interface and user experience

  • Work with internal and external stakeholders to identify, collect and evaluate user requirements

  • Collaborate closely with marketing, product management, and software development (currently two teams, expected to grow in the future) to ensure product quality and maximize customer success

  • Create high-quality UX design solutions through wireframes, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, visual and graphic designs, prototypes, and high-fidelity mock-ups

  • Design new graphical user interface elements and tools such as navigation menus, search boxes, widgets etc. and challenge the existing status quo

  • Establish typography and graphic design style guidelines and standards

  • Stay updated on industry trends and conduct competitor analysis to ensure designs are innovative and competitive

Who you are

  • You demonstrate excellent communication skills and proficiency at presenting and articulating design concepts to cross-functional teams

  • Your exceptional interpersonal skills enable you to influence and inspire management, stakeholders, and the broader organization to explore creative solutions that disrupt traditional aviation industry legacies

  • You exhibit a high level of initiative and an exceptional sense of responsibility, characterized by a can-do attitude

  • With a high-level technical acumen, you collaborate effectively with developers to implement designs and ensure fidelity throughout the development process

  • You're a team player with strong problem-solving competence, capable of working autonomously

  • Your passion lies in solving complex problems and creating innovative solutions that drive business results

  • You're inherently curious and eager to step out of your comfort zone, embracing opportunities to learn and grow

What you bring

  • Degree (FH, BSc, MSc) in Design, HCI, or relevant discipline

  • 5+ years of professional hands-on experience in UX/UI design, preferably in a fast-paced, agile environment

  • Strong portfolio showcasing a range of web platforms projects demonstrating expertise in user-centered design principles, interaction design, and visual design

  • Experience conducting user research, usability testing, and translating insights into actionable design recommendations

  • Proficiency in UX design, wireframing, and prototyping tools such as Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, Figma, InVision etc.

  • Working knowledge of agile principles (SCRUM, SAFe, Kanban, ...)

  • Fluency in English, both written and spoken

Additional plus 

  • Familiarity with launching or scaling e-commerce or marketplace platforms
  • Understanding of the aviation industry, aerospace (MRO) business or related fields
  • Knowledge of HTML/CSS
  • Experience with JIRA and Confluence

Why join us  

The greatest advantage of joining our team is the opportunity to elevate your career while working in an innovative environment set to revolutionize the aviation industry.

More reasons to join:

  • Hybrid work environment fully supportive of flexibility to arrange your work in line with your lifestyle and personal context
  • Vibrant company culture, centered around our four values “1 Team”, “Extreme Drive”, “Constant Learning” and “Always Real”
  • Personal and professional development opportunities, including Radical Collaboration program and Udemy Business account for each employee.
  • Benchmark driven compensation rewarding growth
  • Support to your wellbeing and future through health, vacation and pension benefits