This remote opportunity is open to candidates residing anywhere in the Republic of Ireland or UK. This position must be available to regularly support teams operating in different time zones such as Perth, Australia and Cork, Ireland.
JOB SUMMARY:
The UX Designer has the overall responsibility for understanding our customer’s needs in multiple media platforms and converting that into appealing, highly usable interfaces. The UX Designer engages with the product team to seek a deeper appreciation of the customers’ users tasks/goals to develop understanding of the best solution to be created. Capable of generating user personas and user scenarios, they prepare wireframes, designs or prototypes of sites/features and solutions for internal review and brainstorming with the UX teammates and then too with the Product team. The UX Designer works within the VelocityEHS established design systems and brand and with the scrum team in an iterative/agile manner to create solutions that best suit our users goals.
Primary Duties and Responsibilities
* Own and manage all aspects of the UI lifecycle and user experience
* Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices and standards
* Maintain and evolve the user interface to enable the user to accomplish a given task as simply and efficiently as possible
* Collaborate with product management, front/back end development teammates to define and implement innovative solutions for the product direction, visuals and experience
* Comfortable with ownership of UX deliverables. Guiding your work from request, to design, to approval to hand off. Being confident to call for reviews, making revisions/updates and obtaining approval according to acceptance criteria from scrum teammates.
* Working within the established design style guide and product platform, improve the interface structure and navigation scheme through a UI roadmap that supports corporate strategy
* Ensure consistency of visual treatments of elements and components to support the VelocityEHS brand and intuitive navigation throughout the VelocityEHS Software program and web application
* Working within the VelocityEHS established programs and brand conceptualize workable ideas that bring simplicity and user friendliness to complex design roadblocks
* Define objectives and coherent arrangement of the interface using storyboards, wireframes, user flows, process flows and site maps to effectively communicate design ideas
* When needed, be able to support/conduct user research and evaluate user feedback
* Perform usability testing to identify discrepancies between expected and actual user behavior
Minimum Skills and Qualifications
* Formal education (Bachelor’s/Master’s/Diploma) in Digital Design, User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, New Media design or related design field
* Proven UI experience for Business Applications Software (SaaS), and Web applications which leverage emergent technologies, consumer electronics and mobile devices. This experience must include working within a Scrum team.
* Ability to create wireframes, prototypes as well as visual design compositions
* Working knowledge of Figma/Sketch, Confluence/Jira
* Experience with user interface design patterns and standard User Centered Design methodologies
* Good eye for aesthetics: grid systems, layout, typography and color theory
* Understanding of the limitations of web and mobile, with approaches/ideas to flex those boundaries
* Knowledge of recent design standards and trends
* Portfolio demonstrating design savvy to accompany resume and cover letter
* Must be available to begin working day in the early hours to support global team members
Preferred Skills and Qualifications
VelocityEHS is the largest and fastest-growing environmental, health, safety (EHS) and sustainability software company in the world. Relied on by more than 10 million users worldwide to drive operational excellence and achieve outstanding outcomes, VelocityEHS is the global leader in true SaaS enterprise EHS & ESG technology.
Our customers include the world’s most esteemed Fortune 1000 corporations. From manufacturing to food & beverage, from chemicals to pharmaceuticals, we’ve worked with them at every level, from the boardroom to the shop floor. We still operate with the same start-up mentality that has made us the leading cloud EHS company and offer each and every employee the opportunity to grow and reach their full potential.
The VelocityEHS team includes unparalleled industry expertise, with more certified experts in health, safety, industrial hygiene, ergonomics, sustainability, the environment, AI, and machine learning than any EHS software provider. Recognized by the EHS industry’s top independent analysts as a Leader in the Verdantix 2023 Green Quadrant Analysis—VelocityEHS is committed to industry thought leadership and to accelerating the pace of innovation through its software solutions and vision.
You and your loved ones will be supported with a competitive and comprehensive benefits package. Below are some highlights for eligible employees:
* Generous time off programs
* Medical coverage, retirement (with employer match)
* Parental leave plans for all family types
* Job shadowing programs and one-on-one coaching opportunities
* Tuition reimbursement for continuing education, advanced degrees, and certifications
* Remote-first and flexible work schedule to fit your family’s needs
* Monthly stipend to make your home office more comfortable, productive, and successful
* Corporate wellness and personalized preventative mental health care programs
We welcome and encourage diversity in the workplace. VelocityEHS is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, national or ethnic origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, family status, veteran status, Indigenous/Native American status, or disability. Applicants with disabilities can request accessible formats, communication supports, or other accessibility assistance by contacting hrpolicy@ehs.com.
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