UX Designer to IST

Do you have an eye for design?
Do you get a kick out of meeting users and showing them what you're working on?
Do you want to make a difference for hundreds of thousands of users?
Would you rather turn down a job opportunity than to be forced to use a Windows PC? Well, look no further, here’s your dream job!

Our users are our priority, that's why we are trying to find new, even smarter, more user-friendly and better solutions for the challenges they face every day. To succeed with that, we need to have the right people in place. Right now we are looking for the best UX Designer Växjö (or perhaps Linköping or Stockholm?) has to offer!

About us

More than 5 million users. 400 co-workers and 9 offices. From Stockholm, Sweden to Schmalkalden in central Germany. We are the leading EdTech company in Scandinavia!

Together with our users we develop digital solutions for a better way of learning. We combine technical competence with work experience from schools to change the world. Do you also want to make a difference? Welcome!

About the role

You will join the Product Management team within IST Products, consisting of Product Managers, Product Owners and UX designers.

You will on a daily basis work together with Software and Business Intelligence Developers and Product Owners to align expectations and be our users voice in every decision. In this role, you get an actual opportunity of using your full toolbox of UX research methods on actual users. Find pain points in our products and decide on how to solve them! You get to test and validate your great ideas by turning them into prototypes with our users.

In this role, you, together with your UX colleagues, get the chance of pushing UX in the organization and improving our design system. You get to share and spread your knowledge across our teams by showing them the true value of user centered design.

This is a chance to make a difference, your opinions will be highly valued and listened to both on a product level but also on a strategical company level as a part of our Product Management team. Mandate to make your own decisions based on what your expertise tells you. Great UX and designer colleagues to help you along the way. You wouldn’t wanna miss all of that, right?

About you

You are not afraid to be the voice of the users and stand your ground based on what your research has shown. Workshops, interviews, observations, in-app feedback whatever you decide would give the best results. Due to close contact with users and other stakeholders is it in this recruitment important that you can communicate in Swedish and preferably in other languages from countries that we are located in (Norway, Denmark and Germany).

You are a creative problem solver that can work together with developers, product owners and stakeholders to find the best solution both from a user point of view, but also from a technical and a business point of view.

You love keeping up with the latest UX and UI trends and have no problem combining them with time tested best practices.

You have:

- Practical experience with different ideation and research methodologies
- Expertise in sketching, wireframing and prototyping across various tools, including whiteboards, paper napkins, Adobe XD (or similar softwares)
- A “do it mentality”, any user involvement is better than none.
- A sincere interest in talking with customers therefore we expect that you
- A highly developed eye for design and aesthetics


Apply

If this sound like the right challenge for you (how could it not?), make sure to apply as soon as possible at https://career.ist.com/. Apply before August 31st. Since we are moving straight into the vacation period, we will not recruit actively during the summer. Don't be sad if you'll have to wait a while before getting contacted. We will handle all applications as soon as we're back again!

For more information, get in contact with recruiting manager Linda Oredsson, linda.oredsson@ist.com.

We’re looking forward to hearing from you!