About the role
ELEKS Product Design Office is looking for a Middle/Senior UX Designer in Poland, Croatia and Germany.
Our customer is a major German university hospital. The role focuses on designing and continuously evolving the user experience across complex public-facing and internal web applications.
REQUIREMENTS
- 6+ years of professional experience in UX/UI design
- Strong expertise in design systems and complex digital platforms
- C1-level German and excellent command of English
- Proven experience working in agile, interdisciplinary teams and projects
- Willingness to attend approximately 10 on-site meetings in Magdeburg throughout the project
- Experience in healthcare, public sector, education, CMS platforms (Drupal, TYPO3, Sitecore, AEM), and the implementation of accessibility standards is a strong advantage
- Strong experience in user research, user-centered design, information architecture, interaction design, and usability
- Proven ability to create user journeys, wireframes, user flows, clickable prototypes, and detailed design specifications
- Excellent practical knowledge of Figma and FigJam
- Practical experience with Miro or comparable collaborative workshop tools
- Strong expertise in responsive and mobile-first design approaches
- Experience conducting design reviews and ensuring implementation quality
- Reliable availability during agreed CET/CEST core business hours
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Analyze and optimize user journeys for different internal and external target groups
- Develop and continuously improve information architecture, navigation, and user guidance
- Plan and conduct user research, interviews, stakeholder workshops, and usability tests
- Create wireframes, clickable prototypes, user flows, and detailed design specifications
- Derive functional and technical design requirements from the style guide and approved Figma mock-ups provided under Lot 1
- Define and maintain design tokens, breakpoints, grid systems, and layout rules
- Build and evolve a version-controlled design system
- Design reusable templates, page types, modules, and components
- Develop responsive and mobile-first designs
- Define all relevant component and interaction states
- Ensure a consistent visual experience across both the website and intranet
- Consider long labels, varying content volumes, and multilingual content.
- Ensure compliance with WCAG 2.1 AA, BITV 2.0, and EN 301 549 requirements
- Design accessible navigation, forms, controls, and interactive components
- Conduct design reviews and verify implemented interfaces against approved designs
- Collaborate closely with business analysts, frontend and backend developers, quality assurance, content editors, and project management
- Document design decisions and provide implementation-ready specifications to the development team
- Participate in required on-site meetings in Magdeburg