We are looking for a creative, strategic, and empathetic Senior UX Designer to be the driving force behind user experience at Cardata. As the foundation of the UX team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping the design culture, establishing scalable processes, and driving innovation across our platform. Beyond research and design, you will build a foundation for future growth by developing our design system and aligning closely with Product and Engineering teams.
If you are passionate about crafting intuitive user experiences, thrive in scale-up environments, and enjoy building systems from the ground up, we want to hear from you!
What You’ll Do 📊🛠️🕵️
User Research & Workflow Mapping
Conduct qualitative and quantitative user research, including interviews, surveys, shadowing, and usage analytics to understand workflows and pain points.
Analyze findings to determine efficient, flexible, and consistent workflows that address user needs.
Create design artifacts (user journeys, personas, storyboards, etc.) to communicate design concepts and strategies.
Design Creation
Translate research insights into polished, high-fidelity designs using Figma and similar tools.
Continuously refine ideas and designs by incorporating user feedback through usability testing, prototypes, and other interactive solutions.
Inspire internal and external stakeholders by presenting futuristic innovative ideas.
Design System & Style Guide Development
Evaluate, choose, and implement an industry-leading design system framework (such as Material UI, Ant Design, Chakra UI, or Tailwind CSS).
Maximize design and developer productivity by building a component library (in Storybook or similar tool).
Populate both the design system and style guide with content, including typography, colour schemes, iconography, and component guidelines.
Ensure designs adhere to accessibility standards (WCAG guidelines) and support scalability across future platform iterations.
Asset Preparation & Delivery
Partner with developers to ensure smooth handoff and implementation of design assets.
Deliver all design assets, including annotated screens, style guides, workflows, and component libraries, ensuring the development team has everything needed for rapid implementation.
Collaboration & Testing
Work closely with cross-functional teams, including Product, Development, and Marketing to align design goals with business objectives.
Help plan and execute beta testing to validate design effectiveness, iterating based on feedback to improve usability and satisfaction.
What You’ll Bring 👨🎓📝🌐
5+ years in a combined UX and UI design role, focusing on SaaS platforms, enterprise applications, and/or large-scale platform redesigns.
Expertise in creating and/or maintaining scalable design systems and style guides for SaaS platforms.
Strong portfolio showcasing impactful UX design projects and case studies.
Research & Design: Expertise in user research methodologies, workflow mapping, wireframing, and prototyping.
Design Tools: Strong proficiency in Figma. Knowledge of Storybook (or similar platform) for creating and managing high-fidelity designs.
Technical Proficiency: Experience creating components using Material UI, Tailwind CSS or other responsive design frameworks.
Collaboration: Strong communication and trustworthiness to effectively collaborate with cross-functional teams.
Presentation Skills: Strong storytelling and presentation abilities.
Leadership: Experience mentoring or leading design teams/projects.
Driven and results oriented: Comfortable with fast-paced, iterative development cycles and enjoys the collaborative energy of a growing start-up.
Bonus Points If You Have 🏆✨🎯
Track record of multi-persona research and design in B2B or B2B2C environments.
Proven experience with compliance-heavy or data-driven applications.
Familiarity with accessibility standards (WCAG) and best practices for enterprise platforms.
Ability to travel domestically and internationally 2-4 times a year.
***Required*** Share a link to your portfolio or past projects so we can see how you bring ideas to life.
