UX Product Designer

Are you an experienced, creative, and analytical designer with a solid grasp on disciplines ranging from research, analysis, ideation, facilitation, pixel-perfect design, prototyping, and user testing?

Would you like to be part of both an ambitious but informal UX & Design team working strategically on the end2end user journey, and also be situated very closely to the development in a developer team, where you have the main responsibility for product design of some of our key digital offerings and will be part of digitally transforming our ferry & terminals business? ?If so – Great, we might have a match!

Be part of the movement – and play your part.

About the role

You will be working on the product belonging to your developer team in the Ferry & Terminals (F&T) part of DFDS, but will also collaborate and coordinate with the other DFDS UX and UI Designers that are based in Copenhagen to harvest the synergy between your respective domains, and make sure that we are all pulling in the same direction. As this collaboration will be largely undertaken remotely this role will not suit everyone. However, if you are motivated for the challenge, we will assist by providing the opportunity to travel periodically to Copenhagen to build rapport and work with colleagues in the UX & Design Team.

There are currently 7 skilled, and friendly international UX Designers, a well-rounded UX Researcher, two talented UI Designers who develop and mature our Figma-based design system Hydro, and a UX Team Lead who works strategically with upper management to make sure that UX is part of the process.

You will be responsible for:

• Collaborate closely with the System/Business Analyst in your development team on what and how to test to inform needs for your F&T based product
• Analyse data and synthesise relevant insights
• Ideate on solutions in collaboration with e.g. your developer team, Architects, and stakeholders from the business?
• Produce wireframes and pixel perfect designs in Figma using our design system Hydro to create strong deliveries for developers
• Make sure user tests of new designs and features is carried out
• Communicate insights to relevant people, both in the UX & Design Team and to other stakeholders in DFDS

About you

We think the strongest teams are built on diversity and inclusivity. Contrasting opinions, varied skills and strong characters bring out the best in us all. With this in mind, we think that you as a person would be a great fit if you are a proactive self-starter, and a strong finisher, who can take initiative and take responsibility for getting things done. You are analytical and can see the bigger picture, but still have a great eye for details and coherence. You are a team player who values collaboration and can give and receive constructive feedback on designs.

The ideal person for this position will have the following qualifications:

• Has 2+ years of professional experience as a UX/UI Designer from either in-house or agency setups?and has been responsible for creating designs that support a great user experience that converts.
• Is a self-starter and can cover the UX process end2end.
• Has very strong UI skills and solid experience working with prototyping tools, like Figma or Sketch, which is demonstrated in their portfolio.
• Has a strong grasp on qualitative and quantitative methodologies and is data-driven and data literate.
• Is a strong communicator who knows how to provide sound rationales for design decisions to a variety of disparate stakeholders, and is fluent in English, both written and spoken as it is DFDS ´corporate language.
• Experience working in a Scrum team, and/or within a bigger international organization.

Working at DFDS

Join the movement and grow with us.

Be a valued member of a diverse team at DFDS and help drive change together.

While you’re with us, we want you to develop. At DFDS, we believe that development happens first and foremost through activities in the workplace. We will also offer training courses that can support you in your role, if needed.

Now about what we can give you. You’ll be able to access some fantastic benefits such as:

• Life assurance cover
• Contributory company pension scheme
• Holiday Purchase Scheme
• Free ferry travel for up to 4 guests between Dover and Calais / Newcastle and Amsterdam with no limit on trips
• Full employee assistance programme including:
• Proactive financial, emotional, mental, and physical health care support including face to face counselling, fast 24/7 access to a GP, a second medical opinion and legal support for colleagues and their family.
• Huge range of retail discounts from high street and online retailers
• Cashback on health care including dental, optical, physiotherapy, prescriptions, specialist consultations and much more.
• Access to Thrive, our award-winning Wellbeing platform.
• Access to mental health first aid and opportunity to join support webinars with a focus on all areas of positive wellbeing.

Are we a match? Then what are you waiting for? Apply now.

If you think your personality, skills, experience, and desire match this role, we’d love to hear from you. Please send us your CV as soon as possible, as we’re keen to meet potential candidates on an ongoing basis.

We look forward to hearing from you.