UX Designer II

Flexe is a team of technology entrepreneurs and logistics experts who are transforming the $1.5T logistics industry. We deliver technology-powered flexible warehousing infrastructure to the world’s largest Enterprise companies, creating unprecedented agility and flexibility in their supply chains. Our cloud-based software platform connects to 1300+ warehouse operators across North America, making the process of sourcing, operating and scaling logistics services fast and efficient. Flexe.com 

The UX Designer II role will help Flexe build easy-to-use software for businesses that ship and store inventory across the U.S. and their warehouse partners. They will provide concepts and designs that will challenge the preconceptions of the logistics industry, constantly working on the technological edge in a space filled with opportunity for User Experience innovation. As a UX Designer II they will also contribute to the standards and principles that serve as the foundation for all Flexe products and shape its design culture. This job reports to the Manager of Product Management.

Job Responsibilities

[50%] Core Responsibility #1

• Simplify and distill complex, multi-device workflows into intuitive product experiences.
• Collaborate and communicate with product, engineering and stakeholders throughout the design process.
• Create and rapidly iterate on ideas using process flow diagrams, wireframes, prototypes and high-fidelity designs.
• Design solutions with a strong understanding of the product requirements, business goals, technical constraints and user pain points.

[30%] Core Responsibility #2

• Conduct usability testing using hi-res prototypes to identify key user pain points.
• Play a lead role in developing and implementing our design system.
• Be a contributor in improving our internal design processes.
• Contribute information architecture across a complex suite of product and user experiences.

[20%] Core Responsibility #3

• Identify opportunities to think differently about the status quo of user experiences in our space based on research, field studies, foundational insights, best practices and design thinking.
• Lead discovery, research and planning of new products and features while helping drive the vision for the user experience.
• Provide assets, specifications, and guidance for implementation of the user interface through the development process.
  
  

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• 5+ Years of Experience
• Strong background in interaction, visual, user interface, and user experience design.
• Empathetic and inquisitive, a great listener, and willing giver of direct feedback!
• Experience leading projects from a user experience perspective.
• Passionate advocate for the end product user with an eye for overall customer value and business impact.
• An excellent individual contributor with a passion for design, entrepreneurship and technology.
• Ability to break down complex concepts and communicate them persuasively to a wide range of stakeholders across the organization.
• Self-motivated, positive, open minded, with a desire to collaborate and learn.
• Is proficient at designing, prototyping, and presenting in Figma.

Preferred Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience designing products for desktop and handheld applications.
• Demonstrates expertise in conducting usability tests, with the capability to coach peers on facilitating activities directly with key customer contacts.
• Know how to conduct usability tests, including facilitating activities directly with key customer contacts as well as internally with our operations and account management teams.
• Maintains a strong attention to detail in UI implementation, striving for high standards and quality in design while continuously learning and improving along the way
• Can work with and contribute to a consistent and functional Design System while advocating for its adoption.

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Benefits:

Our benefits package at Flexe is thoughtfully designed to help our employees lead healthy lives inside and outside of work. 

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401k with employer match
• Flexible Time Off Policy, with 10 company paid holidays 
• 2 days of volunteer time off
• 12 weeks of company-paid parental leave
• Fully remote, in-office, or hybrid work environment 
• Monthly home internet stipend
• Employee support groups, social groups, and mentorship program
• Employee-driven programs for volunteering
• Access to free LinkedIn Learning courses

Flexe participates in E-Verify, an employment authorization program through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and the Social Security Administration.

Flexe is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

Founded in 2013 and headquartered in Seattle, Flexe solves the hardest omnichannel logistics problems for the world’s largest retailers and brands. Integrating technology, open logistics networks, and elastic economic models allow Flexe customers to move fast, at scale, and with precision.