UI/UX Designer

About Us

Kraken powers innovative global energy developments. We’re a tech company dedicated to creating a smart, sustainable energy system. By optimizing renewable generation and enhancing grid intelligence, we’re transforming the energy industry for the benefit of all.

The Role

Job Title: UI/UX Designer

Job Responsibilities:

• Improve the user experience and interface of different areas of Kraken, shaping how users interact with them.
• Work day-to-day in a cross-functional team with various stakeholders (developers, PMs, users, clients) to design new features and products.
• Collaborate on building and maintaining our Design System, its library, documentation, and patterns.
• Work on user research, UX, and UI end-to-end.
• Share designs for feedback early and often, and provide design feedback to other team members.
• Plan and facilitate workshops, user interviews, usability testing, and discovery activities to understand how we can best meet users’ needs.
• Confidently delegate smaller tasks and projects to less experienced designers to prioritize your time better.
• Refine and contribute to our design process documentation, onboarding materials, and explore new design processes with the team where possible.
• Communicate with both technical and non-technical colleagues, successfully supporting the definition of roadmaps for projects with big-picture strategy.

Qualifications:

• At least 2 years of professional experience designing digital products.
• Experience using Design Systems and component libraries.
• High proficiency with Figma—our main design tool.
• Knowledge of design processes, knowing which steps are needed and which can be skipped based on the specific project or problem.
• Experience working with teams composed of designers, PMs, Front-End, and Back-End developers.
• A focus on user needs and how to improve usability/UX.
• A focus on accessibility and inclusion when designing components, interfaces, and interactions.
• Considering front-end frameworks (Bootstrap, React…), HTML, and CSS to effectively communicate your designs with developers and find workarounds when feasibility issues arise.
• Participating in project stand-up meetings with developers.
• Using project management software like Asana, knowledge of the agile process, and organizing work with tasks.
• Knowledge of web accessibility and designing for accessibility.
• Using analytics tools (Google Analytics, Hotjar…).
• Performing user interviews and user testing.

Skills:

• Attention to detail when designing, ensuring work is done well rather than quickly but poorly.
• Fluent English, with additional languages being beneficial.

Work Style:

• Full-Time
• Hybrid

Benefits & Perks

• Everyone owns a part of the company through shares, meaning as the business grows, you can reap the rewards.
• We contribute 5% to your pension, and you can choose to start contributing from 3%.
• No strict tracking of holidays; we trust you to balance work and personal time.
• Flexible working arrangements allow you to adjust hours and work from home as needed.
• Enjoy office perks like fruit, breakfast, coffee, and soft drinks, along with weekly company updates and drinks during Family Dinner.
• We accommodate your tech needs to help you work effectively.
• Lease an electric vehicle through our salary sacrifice scheme to save on taxes.
• Buy a bike and accessories up to £2.5K through a tax-efficient Cycle to Work Scheme.
• Our Season Ticket Loan lets you spread the cost of an annual travel ticket over 10 months.
• Generous parental leave policies include 16 weeks full pay for maternity and 12 weeks for paternity, along with tax-free childcare savings through our nursery benefits.
• Optional private medical insurance for quicker access to healthcare services, deducted from your salary.
• Get up to 25% off gym memberships and enjoy twice-weekly live yoga classes for all staff.
• Access 'Octopus Headspace Licences' for mindfulness and mental well-being.