UX/UI Designer

Be at the heart of helping our customers achieve amazing things with software and data! 

About Us     

We are Ascent! and we help our customers solve problems, elevate, and do existing things better. We are on a mission to help our customers connect data, software, and purpose to create extraordinary outcomes. You could say we are a digital transformation business.   

We specialize in software product development, analytics, data science, IoT solutions, machine learning, DevOps optimization, and modernization of applications, data, and platforms.   

We work with incredible clients in all types of industries such as smart home devices, space exploration, beer manufacturing, finance, ecology, and logistics. We work with some of the sharpest minds in the brightest businesses and we employ the sharpest minds too!   

At Ascent, we also believe in fostering a vibrant office community where collaboration thrives and connections flourish. With our hybrid approach, we prioritize hiring individuals who reside in close proximity to our offices. Our aim is to cultivate a positive atmosphere and sense of belonging by facilitating easy access to the office.   

The Opportunity 

We are looking for a UI/UX Designer who is inquisitive, open to learning, self-motivated, and confident in turning ideas into clear, usable, and visually compelling interfaces. As the designer in the team, you will be responsible for delivering design that supports business goals while ensuring a seamless user experience. You should be creative, organized, and curious, comfortable asking questions and exploring solutions. 

You will design resolution-agnostic low/mid/high fidelity mock-ups and prototypes in Figma, adapting depending on project needs and type of feedback required. You will ensure smooth handover to developers by preparing detailed specifications and design documentation. You will participate in workshops, share design proposals with clients, and help shape the design process within projects. The ideal candidate would be able to work with little direction and be able to address and mitigate risks.  

What will you be doing 

As part of cross-functional teams your responsibilities will be to: 

• Create wireframes, mock-ups, clickable prototypes, and final UI screens with annotations and specifications. 
• When appropriate, create user flows and user journeys, information architecture (e.g. navigation) 
• Define user flows and journeys when required to guide design decisions. 
• Develop, maintain, and update UI Kits and Component Libraries and contribute to Design Systems when appropriate. 
• Ensure feasibility and consistency of designs across products. 
• Validate developed features to confirm they align with design intent and user needs. 
• Contribute to user research and usability testing when required, but focus on turning insights into actionable designs. 
• When appropriate, carry out usability tests to validate concepts.  
• Validate developed items to ensure they meet the users' needs 

Skills and Qualifications 

• Proven experience as a UI or UX Designer, with strong visual and interaction design skills. 
• Education in a relevant field (informatics, HCI, Design, Technology) or work experience that can make up for lack thereof   
• Experience working closely with developers to deliver production-ready interfaces. 
• Strong visual design skills with a clear design language. 
• Proficiency in Figma. 
• Understanding of design processes in Agile environments. 
• Good awareness of user research methods (but not necessarily deep expertise). 
• Strong communication skills in English, both spoken and written. 
• Portfolio demonstrating design quality, problem-solving, and attention to detail. 

Working at Ascent  

At Ascent we promote a healthy work-life balance by offering flexibility in where you work.  We also promote well-being and provide access to Well Being Coaches.   
 
Your development and learning will be taken seriously, and we'll support your professional development with training and certification, with regular feedback and review. It is a fun, supportive and modern workplace where we really live by our company values of Empathy, Energy and Audacity! Ascent also offers a variety of benefits in each of our countries.  

Ascent is an equal opportunities employer. We take intentional steps to ensure inclusion and belonging are something real here, not just something we talk about. No person will be treated less favourably because of their gender, pregnancy, and maternity status, marital or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, race, nationality, ethnic origin, age, religion or belief, or disability status. If you require any reasonable accommodation, please let us know when you apply.