User Experience (UX) Designer

Bayer AG; Calgary; Remote; CAD 60,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a talented UX Designer to enhance a cutting-edge Carbon Lifecycle IT Platform. In this role, you will conduct user research, create wireframes, and develop high-fidelity designs to improve user experience for a diverse audience, including farmers and data analysts. You'll collaborate closely with product managers and developers to ensure design feasibility and alignment with product goals. This position offers a unique opportunity to work within a supportive team environment that values innovation and sustainability, making a significant impact in the agriculture technology sector.

Benefits

Competitive compensation

Diverse and inclusive culture

Career development opportunities

Work-life flexibility programs

Employee discounts

Volunteer days

Wellness programs

Qualifications

• 3+ years of UX design experience, preferably in tech roles.
• Strong portfolio with user-centered design projects.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research to understand target users' needs.
• Create wireframes and prototypes for the Carbon Lifecycle Platform.

Skills

User Research

Wireframing

Prototyping

Usability Testing

Collaboration

Visual Design

Documentation

Communication Skills

Passion for Sustainability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Design, HCI, or related field

Tools

Sketch

Figma

Adobe XD

Job description

User Experience (UX) Designer

We are looking for a skilled UX Designer to enhance the Carbon Lifecycle IT Platform. This opportunity will conduct user research to understand the needs and pain points of target users such as farmers, agronomists, and data analysts. You will create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs to effectively communicate design concepts and user flows. Planning and conducting usability testing sessions will be essential to gather feedback and iterate on designs. Collaboration with the Product Manager and developers will ensure design feasibility and alignment with product goals. You will contribute to a design system for consistency, create visually appealing user interfaces, produce design documentation for accurate implementation, and stay current with industry trends and best practices in UX design and agriculture technology.

About Our Team:

We are a small and collaborative team working together to build a great software product. Our team combines a mix of product management, user research, UX/UI design, product marketing, and software development expertise. We support and encourage each other, feeding off our individual inspirations and goals, and enabling each other to grow professionally and to contribute to our common success.

This is a permanent, Canada home-based position.

What you will do:

• User Research: Conduct user research to understand the needs, behaviors, and pain points of our target users, including farmers, agronomists, and data analysts.
• Wireframing and Prototyping: Create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that effectively communicate design concepts and user flows for the Carbon Lifecycle Platform.
• User Testing: Plan and conduct usability testing sessions to gather feedback on designs, iterating based on insights to enhance user experience.
• Collaboration: Work closely with the Product Manager, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure design feasibility and alignment with product goals.
• Design Systems: Contribute to the development and maintenance of a design system that promotes consistency and scalability across the platform.
• Visual Design: Create visually appealing and functional user interfaces that enhance the overall user experience while adhering to brand guidelines.
• Documentation: Produce design documentation and specifications to guide development and ensure accurate implementation of design elements.
• Stay Current: Keep up-to-date with industry trends, best practices, and emerging technologies in UX design and agriculture technology.

Who you are:

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or a related field.
• 3/+ years of experience as a UX Designer, preferably in software or technology-focused roles.
• Strong portfolio showcasing user-centered design projects, including research, wireframes, prototypes, and final designs.
• Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma (Preferred), Adobe XD, or similar software.
• Experience with usability testing and user research methodologies.
• Excellent English communication skills, with the ability to articulate design decisions and collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• A passion for sustainability and a desire to contribute to innovative solutions in agriculture.
• Familiarity with workflow automation and data management systems is a plus.

What we offer:

• Competitive compensation and rewards package
• Collaborative, diverse, and inclusive culture
• Career development and global opportunities
• Work-life flexibility programs such as flex hours, employee discounts, volunteer days, wellness, and other employee offerings

Bayer is committed to fostering, cultivating, and preserving a culture of Inclusion and Diversity. We embrace and encourage our employees’ differences and believe that our people are our most valuable asset. The collective sum of individual life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, unique capabilities that our employees invest in their work represents our culture, reputation, and Bayer’s values and purpose.

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