User Experience Designer (Remote)

Are you passionate about revolutionizing education? Do you have a talent for creating delightful user experiences? Join us at Kognity and be a driving force behind the evolution of education as our next User Experience Designer.

Why Kognity is the place to be:

• ✨ Educational Innovation: Be a part of a trailblazing EdTech company committed to reshaping the future of learning. Your designs will directly contribute to creating impactful solutions that enhance the educational experience for teachers and students.
• ✨ User-Centric Approach: Your work will empower educators, engage students, and make a lasting impact on the education landscape.
• ✨ Collaborative Culture: Work alongside a passionate team of Designers, Engineers and Product Managers, dedicated to leveraging technology to radically improve learning.
• ✨ Career Growth: Seize the chance to grow professionally in a dynamic environment. We invest in our team members’ development, providing resources and opportunities for continuous learning and advancement.

Responsibilities:

• Design and deliver seamless user experiences by driving the end-to-end design flow (Discovery, Solution Design and Evaluation.)
• ‍ Play a key role in revolutionizing our design function; Design system, Information Architecture, metrics, Content & Typography guidelines, and Design principles.
• Conduct research to truly understand our users and inform wider product decisions; interviewing, prototyping, workshops, and validation.

Requirements:

• A track record of successfully designing and delivering customer-facing digital products.
• UX research experience; Proficiency in user research techniques, qualitative/quantitative data, user testing, interviewing and consolidating.
• Visual & Interaction Design; Experience using typography, icons, illustrations, buttons, colours, and layouts to create visually appealing interfaces.
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• Technical Skills: You’ll need to be well-versed in UX tools and technologies; examples include Figma, MixPanel, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.

Interview process

• Discovery Call with a Recruiter: A friendly chat with a Recruiter to explore if the role is your perfect match.
• Hiring manager discussion – a talk with the VP of Product and Design to discuss the role in more detail.
• Portfolio discussion: A 30-minute discussion based on two of your recent projects with our design team.
• Case study collab: A 90-minute collaborative design task with the team.
• Values Interview: Share your journey by engaging in a lively discussion about your experiences, aligning them with the heartbeat of our company values.

Our Values

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  We maximise progress – We’re not just dreamers; we’re doers! We dive deep, reflect, and craft strategies that propel us toward our vision. If it means maximum progress, we make it happen, no holding back!
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  We take ownership – We take initiative and solve problems we see.
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  We drive customer value – Success for our customers drives our progress. We create customer value in everything we do.
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  ️ We are transparent – No secrets, no mysteries. We’re the open book of opinions and feedback. Radical transparency is our thing, and we’re not shy about sharing information far and wide. Let the truth shine!
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  We take care of ourselves and each other – We work hard and passionately. We also prioritise our well-being and that of our colleagues. We think long-term.

Benefits

• Flexible working; Work in a way that fits around your personal life.
• Truly Hybrid — work from anywhere in Sweden or our Stockholm office.
• Home office allowance of 5,000 SEK to create a comfortable remote work environment.
• ITP Pension Plan with Nordnet
• Yearly budget of 5,000 SEK to spend on health-related services.
• Learning and Development budget of 4,000 SEK every year.
• 30 days of paid vacation every year
• Full pay sick leave starting on day 1
• MacBook, iPhone as work equipment

Every qualified person will be evaluated regardless of age, gender, identity, nationality, ethnicity, sexual orientation, disability status or religion.

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