UX/UI Design Lead

MAKE A DIFFERENCE

In this role you will work within a multidisciplinary global team to discover, define, and design experiences that empower farmers to work more effectively and efficiently by utilizing our data-driven solutions.

The ideal candidate will be an advocate for our customer-informed process, a champion and active contributor to our Design System, a partner to our UX team members in upholding our principles and standards, and a UX leader who takes a holistic, human-centered approach to design.

We all have a critical role to play and add value. Here is how this role will help:

• Embed within a cross-functional product squad and lead design within one or more product areas – from discovery, definition, development through to delivery.
• Proactively partner with product managers and engineers to oversee the user experience of a feature or product by understanding and balancing technical constraints, business requirements and user goals.
• Solve challenging design problems and present multiple concepts for consideration, with sound rationale articulating design decisions and your process.
• Create deliverables for your product area (for example: competitive analyses, low fidelity wireframes, high fidelity mockups, prototypes, journey maps, storyboards, personas, design vision, specification documents, etc.) that help define the vision and execution of solving real user problems through the user experience.
• Demonstrate exceptional stakeholder management and relationship building skills, including effectively managing expectations and obtaining agreement on key objectives.
• Provide and solicit feedback from other designers to continually raise our bar for quality. 

WHAT WE ARE LOOKING FOR.

We are highly people-focused – we look for professionals who are engaged, collaborative and excellent in execution. Leaders are expected to communicate effectively, develop teams and lead by example. Our industry and our function are changing rapidly so we are looking for new team members with a strong desire to develop themselves. You will be a great fit if you have:

• 7+ years of work experience in Design.
• Previous experience designing web and native iOS and Android applications.
• Previous experience as a designer in an agile environment, including the ability to embrace iterative product development while maintaining a cohesive and holistic view of the overall design experience.
• You’re capable with industry standard design and prototyping tools (we use Figma!)
• A good understanding of the capabilities and limitations of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript from a design perspective
• You can share a portfolio of case studies with beautiful, usable, straightforward, and lovable designs that demonstrates technical product thinking and an understanding of user-centered design methodologies

Additionally, it will be nice if you also have:

• Experience with data visualization (even better if it’s related to geo-spatial data).
• Experience utilizing and contributing to design systems. 
• Experience working on a farm or in the agriculture/digital agriculture industry.

WHAT WE OFFER

• A role which contributes to valuable and impactful work in a stimulating and international environment
• Flexible working arrangements and environment with an open culture and diverse workforce, a possibility of working from home
• Competitive salary and benefits package
• The opportunity to work with and learn from highly qualified and experienced employees
• A culture that promotes work/life balance, celebrates diversity and offers numerous events throughout the year
• Learning culture and a wide range of development options, including access to learning platforms (Degreed, LinkedIn Learning, O’Reilly)
• High quality office environment

Syngenta has been ranked as a top employer by Science Journal.
Learn more about our team and our mission here:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OVCN_51GbNI

Syngenta is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate in recruitment, hiring, training, promotion or any other employment practices for reasons of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, sexual orientation, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status.

ABOUT SYNGENTA

Syngenta Group is a $28B leading science-based agtech company, operating in more than 100 countries, with more than 50’000 employees. We are proud to stand at the forefront of the tech revolution in agriculture. Using the latest digital innovations, data, and cutting-edge technologies we want to transform the way that crops are managed and enable farmers and agronomists to enhance efficiency and sustainable food production.

Our business success reflects the quality and skill of our people. We recognize that human diversity is as important to our business as biodiversity. Embracing the unique perspectives and capabilities of our employees helps us continue to catalyze innovation, maximize performance, and create business value. Join us and help shape the future of agriculture.