Experienced UX/UI Manager to support the Green Energy Transition

Are you highly organised and proactive? Do you want to take part in driving the green energy transition in Europe towards a fully carbon-neutral, sustainable energy system? Do you enjoy working in a diverse and international team balancing many stakeholders? Then you may be just the person we are looking for. 

We are seeking an experienced UX/UI Manager to lead our design team and drive the creation of exceptional user experiences across our digital products. This role combines strategic leadership with hands-on design expertise to shape our product vision and mentor team members.

Nordic RCC is a fast-developing company providing regional power system planning data and security analysis to support the national Transmission System Operators of Finland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark - to ensure the efficient operation of the Nordic Power System and high security of power supply at any time.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Team Management

• Lead and mentor a team of UX/UI designers, providing guidance, feedback, and professional development opportunities
• Establish clear goals, priorities, and performance metrics for the design team
• Manage resource allocation and workload distribution across multiple projects
• Conduct regular design reviews and team meetings to ensure quality and consistency

Design Strategy & Execution

• Develop and maintain comprehensive design systems and guidelines
• Drive user research initiatives and translate findings into actionable design solutions
• Oversee the creation of wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs
• Ensure consistency in user experience across all digital touchpoints

Cross-functional Collaboration

• Partner with Product Management to align design strategy with business objectives
• Work closely with Engineering teams to ensure successful implementation of designs
• Present design solutions to stakeholders and defend design decisions
• Facilitate workshops and design thinking sessions

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Design, HCI, or related field
• 5+ years of UX/UI design experience
• 2+ years of team management experience
• Strong portfolio demonstrating end-to-end design process
• Expert knowledge of design tools (Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite)
• Experience with design systems and component libraries

Skills & Competencies

• Strong leadership and team development abilities
• Excellence in visual design, interaction design, and prototyping
• Deep understanding of user-centered design principles
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities
• Experience with usability testing and research methodologies
• Information architecture: Organizing pages and information within a website or app so that it is navigable and accessible
• Prototypes: Building simplified versions of a working feature or product to investigate problems and validate solutions
• Research: Collecting and analyzing inputs such as behavioral data and customer feedback
• Testing: Examining whether solutions are working as intended
• Visual design: Understanding how elements like colors, font, images, and layout impact user experience
• Wireframes: Designing blueprints that demonstrate how a solution works before displaying how it will look

What We Offer

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• Professional development opportunities
• Chance to shape the future of digital products
• Collaborative and innovative work environment

Employment conditions

You will join a company of competent, diverse, and enthusiastic colleagues. We are currently 23 nationalities with more than 30% women (striving to improve this balance) and all ages.

Your daily workplace will be in our newly furnished office premises in Copenhagen Towers, Ørestad. We are offering workplace flexibility to ensure a healthy work-life balance including the possibility for working from home some of your worktime. 

Our values of fellowship, curiosity, respect, and transparency have been defined by all employees. They identify how we behave and shape the way we work together, and we expect you to see yourself in them.

The position is conditioned upon a satisfactory background check as well as a national security clearance, both of which will be facilitated by Nordic RCC.

Application deadline and contact information

Please apply online as soon as possible (in English) and no later than 15.03-2025. We may conduct interviews on a continuous basis.

To ensure a fair and unbiased recruitment process, we kindly request that you do not include photographs in your CVs or application materials.

If you have any questions, please contact Don O’Connor, Manager, Quality Management (doc@nordic-rcc.net)