Lead UX/UI Designer

Are you a driven UX/UI professional with a passion for sustainability? Do you thrive on simplifying and optimizing complex user experiences? Then MyWheels is looking for you! 👇

About MyWheels

MyWheels is the fastest-growing car-sharing company in the Netherlands, working towards an ambitious mission: from 9 million cars to 1 million cars. That’s enough to share and keep the Netherlands mobile. With MyWheels, a shared car is always within walking distance. The convenience of a car without having to own one. This not only gives a sense of freedom but is also good for the environment. And it creates more livable cities; fewer cars means fewer parking spaces, allowing for more space for greenery and other things that improve livability. As a UX/UI Lead at MyWheels, you contribute to a sustainable mission. 🌱

MyWheels has grown from 150 cars in 2016 to 3.000 cars at present and became the market leader in the Netherlands in 2022. From the office in Amsterdam, MyWheels works with an enthusiastic team of, currently, 50 permanent colleagues to realize our mission.

What will your tasks be?

As a UX/UI Lead within our Technology department, you are responsible for designing, improving and optimizing intuitive and user-friendly interfaces for web and mobile applications. You will work closely with Product Owners and Frontend Developers in a multidisciplinary scrum team and report to Aron Vaas, our Head of Technology.

Responsibilities:

• Apply design thinking to conduct structured user research and gain deep insights into user needs and pain points;

• Analyze data from tools such as Google Analytics, Snowflake, and user feedback to identify opportunities for improvement;

• Develop wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs using Figma;

• Create a consistent design style and monitor the implementation of the design system;

• Conduct usability tests and incorporate insights into new iterations.

This is you:

• Connection with MyWheels' sustainable impact goals;

• Minimum 5 years of experience in a UX/UI role;

• Deep understanding of design thinking methodologies and usability testing;

• Experience leading design reviews and promoting a design-driven mindset;

• Minimum Bachelor's/University working and thinking level;

• You speak English fluently and have been living in the Netherlands for several years, allowing you to understand the mindset and dynamics of the Dutch and Western European car-sharing market.

• You are good at working independently and take your responsibilities seriously;

• Experience with WCAG guidelines is a plus.

The good stuff 👇

• A job with a sustainable mission;

• A competitive salary between 5.000 and 6.000 gross a month, commensurate with your experience;

• An open and friendly working atmosphere, including drinks;

• Room for your ideas and initiatives;

• Flexible working hours and the possibility to work hybrid;

• 26 vacation days and 8% vacation pay;

• An annual training budget of €750 of your choice;

• Innovation days;

• A premium-free pension scheme of 5.3%;

• A MacBook on loan;

• Allowance – of € 50 net p.m. for internet, € 25 net p.m. for telephone, home work compensation of € 2.40 net p.d. and a one time payment of 550 euro for setting up your home workplace;

• Travel allowance of € 0.23 per km or full public transportation cost compensation.

Your working hours

We’re looking for a colleague for at least 32 hours per week. Our working hours are usually between 09:00 and 17:30, but we’re flexible – so colleagues who want to take a jog or drop their kids off at school fit right in! 😉

We have a hybrid working policy where you’ll work at our cozy office in Amsterdam at least 2 days a week (Tuesday & Thursday). This way, we can meet in person, no video filters! 😄 Prefer to work at the office more often or even every day? That’s possible too! The rest of the time, you can work from home. Coordinate with your team to decide how and where you prefer to work.

Where will you work?

You will work mainly at our office in Amsterdam near Bijlmer station. The MyWheels team consists of 50 people with different specialties: commerce, operations, development, and finance. In the team, everyone works closely together to realize growth together!

Application process:

• First an introductory meeting with our Tech leads Steve/Dirk/Aron.

• Work on a take-home assignment where you demonstrate your skills.

• Present your case and meet the team at the office.

• If successful, you will receive a suitable offer.

• Welcome on board!

Interested?

Would you like to help make an impact? Then send your application including CV and motivation to us. We will contact you as soon as possible. If, for some reason, your knowledge/experience does not exactly match what we are asking, but you would like to work with us, do not hesitate to apply anyway! 😊