Founding UI/UX Designer

➡️ About the role

Successful businesses think globally – but complex compliance challenges create significant barriers to global operations, forcing teams to spend vast amounts of time, money, and energy on administration instead of strategic priorities.

Traditional compliance approaches are too slow, vague, and expensive for modern business dynamics. That's why we've built the platform that automates compliance and duty of care for business travel, workations, and international assignments.

Our vision: A world where global business knows no borders – where compliance is effortless, so growth has no limits.

Your role in this mission: We're seeking an experienced Senior UI/UX Designer with strong design thinking and a passion for converting complex challenges into intuitive experiences. In this role, you will shape the future of WorkFlex’s platform and elevate the design standards as we position WorkFlex as the global authority in cross-border mobility technology. Collaborating closely with cross-functional teams, you will play a pivotal role in defining user-centered solutions and ensuring consistency across the entire product experience.

🎯 What you will do

• Design intuitive user flows, wireframes, and interactive prototypes based on real user needs and business goals.
• Validate concepts through rapid prototyping and usability testing, ensuring ideas translate into meaningful experiences.
• Shape product requirements and user insights into actionable, thoughtful designs that balance usability, scalability, and impact.
• Leverage AI technologies to accelerate ideation, enhance user research, and bring personalization into the product lifecycle.
• Collaborate closely with product managers, engineers, and stakeholders in an agile environment to bring features from concept to launch.
• Own and maintain our scalable design system across all touchpoints, ensuring visual and interaction consistency.
• Drive innovation and experimentation by staying ahead of the latest trends in UX, accessibility, and design tooling.

⭐ What you need to succeed

• 5+ years of experience as a UI/UX Designer, with a strong track record of delivering intuitive, high-impact digital products.
• Prior experience designing SaaS platforms, ideally within B2B and for enterprise customers.
• Hands-on proficiency in Figma, including auto-layout, components, design tokens, and prototyping.
• A portfolio that demonstrates user-centered, interactive design across modern web and responsive applications.
• Knowledge of CSS frameworks and experience collaborating with Angular front-end teams.
• Experience in creating, evolving, and managing design systems.
• Customer-centric approach with the ability to transform feedback and insights into user experiences that drive measurable growth
• Strong empathy for users, and a clear understanding of product usability and psychology.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a strong drive for innovation and eagerness to learn in a fast-paced, results-oriented environment.
• Fluency in English; proficiency in German is a plus.

🚀 Why join us at WorkFlex

• Contribute to building the future of the fastest-growing HR tech startup in Germany backed by prominent customers such as Scout24, Vodafone, BioNTech, and others, as well as funding from top-tier VC and angel investors.
• Competitive salary and VSOPs (Virtual Stock Options) to share in our success.
• A monthly budget of €200 to spend on 🏢 co-working space and/or 🏃 ♀️ sports subscriptions.
• Work from anywhere in a remote-only company and go on workations for up to 183 days a year.
• Merit-based culture with substantial growth opportunities.
• Trust-based work – organize your own schedule. We want to celebrate results, not hours spent working.
• Collaborative team culture where everyone's input is valued to shape sales efforts, approaches, and processes.