Overview
Join us in shaping digital services that truly matter.
We’re looking for a Senior UX/UI Designer to become a key part of our cross-functional product team, building impactful digital solutions for the public sector. In this role, you won’t just design interfaces—you’ll help create meaningful, user-centered experiences that improve how people interact with essential services.
In this role you’ll collaborate closely with product managers, developers, and stakeholders to drive design decisions from concept to delivery. As a Senior Product Designer, you’ll take ownership of the design process, ensuring that every solution is both intuitive and impactful.
You’ll be contributing to a long-term project with a federal ministry in Germany—an opportunity to see your work make a real difference at scale.
In this position you can work remotely from within Germany, but you will also have have quarterly on-site team meetings to align, collaborate, and connect in person.
About Nortal
For over 25 years, we’ve been shaping digital transformation, delivering complex solutions for global enterprises and public sector organisations. Today, we are at the forefront of an AI-driven transformation era, helping organisations turn data into real business value. By combining deep domain expertise with data and AI, we design solutions that create immediate impact while scaling for the future.
We believe complexity doesn’t have to mean complicated, and that the best solutions are those that work in the real world, not just on paper. That’s why our clients trust us with their most ambitious, business-critical initiatives.
Responsibilities
Conceptualize and design user interfaces in Figma, from early concepts to high-fidelity mockups and user flowsTranslate user needs and business requirements into UX/UI user stories in close collaboration with the Product Owner and development teamPlan and support user tests to validate design decisionsContribute to and maintain our design system, ensuring consistency across productsReview developed increments from a UX/UI perspective and collaborate closely with frontend developers on implementationEnsure designs meet accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1 Level AA)Consider testability early in the design process and align with QA on UI states relevant for automated end-to-end testing (Playwright)Align with stakeholders, the cross-functional product team, and the broader design community
Qualifications
5+ years of professional experience as a UX/UI Designer, ideally in a product environmentAdvanced proficiency in Figma, including component libraries and design system workProven experience across the full product development process – from user research and pain point discovery to detailed UX/UI specificationsHands-on experience designing and maintaining design systemsSolid experience implementing accessible designs (WCAG 2.1 Level AA)Experience working in agile, cross-functional teams (Scrum or similar)Confident use of Jira and Confluence for collaboration and documentationStrong stakeholder management skills, including facilitating discussions in complex or high-risk situationsExcellent written and verbal communication skills in German and English (both C1 or higher)Portfolio demonstrating relevant work (required with application)
Nice to Have
Experience designing for the public sector or regulated environmentsExperience as a Product Owner or Proxy PO, or strong familiarity with PO responsibilitiesAwareness of how designs affect automated UI testing (e.g. Playwright: stable selectors, test IDs, predictable states)Experience in a consulting or agency environmentExperience supporting WCAG 2.1 Level AAA where applicable
What You Can Expect
Fully remote work with quarterly team on-sitesA cross-functional, collaborative team environmentMeaningful work with real-world impact in the public sector
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