UI / UX Designer

Innovation, quality and customer orientation are our drivers. All our production is led in-house, using the latest technologies and applying the Scrum framework. From product concept and design, through software development and testing, up to system integration and customer support. We are a close-knit team coming from 20 countries, with diverse backgrounds and the same passion for IT and Finance. With our software products we optimise, automate and customise e-trading workflows through highly flexible and efficient technology, for customer based on 5 continents.

We are living in an exciting period of growth and to reinforce our team in our Innovation Centre located in Magdeburg (Germany), we are looking for a new passionate GUI/UX Designer, to help us providing our users with the coolest & most efficient interface they ever seen on a trading platform.

A user interface is like a joke: if you have to explain it, it's not that good. ;)

Tasks

YOUR ROLE IN OUR TEAM

You will:

• be responsible of the GUI design area,- ideating, realising and implementating new graphic solutions for the interface of our client-server e-trading platform- creating and developing interaction concepts (Wireframes, Click Prototypes)- advising on best graphic solutions to take
• be responsible of the UX area,- planning and conducting user researches (stakeholder interviews, surveys, card sorting), usability tests and competitor analysis- defining and refining user personas and storyboards
• present and communicate insights in order to help shape long-term product strategy
• work shoulder to shoulder with the software developers and the Product Owner in our interface team
• additionally, assist from time to time the HR and the Marketing departments- creating graphic designs for employer branding, recruiting and promotional materials, both in digital and printed form- creating graphic designs for internal and external communications (templates, images...) in line with our brand guidelines- being a brand ambassador

Requirements

YOUR ROLE IN OUR TEAM

You will:

• be responsible of the GUI design area,- ideating, realising and implementating new graphic solutions for the interface of our client-server e-trading platform- creating and developing interaction concepts (Wireframes, Click Prototypes)- advising on best graphic solutions to take
• be responsible of the UX area,- planning and conducting user researches (stakeholder interviews, surveys, card sorting), usability tests and competitor analysis- defining and refining user personas and storyboards
• present and communicate insights in order to help shape long-term product strategy
• work shoulder to shoulder with the software developers and the Product Owner in our interface team
• additionally, assist from time to time the HR and the Marketing departments- creating graphic designs for employer branding, recruiting and promotional materials, both in digital and printed form- creating graphic designs for internal and external communications (templates, images...) in line with our brand guidelines- being a brand ambassador

YOUR PROFILE

To be successful in the role, you will need to have:

• solid work experience in - User Experience Design & Research- User-Centred Design- Interaction Design & Prototyping- Graphic User Interface Design & Visual Design
• ideally, experience in GUI/UX design for financial softwares
• Adobe Creative Suite + Axure, Adobe XD, Figma/Sketch
• Presentation programs (Keynote, Power Point) + will to use and explore different digital tools
• user-centric and analytical approach
• creative mindset and attention to details
• agile and independent way of working
• Excellent communication, design thinking and teamwork skills
• Fluent English

WAITING FOR YOU

• Fast-growing business that drives electronification of Fixed Income markets
• Energetic, entrepreneurial environment that allows you to thrive and work without the constraints of working for a large corporation, and where where no two days are the same
• Flat hierarchy with direct access to decision-makers
• Espresso machine, view on the Elbe, social events and much more..!

START: asap

NB: On this one we will move ahead with applicants already holding a permit valid to work in Germany or an EU citizenship.

Benefits

WAITING FOR YOU

• Fast-growing business that drives electronification of Fixed Income markets
• Energetic, entrepreneurial environment that allows you to thrive and work without the constraints of working for a large corporation, and where where no two days are the same
• Flat hierarchy with direct access to decision-makers
• Espresso machine, view on the Elbe, social events and much more..!

START: asap

NB: On this one we will move ahead with applicants already holding a permit valid to work in Germany or an EU citizenship.

ABOUT AXETRADING

THE CUTTING EDGE OF FIXED INCOME TRADING TECHNOLOGY

We are a global fixed income trading software company that delivers unique market making, price making and order execution with our AxeTrader software. AxeTrading is uniquely positioned to empower banks, buy-side firms, agency brokers and exchanges to maximize their fixed income trading strategies successfully with aggregated liquidity, multiple pricing feeds, powerful client servicing and execution capability across voice and electronic trading. AxeTrader provides traders with access to market aggregation, enhanced data and trading workflows in a single desktop enabling more efficient and transparent trading. It interacts seamlessly across execution venues and data sources to deliver the STP processing, reporting and audit workflows required to comply with the expanding regulatory environment.

AxeTrading was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in London with a technology innovation centre in Germany and sales offices in Sydney and Singapore.

Passion cannot be programmed. But we use it in our software development.