Hybrid User Experience Designer

at Hangar

• Job title: User Experience Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: €2,800 per month
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Heredia, Costa Rica

About the role

• User Experience Designer refining user experience for digital products in Costa Rica. Collaborating with stakeholders to deliver high-quality design solutions and mentoring team members.

Responsibilities

• Design holistic systems, flows, and interfaces for web apps and web portals, creating simple yet sophisticated interactions.
• Dive into the details to fully understand complex systems, proactively asking questions to deepen your knowledge.
• Create detailed wireframes, visual compositions, and prototypes that clearly communicate design intent, supported by user insights and analytics.
• Collaborate seamlessly with internal and external engineering teams, creating and maintaining design systems and interaction specifications.
• Guide and mentor other designers, raising the quality of work across the team.
• Facilitate design studios and working sessions with autonomy, leading mid-level project work with confidence.
• Stay informed on emerging tools and design concepts, contributing to pitches and business development efforts as needed.
• Foster team culture through collaboration, positivity, and openness to learning and feedback.

Requirements

• 3–5 years of experience in UX or product design, ideally with exposure to web portal/web app environments.
• Strong communication skills to articulate complex ideas to designers, developers, and non-technical team members.
• Proven track record of creative problem solving for large-scale, complex digital platforms.
• A detail-oriented and highly organized working style with the ability to multitask and meet deadlines.
• High proficiency in tools like Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
• A portfolio showcasing work on complex digital products, technical projects, and collaboration with development teams.
• Prior experience designing within Salesforce or other CRM platforms is a plus.
• Strong communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Experience working in Agile or fast-paced environments, contributing to sprints and stand-ups (plus).