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[Elsevier Health] Senior UX Designer

Remitly 🇯🇵 Tokyo, Japan

Hybrid Full-time Senior

Lead end-to-end UX activities for Japan-specific healthcare digital solutions, from discovery and research to UI design and implementation. Collaborate with global teams and stakeholders to translate Japanese user needs into actionable product experiences.

Responsibilities

  • Lead UX activities for Japan initiatives, including discovery, problem framing, research, UI design, usability testing, and implementation support
  • Conduct UX research and validation suited to the Japan context
  • Synthesize user needs in Japan, business context, and product constraints into clear insights and recommendations
  • Partner with the Product Manager, Engineering, and business stakeholders to shape solutions and align on trade-offs
  • Create implementation-ready artifacts, including user flows, prototypes, interaction specifications, design patterns, and UI designs

Requirements

  • End-to-end UX experience across discovery, problem framing, research, interaction design, UI design, prototyping, usability testing, and implementation support
  • Ability to work independently as the primary UX designer for Japan while collaborating with distributed teams
  • Ability to use Jobs-to-be-done and other problem-framing methods to connect user needs, business priorities, and product opportunities
  • Understanding of front-end development, product architecture, accessibility requirements, and technical constraints
  • Understanding of research ethics and privacy when handling user research data
  • Proficiency with Figma

Benefits

  • Opportunities for career growth and development
  • Flexible working hours
  • Wellbeing initiatives
  • Study assistance
  • Sabbaticals
  • Comprehensive benefits package

Key Skills

UX design Research Figma Front-end development Product architecture Accessibility requirements Technical constraints Jobs-to-be-done Problem-framing methods User research User interviews Concept validation Usability testing Implementation support Japanese language proficiency English language proficiency Communication Collaboration Leadership

About Remitly

Remitly is an international payments company that leverages digital channels, including mobile phones, to send money internationally. Remitly's digital products are fundamentally faster, less expensive, and far more convenient for customers to send money across borders.

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