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Senior UX-Designer EES

Ministerie Van Defensie 🇳🇱 Utrecht, Netherlands

Hybrid $5,184 - $7,114 Full-time Senior

Lead UX strategy and design for complex digital products, including user research, wireframes, interaction models, prototypes, and user flows, while ensuring accessibility and consistent design quality. Collaborate across teams and advise stakeholders, guide other designers, and improve UX standards, design systems, and practices.

Responsibilities

  • Analyze complex UX problems, user needs, and business processes to formulate design strategies
  • Advise stakeholders on UX impact of design and architecture decisions
  • Create wireframes, interaction models, prototypes, and user flows within established design frameworks
  • Review and ensure consistency of designs from other UX designers against guidelines and patterns
  • Collaborate with Product Owners, Business Analysts, Architects, and Developers on digital product development
  • Identify UX issues and risks across teams and initiate improvements
  • Lead user research initiatives, analyze results, and apply insights to design enhancements
  • Mentor junior and mid‑level UX designers and contribute to design system evolution
  • Stay updated on UX trends and incorporate relevant improvements into the organization

Requirements

  • Bachelor or Master degree in UX Design, Interaction Design, HCI, or related field
  • Minimum 6 years of UX design experience, with proven senior‑level work
  • Strong knowledge of UX design methods, principles, and user‑centered design
  • Deep expertise in UX strategy, design systems, and interaction patterns
  • Expert level in modern design and prototyping tools, including design tokens and scalable architecture
  • Experience conducting user research and translating findings into design solutions
  • Knowledge of accessibility (WCAG AA), inclusive and service design
  • Experience working in multidisciplinary Agile/Scrum teams
  • Preferred experience in complex government or enterprise environments and defense‑related systems

Benefits

  • Personal growth and study facilities
  • Individual Choice Budget (16.33% of gross salary) for extra leave or tax‑free benefits
  • Pension scheme with ABP and monthly travel allowance or subsidised public transport
  • Temporary contract with prospect of permanent employment
  • Security clearance as part of selection process

Key Skills

User Research Usability Testing Design Thinking Agile / Scrum Wireframing Prototyping Interaction Design Information Architecture Design Systems Accessibility (WCAG AA) Inclusive Design Service Design Stakeholder Management Cross‑functional Collaboration Strategic UX Planning Figma Sketch Adobe XD Design Tokens User‑Centered Design Communication Analytical Thinking Problem Solving

About Ministerie Van Defensie

Het Ministerie van Defensie bestaat uit de Koninklijke Marine, de Koninklijke Landmacht, de Koninklijke Luchtmacht, de Koninklijke Marechaussee, het Commando DienstenCentra en de Defensie Materieel Organisatie. Aan het hoofd van de Bestuursstaf (het departement) staat de minister van Defensie. Werken aan vrede en veiligheid Defensie is dagelijks actief in Nederland en het buitenland voor de belangen van ons land en haar inwoners. Hiermee dragen wij, nu en in de toekomst, bij aan de welvaart en veiligheid van ons land. Onze wereldwijde inzet versterkt de internationale samenwerking en draagt bij aan de ambitie van Nederland dat mensen zich wereldwijd in vrijheid en veiligheid kunnen ontplooien. Drie hoofdtaken Dagelijks voeren onze militairen de drie hoofdtaken van Defensie uit: • Bescherming van het eigen en het bondgenootschappelijk grondgebied, met inbegrip van het Koninkrijk der Nederlanden in het Caribisch Gebied. • Bevordering van de internationale rechtsorde en stabilit

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