Design Systems - Product Designer (f/m/d) I part- or full-time [Austria]

 About the role

At Cropster, we are building market-leading Software as a Service (SaaS) solutions to empower businesses throughout the coffee supply chain. Thousands of customers all over the world from farm to cup use our software products to make better coffee.

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Product designers at Cropster take raw ideas and make them into something everyone can relate to and rally behind. We start from the very early stages: finding the right problem to tackle, exploring ideas for how to solve it and then refining it into a coherent solution. Our product designers carry out research, brainstorming, sketching, prototyping and collaborate with our product managers and engineers to ship great products. We are empathetic user advocates and care deeply about our users’ experience and our customers' needs. We use Figma and Figjam for ideation and prototyping of solutions in all levels of fidelity, and have a solid Design System in place to keep our UI consistent across products.

As a Product Designer (f/m/d) at Cropster you will be part of our international, highly supportive and collaborative product design team where we do regular design critiques and foster a feedback giving and learning environment.

The preferred locations for this role are Innsbruck or Vienna, but we are open for remote candidates as well. This role is offered as a part-time or full-time position.

What you'll do

• Take ownership of our new design system, the processes that come with it and its overall quality.
• Maintain and extend our Figma setup with components that can be easily used by your team members.
• Develop new patterns and write usage guidelines that can be easily consumed and applied.
• Review our React components in Storybook and work closely with our engineers throughout the whole process.
• Support engineering with feedback and on-the-fly decisions.
• Promote the usage of our design system, utilizing reusable components across multiple products.
• Enable other product designers to actively contribute with further developing our design system.
• Be the ambassador of design best practices and accessibility standards.
• Strive to provide a seamless product experience from daily improvements to long-term strategies.

Things you should do well

• Defining and understanding complex user flows.
• Designing concepts always with the bigger picture in mind.
• Actively looking for inconsistent workflows in the design process.
• Having a systemic approach to design operations.
• Handling a certain level of uncertainty and cutting through it.
• Accurately estimating and planning design work.
• Understanding that good design is not about trends but is built on top of principles and tradeoffs.
• Contributing to the Product Design strategy.

We are looking for someone with

• Proven experience in Product (UI/UX) design and at least 1 year with a strong focus on design systems.
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills to manage and nurture cross-functional relationships.
• Experience working within cross- functional teams, preferably in a product/SaaS context.
• A true team spirit - someone who is actively helping and contributing to the success of the team and products.
• Full proficiency with Figma.
• Fluency in English.

At this point, Cropster will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Austria for this opening. For Non-EU applicants: please attach your work permit to your application.

What you can expect

The salary range for this position is € 45K to € 55K gross/year and we look at factors like your experience and individual qualifications to determine our offer, which includes benefits like an educational and wellness budget, remote work possibilities and working from home, flexible working hours, paid time for volunteer work, an endless stream of really great coffee, and much more. We also make our best possible offer upfront—no games.

We thrive on high commitment and a strong culture of collaboration to achieve our revolutionary mission of a sustainable coffee supply chain. As a Certified B Corporation™, Cropster is committed to working towards being an even better company that benefits all people, communities, and the planet. If you want to have a significant impact and work with people who care, Cropster is the right place for you.

Apply now

We look forward to receiving your application! If you have any questions, don't hesitate to contact our team at .

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