UI/UX Designer

IQGeo is seeking a UI/UX Designer to support our Web and Mobile Software engineering and implementation efforts for domestic and international enterprise customers. This role joins a dynamic team that enjoys working with complex applications and products that utilize software, GIS, engineering, and problem-solving skills. Our flexible scheduling and outstanding benefits support success in a highly creative, innovative, and energetic company.

Our Engineering teams are in Cambridge (UK), Denver (USA), Salt Lake City (USA), and Ghent (Belgium) and are responsible for designing and developing our geospatial products which are available both as cloud services and for on-premises deployment. As a UI/UX Designer, you will work across and closely with the Engineering team to ensure all user interfaces are designed well and have a consistent look and feel. The role is expected to be capable of working independently, and as a team member, and should have working experience as a UI/UX Designer.

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Responsibilities

• Investigate user experience design requirements for all products from product management, delivery, partners, and customers
• Develop and conceptualize a UI/UX design strategy for the product suite
• Produce high-quality design solutions through wireframes, graphic designs, flow diagrams, storyboards, site maps, and prototypes
• Design consistent UI elements including dialogs, screens, and navigation menus
• Work with software engineers to ensure designs are adhered to and implemented as designed
• Test and validate UI elements in all products
• Provide advice and guidance to software engineers for UI implementation
• Set and implement style standards (and Style Guide) on typography and graphic design
• Own, maintain, and direct design of IQGeo applications

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Essential

Required Skills & Experience

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Excellent interpersonal and customer service skills
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines and prioritise tasks
• Comfortable presenting design ideas to a variety of audiences
• Ability to function well in a high-paced environment
• Comfortable managing work across a variety of applications and development teams simultaneously
• Portfolio of professional UI/UX design solutions for mobile and browser applications
• Expert knowledge of the following technologies:
• HTML
• CSS
• Design tools (ideally Figma)
• US citizenship or permanent residency required

Desirable

• Experience using Software Lifecycle and Planning tools such as Jira
• Experience working in an Agile environment
• Knowledge of Geospatial Information Systems (GIS) or web mapping

Education / Experience

Bachelor’s degree in UI/UX Design or related field and/or equivalent experience.?

What’s In it For You

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life insurance: monthly premiums are paid 100% for employee, spouse, and family! No contribution to benefit plan!
• STD/LTD insurance fully paid.
• Generous PTO with 8 paid holidays plus 2 “floating” holidays.
• Paid charity/volunteering day each year.
• Enhanced maternity leave policy (full-pay 3 months, half-pay 3 additional months) after 2 years of service.
• 401k Safe Harbor contribution, fully vested day one.
• Mentor program.
• Home office support for remote workers.

Flexible Working

We support hybrid and flexible working arrangements for all employees. We understand that life for many people involves school runs, care giving, or exercising!

Work Permits & Visas

You must already have the right to work permanently in United States.

IQGeo is not able to sponsor work permits.

About IQGeo

IQGeo™ is based in Cambridge, UK with regional offices in the United States, Canada, Belgium, Germany, Malaysia, and Japan. We are supported by a global network of highly skilled partners. Originally founded as Ubisense Ltd in 2002, the IQGeo brand was launched in January 2019 after the company was split into two separate businesses. Led by a team of geospatial technology pioneers, the IQGeo Platform software was first launched in 2010 and has an impressive pedigree in the telco, communications, and utility industries. In 2020, IQGeo acquired OSPInsight, a provider of fiber network management software, and in 2022 IQGeo acquired Comsof, a world leader in automated network design, headquartered in Belgium.

Today, IQGeo is the leader in introducing modern web and mobile geospatial applications into the communications and utility industries.