Job Description
We offer a contract of employment and a hybrid work model (3 days a week in the office).
Additionally, depending on your annual assessment and the company's results:
-Annual bonus up to 20% of the annual salary gross
-Long-term discretionary incentive plan based on Allegro.eu shares
We are looking for people who:
- Are experts in UX/UI design with at least 5 years of experience in design systems and scalable user interface frameworks
- Have at least 2-5 years of experience leading a design team or managing design operations, including oversight of system governance and design tools
- Possess strong collaboration skills, especially when working with product management, engineering, and executive leadership
- Understand how to establish priorities for a design system based on company goals, KPIs, and user needs
- Are passionate about mentoring and supporting team members, fostering an environment of growth and innovation
- Thrive in dynamic and evolving environments, adapting workflows and strategies to meet new challenges
- Are skilled problem-solvers who can diagnose complex design issues and craft actionable solutions
- Have an eye for detail and a strategic understanding of end-to-end user experiences, focusing on usability, consistency, and brand alignment
- Use a variety of resources and data to explore design challenges from diverse perspectives
- Have excellent communication skills, capable of presenting complex design strategies clearly to stakeholders and team members
- Communicate (writing, speaking) fluently in English (at least B2 level proficiency). But C1-C2 preferred
In your daily work you will handle the following tasks:
- Lead and oversee the work of the Design Systems team, driving a user-centered approach to scalable and consistent design frameworks. Working closely with Design Operations (Design Ops) and UX Research Operations (Research Ops)
- Develop and execute a strategic roadmap for the design system, incorporating mobile-first principles, accessibility standards, ethical principles and modern UI/UX trends using the DNA of Allegro
- Align the design system with the broader product vision, ensuring that it meets both user and business needs
- Collaborate with product management, engineering, and UX teams to integrate the design system seamlessly across multiple applications and user segments, and business units
- Promote the adoption of the design system across business units through effective communication, documentation, and training
- Monitor and analyze UX metrics to measure the impact of design system updates on user experience and business outcomes
- Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement within the Design Systems team
- Manage and prioritize operational tasks to meet project deadlines while maintaining high-quality design standards
- Mentor team members and support their individual growth, setting clear development goals and providing regular feedback
- Represent the Design Systems team in recruitment processes and broader organizational initiatives, contributing to the development of UX maturity within the company
What we offer
- Working in a team you can always count on — we have on board top-class specialists and experts in their areas of expertise
- A high degree of autonomy in terms of organizing your team’s work; we encourage you to develop continuously and try out new things
- Hackathons, team tourism, training budget and an internal educational platform, MindUp (including training courses on work organization, means of communications, motivation to work and various technologies and subject-matter issues)
- Well-located offices (with fully equipped kitchens and bicycle parking facilities) and excellent working tools (height-adjustable desks, interactive conference rooms)
- Annual bonus (depending on your annual assessment and the company's results)
- Long term discretionary incentive plan based on Allegro.eu shares
- A wide selection of fringe benefits in a cafeteria plan – you choose what you like (e.g. medical, sports or lunch packages, insurance, purchase vouchers)
- English classes that we pay for related to the specific nature of your job
- 16" or 14" MacBook Pro with Apple Silicon processor and, 36GB RAM or a corresponding Dell with Windows (if you don’t like Macs) and other gadgets that you may need
Why is it worth working with us
- Allegro is a mature organization with a high understanding of UX importance where decisions are made based on facts and knowledge about customers and merchants
- We are one of the biggest (or even the biggest) UX Teams in Poland (a team of 150 specialists group into 3 areas and 18 UX teams - we are looking for a leader of one of them)
- We have diverse skills and experiences - we share knowledge and help each other
- On a daily basis, we work with stakeholders from different units, and our design challenges are never the same
- We value creative ideas and experiment a lot
- We focus on the constant development of the whole team and individual team members as well
This may also be of interest to you
Allegro Tech Podcast → https://podcast.allegro.tech/
Send in your CV (in English) and portfolio and see why it is #dobrzetubyć (#goodtobehere)
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What We Do
Allegro is the most popular shopping platform in Poland and the largest e-commerce platform of European origin. We operate a marketplace model which means that customers can buy whatever they need from over 135,000 merchants, who can list an unlimited number of offers on our platform. We offer products in all key categories including Automotive, Fashion, Home&Garden, Electronics, Books and Collectibles, Kids or Health and Beauty. Each month, 22 million customers visit our platform, which is equivalent to almost 80% of all Internet users in Poland. They can choose from over 250m offers at the most attractive prices with maximum convenience including fast and free deliveries under the Allegro Smart! programme, modern financial services (Allegro Pay), as well as Poland’s widest 50k pickup points network. In 2019 we celebrated the 20th anniversary of Allegro in Poland. For over two decades, we have been serving consumers and promoting the idea of entrepreneurship in one of the most innovative areas of the economy. We have come a long way from an auction site for private individuals looking for a modern alternative to their local flea market. Today, we are a vibrant international marketplace platform for professional sellers and a must-have sales channel for top international brands and retailers. We currently employ more than 7000 employees and each of us ranks among the best experts in their field. Whether it’s in Technology, Customer Experience, Commerce, Delivery Experience or many other teams, we’re all proud to say that Allegro employs the best people on the market and all of us are ready to admit that it’s #goodtobehere.
