Senior Product Designer

Are you interested in FinTech and SaaS products and looking for an exciting design opportunity with plenty of room for growth? Optio is transitioning from a start-up with a proven product market fit, into to an international scale-up, and we are looking for talented and passionate people to take part in the journey and grow with us.

Optio is a FinTech SaaS company with offices in Oslo (HQ), Sweden, Denmark, and Germany. With help from our internal finance experts, we develop software to simplify all aspects of our clients' employee equity programs, meaning option programs, share programs, and more.

Today we work with some of Europe's most exciting scale-ups, such as Easee, Tibber, Oda, Kahoot, and Northvolt, along with more established enterprises such as Telia, Sats Bang & Olufson, and Tryg, to mention a few.

Our culture is fun, collaborative, transparent and forward-thinking. We see our talented people as our most important asset, and embrace learning and growing together as a team.

We see great design as an important part of unlocking new possibilities and enhancing equity compensation's functions. As a Senior Product Designer, you will be responsible for UI and UX design for our products, from concept to completion. As a designer, you are part of the design competence at Optio. On a daily basis, you will work as a part of a cross-functional, agile team and collaborate with other skilled and passionate designers, engineers, domain experts, product owners and more, to create experiences that are intuitive, engaging, and delightful. In addition, you'll have the chance to influence our design strategy and elevate the overall quality of our design work.

• UI and UX design for our products, from ideation to launch, working as a part of a cross-functional, agile team to ensure that our products meet user needs and business goals.
• Conduct user research and testing to gain insights into user behavior and preferences.
• Develop wire frames, prototypes, and high-fidelity designs that communicate design concepts and solutions effectively.
• Co-own and maintain design systems that ensure consistency and scalability across all products.
• Continuously evaluate and improve your design process to ensure efficiency and effectiveness.
• Facilitate workshops with users, stakeholders, and the team.

Qualifications

• Degree in design or a related field.
• 5+ years of product design experience, focusing on UX/UI design.
• Proven track record of delivering exceptional design solutions for complex products.
• Excellent sense of typography, layout, and general design principles.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional, agile teams.
• Proficient in design tools such as Figma and Adobe Creative Suite.
• Strong understanding of design systems and ability to create and maintain design guidelines.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Experience working in cross-functional, agile product teams.

• Interest in and talent for UX writing.
• Interest in / experience from SaaS and financial services.

• An inspiring work environment with like-minded people.
• Competitive compensation package and opportunity for equity ownership in Optio.
• Flexible working conditions.
• Great career opportunities where we always seek to promote internally rather than recruit externally if possible and possibilities to dictate your responsibilities in the long term.
• Opportunities to travel and work from our other European offices.

For this role, we are looking for someone in the Oslo area, or willing to relocate. We will only consider candidates with a work permit that is valid in Norway. Candidates are reviewed and selected on an ongoing basis.

If you have any questions about the job, please contact our Head of Design, Eva Steen, at es@optioincentives.no.

We look forward to your application! Please send it in English, along with a portfolio / work samples.