UX Designer

Department: Technology

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: Bucharest

Reporting To: Rachel Evans

Description

RecoTek is Reconomy’s new centralized technology hub located in Bucharest, Romania, officially launched in February 2024. Serving as the backbone of Reconomy’s tech operations, it consolidates inhouse expertise across all Reconomy brands to accelerate platform development and enhance service delivery.

Reconomy is an international circular economy specialist that combines technology, skills and incredible people to enable businesses to better manage their resources, helping reduce waste, optimise their supply chains, and contribute in a meaningful way toward the circular economy

Reconomy is bending the edges of linear business models across the world, integrating circular economy strategies and processes into everyday operations. We have the tools, talent and technology that enable customers to harness the full and inherent value of their resources, with integrated global operations in over 80 countries across the world.

Reconomy’s full range of capabilities are organized into 3 ‘loops’: Recycle, Comply and Re-use, each providing opportunities for circularity within the wider resource cycle.

• Recycle loop is utilising the latest technology and data to enable customers to make the best possible use of their materials.
  
  
• Comply loop is enabling customers to solve increasingly complex environmental regulatory challenges using data, expert knowledge and thought leadership to drive business accountability across the globe.
  
  
• Re-use loop is providing intelligent technology platforms and agile delivery models for pre-retail logistics and product returns, fulfilment and processing, on behalf of many of Europe’s largest retailers.
  
  

About The Role

About this role

As a UX Designer, you will shape intuitive, user-centred digital experiences across Reconomy’s suite of brand websites. You will help establish a consistent visual language across our brands while ensuring accessibility, usability, and performance remain at the heart of every design decision.

Working closely with the Digital Product Owner, developers, CRO specialists, and central & divisional marketing teams, you will turn insights, data, and user needs into meaningful digital experiences that drive engagement and conversion.

What We Need From You

What you’ll do

• Design intuitive UX/UI solutions for Reconomy’s multi-brand digital ecosystem
  
  
• Translate business and user requirements into elegant, user-centred designs
  
  
• Apply UX best practices and challenge solutions constructively
  
  
• Contribute to and evolve UX guidelines, UI toolkits, and design systems
  
  
• Collaborate with stakeholders to communicate design changes and impacts
  
  
• Use data, insights, and user research to inform and iterate on designs
  
  
• Partner with CRO specialists to proactively identify and implement improvements
  
  
• Advocate for inclusive and accessible design, supporting accessibility standards and legislation
  
  

💡 What we’re looking for

• Proven experience as a UX/UI Designer, with a portfolio showcasing your process and outcomes
  
  
• Strong knowledge of user-centred design principles and methodologies
  
  
• Experience designing accessible and inclusive digital experiences
  
  
• Ability to use data and insights to guide design decisions
  
  
• Hands-on experience with Figma or Adobe Creative Suite
  
  
• Familiarity with collaboration and workflow tools (Jira, Notion, Monday)
  
  

✨✨✨Nice to have ✨✨✨

• Experience planning and running user research
  
  
• Familiarity with user insight tools (e.g. Hotjar or similar)
  
  
• Degree in a relevant field (HCI, Design, Digital Media)
  
  

🎯 Top 3 Must-Have

• Strong UX/UI expertise with a user-first mindset and solid portfolio
  
  
• Proven ability to design accessible, data-informed digital experiences at scale
  
  
• Excellent collaboration and stakeholder management skills across cross-functional teams
  
  

What We Offer

• This role offers you the chance to work in a friendly, diverse and international environment, along with colleagues who will share your passion for innovation, agile-working and growth. You will also be able to develop your skills within the exciting and challenging market of Reverse Logistics!
  
  
• Hybrid working environment
  
  
• Training and development to keep you in touch with the latest technologies and the opportunities to apply your learning.
  
  
• We offer a competitive salary alongside other benefits*
  
  
• Our office is easily accessible located near the city center of Bucharest, and designed to make you feel at home
  
  
• 21 working days of annual leave, plus 2 additional days allowed for participation in volunteering programs, and 1 extra day off for your birthday
  
  
• Meal vouchers: 40 RON per working day (taxed according to current legislation)
  
  
• Private medical subscription at Regina Maria.