Job Description

UI/UX Senior Designer– Nilfisk (Copenhagen or Hadsund)

Nilfisk is seeking a UI/UX Designer with strong visualization skills to join its design team. You will help translate complex ideas into intuitive, user-centred experiences that shape future products and solutions.

You will work closely with industrial designers, engineers, and product managers in a multidisciplinary, global team, contributing across the full product lifecycle—from early concept to final implementation.

About the Team

You will join the Industrial Design team at Nilfisk, where design plays a key role in connecting strategy, technology, and user needs. The team works across disciplines and regions to create cohesive, high-quality product experiences.

Based at our headquarters in Copenhagen or in Hadsund R&D center, you will collaborate closely with local and global colleagues, including teams at our R&D center in China, to deliver consistent and impactful design solutions across the product portfolio.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate user insights into UX strategies, requirements, and design concepts

• Define end-to-end UX across physical interfaces (e.g., control panels)

• Establish consistent UX principles, interaction patterns, and workflows across product lines

• Design, prototype (low–high fidelity), and validate solutions through usability testing and iteration

• Ensure intuitive, accessible interactions for demanding real-world environments

• Collaborate closely with cross-functional teams throughout the product lifecycle

• Communicate design ideas via prototypes, diagrams, and clear documentation

• Contribute to and evolve design systems (Figma libraries, typography, color, iconography)

• Graphic design expertise to specify hardware design direction and strategic communication tools to support communication

• Partner with product managers to define features and UX frameworks aligned with product strategy

• Align app and machine interfaces for seamless cross-platform user experiences

• Guide engineering teams on UX implementation across web, embedded, and hardware systems

• Understanding how interactions fit into broader ecosystems

• Balancing short-term solutions with long-term product vision

• Product and strategic thinking: Contributing to product strategy, not just execution

• Presenting ideas clearly through visuals and narrative

• Creating compelling design documentation and specs

Requirements

• Min 5+ years of experience in UX/UI, product design, or industrial design

• Proven experience leading UX work in complex hardware + software systems

• Strong background in user-centered design and research-driven methodologies

• Experience with control systems, embedded interfaces, or industrial products

• Solid understanding of ergonomics, human factors, and interaction design

• Proficiency in tools such as Figma, Miro, Adobe creative

• Experience with prototyping, including physical and digital iterations

• Strong communication skills

• Ability to lead design direction in cross-functional, global teams

• Fluent in English

What Success Looks Like

• A unified UX system across machines, apps, and platforms

• Clear, intuitive interactions in demanding real-world environments

• Strong alignment between design, engineering, and product strategy

• Reduced complexity through well-structured workflows and interfaces

• Scalable UX standards adopted across global teams

Let’s create a cleaner future together

Cleaning has emerged as a key contributor to health and safety, sparked by technology and innovation. At Nilfisk we are a driving force in this development. Being part of Nilfisk means thinking outside of the box, bringing your inspiring ideas to life, sharing the results, and learning from your setbacks. We believe that diversity is our greatest strength – as we achieve the best results from a wide variety of views and approaches. At Nilfisk, you have the freedom to be yourself and express your opinions. Nilfisk is firmly committed to growth and sustainability in everything we do. You will be empowered in your role as you collaborate with passionate colleagues on a quest to create a cleaner future.

Are you ready to make a change for a cleaner future?

About Nilfisk

Nilfisk is a world-leading provider of professional cleaning equipment and services, founded in Denmark in 1906. With approximately 4,500 employees across 45 countries and products sold in over 100 markets, we are committed to developing sustainable cleaning solutions that improve quality of life. We are listed on Nasdaq Copenhagen and a proud member of the United Nations Global Compact.

We embrace diversity and equality with an environment of inclusion. We encourage everyone to apply for the position, regardless of origin, race, ethnicity, religion, physical or mental ability, gender, gender-identity or expression, sexual orientation, and age.

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