Job Summary
This role is responsible for applying strong knowledge of design principles and practices in UX Design to support software development and innovation visioning that have limited complexity. This role will be heavily involved in user research, UX visioning for concept generation, concept testing, and concept presentation in support of software development projects.
Job Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in industrial design or user experience (UX) design or minimum of nine (9) years of job-related experience as defined above in the Essential Functions section; an advanced degree in directly applicable area of study may substitute for up to two (2) years of experience
- Ability to travel up to 10% – Internationally and Domestically
Preferred Job Requirements
- Six Sigma Green belt
- Experience with web or mobile coding, software development best practices; experience with JIRA and Confluence
- Ability to work within cross-functional teams to create software products; strong analytical skills; effective communication skills; ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment
Job Responsibilities
- Work with product owners and design research team to develop research brief. Help research lead with target user recruitment. Lead design research sessions. Coordinate and guide junior design staff. Engage target users and ensure successful research outcomes. Develop and communicate actionable insights to Product Teams
- Lead user story development brainstorms, demonstrating design experience driving insights from Design and Trends Research
- Demonstrate design experience and audit product hypothesis for concept feasibility, viability, and desirability
- Coordinate with external analytics vendors to analyze and report out gaps in user experience
- Demonstrate deep knowledge of color theory and graphic techniques to develop UI style guides. Build and test prototypes to validate advanced user experiences driven by emerging technology
- Demonstrate exceptional 2D representation skills, Low and Hi-Fidelity Prototyping skills, and communication skills
- Maintain professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops, professional publications, establishing personal networks, and participating in professional societies
- Contribute to the team effort by accomplishing related results and participating on projects as needed