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We're looking for a UI/UX Designer who can bring some serious (and fun) design chops to our team of product designers.
As an Associate User Experience Designer at IBM Cloud, you will work with your team to create human-centered experiences by designing the structural and informational foundation for products, services, and systems. You will help facilitate the delivery of all elements, interactions, and decisions that add value to the total user experience. You'll join IBM Studios Bengaluru, where we work in a hybrid environment and spend 3 days per week in office to collaborate, learn from each other, and build our design community.
Your role and responsibilities
- Work with UX researchers to test concepts with users and integrate findings into the design direction through low and high-fidelity mockups, patterns, prototypes and development-ready specifications
- Analyze and creatively solve complex user problems through user interface design, providing a usable, intuitive, efficient experience that has high standards in functionality and aesthetics
- Work with your team to design information architecture, interactions, content, and navigation throughout the product experience, leveraging IBM's well-established design systems to create consistent and delightful client experiences
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders, including product management, engineering, sales, marketing to craft UX solutions that aligns with business objectives and user needs
- Participate with your team in agile and design thinking methodologies
- Participate in UX reviews, critiques and guilds to help develop more effective and rich designs in our community
- Demonstrate committed and respectful collaboration between members of cross-functional teams and be part of promoting a positive team culture and work environment
- As an UI/UX designer, you might expect your week to look something like this: 75% product design (Product, Storytelling, & Presentations), 15% team collaboration & coordination, 10% personal training and learning
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise
- 2+ years of experience
- A portfolio of work samples that demonstrate an understanding of user-centered design, interaction design, visualizations of complex experiences and demonstration of delivering exceptional user-centered outcomes
- Bachelor's Degree in User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Information Architecture, Computer Development, Software Development or a related field
- Familiarity of design and prototyping tools such as Figma
- Strategic thinking with ability to align design goals with business goals
- A drive to embrace technical domains and explain the problem space
- Solid understanding of fundamental design principles (typography, layout, grid systems, hierarchy, color, composition)
- Excellent communication and storytelling skills in English
- Ability to work from the office in Bangaluru 3 days per week
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Awareness of inclusive design practices and accessibility standards
- Advanced Degree in User Experience Design, Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Information Architecture, Computer Development, Software Development or a related field
- Familiarity with design systems, agile practices, design thinking and human-centered design principles
- Desire to make the best products in the industry hands-down
- Infectious curiosity - always looking for opportunities to learn new things
- Self-motivation, an open mind and a sense of humor
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