Introduction
IBM has a rich history of design that extends into our IBM Z business. At IBM Z, our systems power the world's most important industries, and our clients are the architects of the future. Transforming our business to deliver on that future is at the heart of our Design mission.
Join us as we continue innovating across enterprise Z products to provide our clients with solutions that power their mission. We're looking for a well-rounded Designer to join the AI on z team. In this role, you will be responsible for shaping user experience and design strategy to create the best experience for automating and simplifying AI on z applications.
You'll work directly with a cross-functional team to tackle complex business challenges alongside other creators and strategists. You have a passion to learn more about our technology stack to improve the client experience. You are a systematic thinker, able to see the big picture but also enjoy diving deep into important details.
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Your role and responsibilities
• Deep understanding of user-centred design methods and standard processes
• Demonstrated desire to continually improve on processes
• The ability to thrive in a fast-paced, collaborative, agile environment while producing great design work on tight deadlines
• The ability to explore ideas, persuade others, and build consensus on fast-moving projects with varying degrees of ambiguity
• Self-motivation; ability to produce results both independently and as part of a team
• Strong communication and active listening skills, with an ability to build and develop close, trusting relationships
• Experience using multiple approaches, including analytics and user research, to drive decisions and develop product iterations
• Ability to distil and reframe problems, then define a framework for resolution, generating clear, elegant solutions for complex challenges
• Systems thinking; ability to step back and see a project's larger ecosystem, with a focus on solutions that improve not just one feature but the entire user flow
• Demonstrated behaviours, attitudes, actions, and judgments that inspire employees to follow and other leaders to trust
Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Associate's Degree/College Diploma
Required technical and professional expertise
• 10+ years professional experience in product design, with a focus on both UX/UI design
• Expertise in design thinking/human-centered design
• Bachelor's degree in design, Human-Computer Interaction, or equivalent certification
• Proven track record of working design projects from concept to completion.
• Strong understanding of usability principles and best practices in web and mobile design.
• Excellent communication skills and ability to collaborate effectively with cross-functional teams.
• Portfolio showcasing a range of projects that demonstrate your design process, research methodologies, and problem-solving skills.
• In-depth knowledge and experience within a relevant design discipline (User Research, User-Experience Design, Visual Design, Interaction Design)
• Strong interest in complex, technical systems
• Strong written and verbal communication skills (i.e. storytelling and documentation)
• Experience using agile principles towards the delivery of product
• Develop mid-level literacy in AI
• Proficiency with design and research tools such as Figma, Adobe Suite, Mural, Airtable, Keynote, research survey tools, and other design software
Preferred technical and professional experience
- Good progress toward milestones and advise as needed, setting a high bar for excellence in our design practices
- Track team progress toward established OKRs
- Contribute to the overall IBM Z Design vision, mission, and strategy and build alignment in cross-functional strategic efforts with key business stakeholders
- Basics on Video prototyping, animation and motion knowledge would be added advantage
- Evangelize Design and Design Thinking across zSystems and IBM
ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT
IBM Systems helps IT leaders think differently about their infrastructure. IBM servers and storage are no longer inanimate - they can understand, reason, and learn so our clients can innovate while avoiding IT issues. Our systems power the world's most important industries and our clients are the architects of the future. Join us to help build our leading-edge technology portfolio designed for cognitive business and optimized for cloud computing.
YOUR LIFE @ IBM
In a world where technology never stands still, we understand that, dedication to our clients success, innovation that matters, and trust and personal responsibility in all our relationships, lives in what we do as IBMers as we strive to be the catalyst that makes the world work better.
Being an IBMer means you'll be able to learn and develop yourself and your career, you'll be encouraged to be courageous and experiment everyday, all whilst having continuous trust and support in an environment where everyone can thrive whatever their personal or professional background.
Our IBMers are growth minded, always staying curious, open to feedback and learning new information and skills to constantly transform themselves and our company. They are trusted to provide on-going feedback to help other IBMers grow, as well as collaborate with colleagues keeping in mind a team focused approach to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. The courage our IBMers have to make critical decisions everyday is essential to IBM becoming the catalyst for progress, always embracing challenges with resources they have to hand, a can-do attitude and always striving for an outcome focused approach within everything that they do.
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ABOUT IBM
IBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.
Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we're also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business.
At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it's time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
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