Native Mobile UX Designer

Why you’ll love this job

We’re a multidisciplinary UX team that drives the user experience for our customer and employee facing applications. In this position, you’ll work within a cross-functional team where you’ll influence product and design decisions with ownership of initiatives from inception through implementation. You’ll get to showcase your experience and knowledge in with interaction / visual design, information architecture, user research and UX strategy.

What you’ll do

We are transforming the way we deliver software and solutions for our customers and employees. As part of a Product based culture we are looking to hire a UX Designer.

The UX Designer is a thoughtful, empathetic and experienced UX professional with extensive knowledge of UX best practices and hands-on experience with interaction / visual design, information architecture, user research and UX strategy. This job is a member of the Technology Strategy & User Experience team within IT.

This is an exciting opportunity for the right individual to work across disciplines to take large, complex applications and transform them into simple, intuitive experiences. You’ll wear many UX hats and be responsible for conceptualizing, prototyping, presenting and delivering a variety of UX deliverables (personas, flows, research plans, test scripts, low and hi-fidelity mockups).

All you’ll need for success

General

• Work with cross-functional teams using agile methods to define user stories and UX deliverables


• Influence outcomes and product owner decisions based on UX best practices, design principles and research


• Collaborate with developers to find the most effective, expedient and efficient way to implement solutions


• Collect, analyze, present and action feedback and manage changes to deliverables


• Present work in a clear and compelling manner to stakeholders


• Provide timely status updates (including work left to do, issues, risks) on all products


• Communicate effectively with all team members to get work done

Design

• Design the visual style, interface and interaction flow of applications and experiences


• Contribute to and adhere to the patterns of a given design system


• Develop conceptual diagrams, wireframes, visual mockups and prototypes

Information Architecture

• Advocate for the user and collaborate with business owners to develop features and flows that align with the  user's needs


• Gather and translate rules and assets into UX systems, programs and enterprise solutions


• Prepare, manage, update and distribute UX documentation (navigational flows, wire frames, mock-ups, use cases, task flows prototypes, content, system errors, etc.)

UX Research

• Create research strategies based on desired outcomes and develop usability test plans, scripts and scenarios for prototypes. Regularly formulate and test hypotheses during design iterations.


• Use research techniques (heuristic reviews, user interviews, remote unmoderated and in-person testing) to determine ease-of-use and comprehension of designs and ideas


• Design, recruit / schedule and moderate usability studies and user interviews

A qualified candidate should possess

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Computer Science, Visual Design, Library Sciences or other related discipline, or equivalent experience or training


• 3+ years of experience as a UX practitioner with a background in user experience design, interaction design or similar


• Strong skills in modern design and prototyping tools (Figma, Adobe CC, etc.)


• Experience working closely with developers from inception through implementation in an agile environment


• Advanced analytical skills dealing with complex data problems and implementing sustainable solutions


• Proven ability to collaborate effectively across disciplines, product lines, roles, geographical and time zone  boundaries


• Knowledge and proficiency using remote unmoderated testing tools and moderated testing devices and platforms


• In-depth understanding of both qualitative and quantitative research methods


• Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and a solid grasp of trends in web and app design


• Strong organizational skills and the ability to label, classify and intelligently build flows and wireframes for complex computer applications are a plus


• Experience with emerging technology such as Generative AI


• Experience rapidly iterating designs to conduct user testing and to deliver to development teams


• Experience in responsive, adaptive and accessible designs


• Ability to manage multiple concurrent projects and communicate effectively with non-technical users

A preferred candidate should posses

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors Engineering, Computer Science,  Visual Design, Library Sciences or other related discipline, or equivalent experience or training


• 5+ years of experience as a UX practitioner with a background in user experience design, interaction design or  similar


• Leverage emerging AI tools and capabilities as part of the design process to improve efficiency, inform decision-making, and support scalable design solutions

Sound like a good fit?