Associate UX Designer

A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customer's challenges into solutions.
Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.
IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive

Your Role and Responsibilities

• Join IBM's worldwide design organization for AI Applications, where our mission is to empower users to do their best work through intuitive and visually engaging interfaces. As a Designer, you'll play a crucial role in creating end-to-end customer experiences for AI-enabled solutions that help businesses make informed, data-driven decisions.
• 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 Technical and Professional Expertise

• 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 Expertise

• 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