UX Designer

Thomas J. Watson said it best:â"Good design is good business.â" Visualization is critical to discovering data-driven insights and effectively communicating that knowledge to others. Designers at IBM work to create experiences that work together, work the same, and work for our clients. Does the thought of creating the platform at the heart of solutions like Watson, Blockchain, IoT, and Security excite you? If so, read on! Your Role and Responsibilities Strategic Responsibilities

Gain clarity on your overall MMT product strategy and how your product fits within it.

Develop a deeper understanding of your portfolio / ecosystem and the relationships between its products.

Deepen your technical knowledge of your primary product.

Develop a basic knowledge of the platform on which your product runs.

Attend product-oriented meetings and presentations.

Identify improvement opportunities at the individual product level.

Acquire knowledge and competency in UX Metrics.
Cross-Functional Responsibilities

Be an active member of an agile squad, reviewing walls of work, creating and participating in playbacks, and providing input to sprint backlog prioritization.

Attend client / sponsor user sessions; strongly advocate for end users and a true MVP in 3IAB relationships.

Drive a user-centric mindset among 3AIB colleagues and product teams.

Build relationships with key stakeholders and 3iaB teams.

Engage with and manage stakeholders in development and product management.

Build personal network of collaborators.

Co-facilitate design thinking workshops with product teams and users.
Functional Responsibilities

Design user experiences based on scenarios and user flows.

Create wireframes and develop prototype of design concepts based on clear understanding of users, clients, and their desired outcomes and in accordance with interaction design principles.

Own the creation of low and high-fidelity designs.

Lead ideation activities to solve user experience issues.

Contribute to a product/project independently and in alignment with timeline and roadmap milestones.

Take ownership of work product and perform daily tasks with autonomy.

Take accountability for turning client/user insights into action.

Demonstrate leadership and expertise in your design discipline.

Know when and where to seek help/feedback.

Influence the design culture of your product team and studio.

Onboard new team members onto your team.

Guide, mentor and coach new hires, interns and less-experienced designers.

Demonstrate the ability to ask effective questions.

Attend and contribute to monthly Z Design Reviews and Community Calls

Develop mastery in your core design discipline; expand competencies across your t-shape to better contribute to personal and team outcomes.

Grow your internal eminence through contributions to IBM Design.

Build your external eminence in the design world outside of your product and IBM.

Deepen knowledge of and experience with the EDT framework.

Develop mid-level literacy in AI.

Develop mid-level knowledge of IBM Experience Standards.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

A minimum of 2 years of experience in executing UX deliverables on design projects.

A minimum of 1 year of experience in product or service design.

A minimum of 1 year of experience working with product managers and engineers.

A minimum of 2 years of experience with common design tools.

Exposure to Agile processes (e.g., SAFe), enterprise design thinking, managing allocation and prioritization discussions, and the IBM Universal Experiences.

Strong portfolio showing a breadth of complex, technically-oriented projects.skills as a UX designer

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Experienced-level UX design skills, including wireframing & prototyping.

Experienced-level competency with common design tools, such as Figma, Adobe XD, etc.

Experience in defining and executing UX Metrics assessments.

Competency with standard presentation programs Powerpoint & Keynote.