Job Description

To thrive in this role, youll have 3-4 years of design and research experience under your belt. Experience with research (Planning, facilitating and reporting) and UI/UX design best practices (Design principles, common design tools, and strong communication skills). In our division within Schneider Electric, we develop many types of products, ranging from devices with embedded displays to enterprise-level web-based software. Well need your strategic thinking and collaborative design skills at every stage of our product R&D process.You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with other global designers, product engineers, customers, and business stakeholders to develop feasible, valuable and delightful designs that you are proud of.Responsibilities

• Connect with customers to deeply understand their true needs and top pain-points. Map out customer journeys and experiences for key scenarios.

\xc2\xb7 Manage and execute end-to-end research: define research objectives, develop research proposal, data collection, analysis, reporting, and dissemination\xc2\xb7 Be well-versed in both generative and evaluative qualitative research methodologies\xc2\xb7 Translate findings into action plans to quickly improve the customer experience

• Apply design thinking skills on a variety of products (i.e.: devices with embedded displays, or enterprise-level web-based software), keeping a keen eye on opportunities to step in and step up.
• Collaborate with a global team to design products that you feel proud about.

\xc2\xb7 Create frameworks, conceptual diagrams, user flows, wireframes, detailed visual mockups, and prototypes to communicate high-level design strategies, while also diving deep with product and engineering to implement your vision.\xc2\xb7 Deliver high quality creative products while insisting on high standards and attention to detail.\xc2\xb7 Present to business, design, and executive-level leadership, and support your design rationale using quantitative data and site metrics, customer feedback, and usability findings.

• Work with business and technical stakeholders to visualize longer-term project visions and define shorter-term scope requirements.
• Respectfully decline the status quo and push both colleagues and stakeholders outside their comfort zones.

Requirements

• 3-4 years of product design experience in an intermediate or senior role.
• Fluent of UI/UX principles, best practices, and common design tools (Sketch/Figma).
• Strong in the \'Architect\' aspect of UX (Interaction design, Information Architecture, Content Strategy, User Research, Business Objectives) and not just the \'Decorator\' aspect of UX (Visual Design, User Interface Design)
• A portfolio that reflects your strengths in both UX and visual design skills.
• A natural inclination to take the lead and help everyone arrive at a deeper understanding and greater appreciation of the work.
• Fluent in translating stakeholder goals, user research, and complex user flows into simple UIs.
• Partner with designers and product managers to build a stronger experience across our products.
• Engaged with current and upcoming desktop and mobile best practices, developments, and trends in web and mobile design.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills with the ability to deliver compelling design rationales in both customer and internal contexts.
• Comfortable with ambiguity from customers and stakeholders that lead to more questions than answers.
• Motivated by feedback, and by the opportunity to improve in your role, in the work, and in how you work together as a team.
• Strong understanding with accessibility and inclusive design.

Schneider Electric