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Introduction

As an IBM Z UX Designer / Researcher, you will assume ownership of design deliverables on your product, either as an individual contributor or leader of a design team. Having built expertise in the UX craft, competency in design research and effective collaboration skills working in multidisciplinary teams, you will apply your knowledge and expertise to advocate for customer needs and drive exemplary product experiences that meet end user expectations while delivering business value. You are adept with conducting UX research and comfortable developing and executing research goals and plans. You have a passion for technology and the capacity to learn and understand complex technical details.

As a member of our design organization, you will actively contribute to our design community’s health, culture, and success through your involvement in community-focused initiatives and through mentorship of junior teammates and other colleagues.

 

Your role and responsibilities

Develop fluency in your portfolio’s business strategy and the value proposition of the product(s) within your scope.

·      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 best practices.

·      Determine types of research needed on individual initiatives, develop research goals and plans, conduct and synthesize research.

·      Utilize research insights to drive prioritization of product backlog and roadmap, align design work with product strategies and user experience insights/requirements.

·      Execute product/project design deliverables in alignment with project timeline and roadmap milestones; take ownership of work product and perform daily tasks with autonomy.

·      Participate in cross-disciplinary collaboration to facilitate innovation.

·      Develop strong storytelling capabilities.

 

Required education
Bachelor's Degree
Preferred education
Master's Degree
Required technical and professional expertise

 

REQUIRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

·      A minimum of 3 years of experience in product or service design.

·      A minimum of 3 years of experience in executing UX deliverables on design projects.

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

·      A minimum of 3 years of experience working with product managers and engineers.

·      A minimum of 4 years of experience with design tools such as Figma, as well as analytics tools.

·      Portfolio of projects that shows a breadth of complex, technically-oriented projects and demonstrates your skills as a UX designer and researcher.

 

REQUIRED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

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

·      Experienced -level competency with common design and research tools, such as Figma, Alchemer, UserInterviews and AirTable.

·      Competency in defining and executing UX Metrics assessments.

·      Competency with standard presentation programs Powerpoint & Keynote.

 

Preferred technical and professional experience

 

PREFERRED PROFESSIONAL EXPERTISE

·      At least 3 years of experience in prioritizing and delivering roadmaps as part of a development organization.

·      Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, with the ability to make data-driven decisions.

·      Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to articulate the value proposition of compilation technologies, communicate product requirements, and effectively engage with stakeholders at all levels.

·      An understanding of and experience in product management principles, including market analysis, product roadmap development, feature prioritization, and stakeholder management.

 

PREFERRED TECHNICAL EXPERTISE

·      Working knowledge of mainframe computer systems.

·      Basic understanding of applications and architectures within the z/OS environment.

·      Experience in developing applications on the z/OS platform, as well as experience and familiarity of the z/OS environment, tools, and development practices.

 

ABOUT BUSINESS UNIT

IBM Software infuses core business operations with intelligence—from machine learning to generative AI—to help make organizations more responsive, productive, and resilient. IBM Software helps clients put AI into action now to create real value with trust, speed, and confidence across digital labor, IT automation, application modernization, security, and sustainability. Critical to this is the ability to make use of all data, because AI is only as good as the data that fuels it. In most organizations data is spread across multiple clouds, on premises, in private datacenters, and at the edge. IBM’s AI and data platform scales and accelerates the impact of AI with trusted data, and provides leading capabilities to train, tune and deploy AI across business. IBM’s hybrid cloud platform is one of the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security, and operations across hybrid environments—a flexible foundation for leveraging data, wherever it resides, to extend AI deep into a business.

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.

IBM is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.


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