Associate Designer User Experience Design

IBM Computing; Singapore; On-site; SGD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global technology company located in Singapore is seeking an entry-level Designer to enhance digital innovation and user experiences. You will conduct user research and create wireframes and prototypes while collaborating closely with developers and senior designers. This role promises personal growth and valuable exposure to impactful design projects within a diverse client environment. Candidates should possess experience with design tools and a background in Human-Computer Interaction or related fields.

Qualifications

• Experience in UI and UX design or related field.
• Ability to apply logic to solve design problems.
• Strong communication skills for conveying design ideas.

Responsibilities

• Conduct user research for design projects.
• Create wireframes, visual interfaces, and prototypes.
• Collaborate with designers and developers to implement designs.

Skills

Experience with design tools

Understanding of human-centered design

Analytical problem solving

Ability to communicate design clearly

Education

Background in Human-Computer Interaction or related field

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Sketch

InVision

Slack

JIRA

Job description

Introduction

In this role you will join IBM Consulting via our world class Associate Program for university hires. As an Associate at IBM Consulting you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients worldwide. Our clients' technical and business needs are constantly evolving. We're hiring inspired, talented individuals, who believe no problem is too big to solve.

We focus on your professional development through ongoing learning, mentorship, development of technical skills, and continuous personal growth, all grounded in a culture of coaching and career advancement. If you see yourself as someone who never stops learning and who wants to unleash your potential, the IBM Consulting Associates Program is for you.

A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe.

You’ll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat.

Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you’ll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground‑breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long‑term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience.

Your role and responsibilities

As an entry level Designer at IBM, you’ll focus on customer and employee strategies that explore opportunities to improve digital innovation, addressing user needs and designing world‑class digital experiences. You’ll support to uncover user and business requirements in the context of the technical landscape through applying User Experience, Design Thinking, and Information Architecture methods. In your role, you may be responsible for:

UX and UI work such as: creating wireframes, visual interfaces and prototypes; annotating the wireframes; collaborating with other designers, researchers, consultants and developers; making sure the interaction is getting recorded and addressed correctly.

• Conduct user research leveraging IBM Enterprise Design Thinking and do direct user research as part of managing a project

• Supporting a Senior Designer on UX and UI production tasks, getting and incorporating the feedback, and working very closely with developers and testers on a day‑to‑day basis.

• Visual Design work, such as creating delightful concepts and exploring art of the possible, creating mock‑ups and prototypes from sketches and wireframes, working closely with clients, senior designers, front‑end developers to implement dynamic human‑centered digital solutions.

• Create storyboards, layouts, impactful presentations, graphics, data visualizations, and other design artifacts in preparation for client meetings or product development.

• Participate/lead in design workshops, incorporate input from multiple stakeholders, communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale, outline digital experiences screen by screen, working with front‑end development teams.

Required technical and professional expertise

• Experience working with design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD), Sketch, InVision, as well as communication and workflow platforms like Slack, JIRA, Workfront

• Understanding of the principles and methods for human‑centered design including user research, rapid ideation and iteration, prototyping, and user testing.

• Thorough, design‑focused, and analytical with the capability to apply logic to solve problems

• Background in Human‑Computer Interaction / User Experience methodologies, Graphic Design, Visual art desired

• Ability to communicate design approaches and complex situations clearly and simply (via voice, words, and pictures), listen actively, and convey difficult messages in a positive manner

Preferred technical and professional experience

• Professional or University‑based design experience with a portfolio representing design artifacts and associated projects

• Demonstrated accountability and adaptability with willingness to readily and voluntarily take ownership of highly challenging tasks and problems, even beyond initial scope of responsibility

• A passion for innovative ideas, coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view

• Effective interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate and work with individuals, strengthening relationships to achieve win‑win solutions

• Possesses deep empathy for users and their needs, humility to recognize the limits of assumptions, and boldness in the conception of solutions

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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.