UX/UI Developer

Stem Xpert; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading tech company is seeking a User Experience Architect to drive UX initiatives within project teams. The ideal candidate should have a robust background in user-centered design with a minimum of 8 years in the UX/IA field. Responsibilities include conducting usability testing, leading cross-functional team meetings, and developing UX documentation. The role emphasizes collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure effective communication of user needs and strategies. This position requires strong leadership and presentation abilities to facilitate project success.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in UX/IA field or equivalent.
• HFI CUA and/or CXA certification preferred.
• Experience creating usability/interaction design for various devices.

Responsibilities

• Lead UX efforts within project teams.
• Conduct UX-related research and usability testing.
• Work with cross-functional teams to document business requirements.

Skills

User-centered design

Communication skills

Interaction design

Usability testing

Education

Graduation in Interaction Design or Cognitive Science

Job description

Primary Responsibilities: User Experience Architect

• As assigned, work with Sales, Presales and Overlay Sales teams in respective activities as UX SPOC
• As assigned, assume UX leadership within project teams.
• Work with brand, creative, and technical project teams to define and document requirements (business, stakeholder, user, and content) and success metrics (quantitative and qualitative), overall usability vision on projects, and recommend strategically sound solutions to meet client’s business needs taking into account end user perspective.
• Work with producers, technical leads, creative leads, the sales team, and the client to identify the client’s business requirements and articulate them in written requirements and specifications for use by technical and creative teams.Conduct UX-related research, including stakeholder and user interviews.
• Conduct usability testing.
• Provide consultation to visual designers and developers to ensure defined UX-planning is executed and UX design implemented.
• Provide consultation to project teams on interaction approach, usability, information taxonomy, and navigation.
• Assist in making presentations to clients.
• Effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to clients, agency employees, and vendors.
• Help facilitate both the input and output of client project meetings.
• Potential client contact for interactive solutions feedback and education.
• Manage vendors and external project teams when necessary.
• Apply, evangelize, and train others in best practices for user-centered design and user research.
• Stay current with core web development technology trends, capabilities, and limitations.
• UX and Information Architecture related documentation, such as personas, use cases, requirements, flow diagrams, taxonomy definitions, content inventories, content maps, site maps, and Hi / Low Fid wireframes, Style Guides, Visual Designs.
• Pitch documentation, such as presentation slides, competitive research, and strategic recommendations.

Qualifications

• Minimum 8 years of experience in UX/IA field, or equivalent.
• Graduation in Interaction Design, Cognitive Science, Psycology background preferred;
• HFI CUA and/or CXA certified preferred
• Experience creating Usability / Interaction design for Web, Desktop, HandHeld, Mobile (Smartphone, Tab, Notebook) user channels
• Experience performing stakeholder interviews, requirements gathering, and user research.
• Knowledge of Web standards, Mobile Device standards & guidelines, technologies, and terminology.
• Solid understanding of interaction design principles.
• Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to Fulfill, Facilitate, or Lead any or all UX/IA duties on a given project or Presales activity.