User Experience Designer Intern Jobs in Michigan

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Job Details:

Location: Vanburen Township, MI 48111

Job Title: Senior UX Designer

Duration: 12+ Months (Contract to hire)

Summary:

The Senior UX Designer has a focus on Interaction Design, and responsibilities to drive the user experience strategy for the next-generation web and mobile solutions leveraging the Predix platform.

The candidate will work in a cross-functional and global team with users and stakeholders, and will contribute to the effective documentation and communication of design - via user analysis, workflows, wireframes, leveraging User Experience principles and methodologies. You will be a member of an integrated squad working together to deliver successful outcomes on the Client's Predix platform

Job Description:

Conducts user research to understand user needs, mental models and working contexts

Asks questions appropriate to translating an abstract problem into a roadmap for identifying solutions.

Demonstrates the ability to extract and communicate how customer groups are thinking and feeling.

Synthesizes output of stakeholder research & creates visualizations that effectively summarize key insights related to user and customer needs and behaviors, product definition.

Creates annotated prototypes or wireframes of user interface designs that visually and textually communicate the behavior of a software application.

Executes in standard design & wireframing tools (Adobe InDesign, OmniGraffle, and Sketch), hand drawing and visual communication, time-based and interactive prototyping tools (Axure, InVision).

Develops knowledge of business products, key processes, suppliers, customers and market/competitors.

Leads participatory design activities (e.g. paper prototype co-creation, card sorting) to understand vision, business model and assumptions and tacit knowledge about user needs and behaviors.

Desired Qualifications:

Experience with the Client's Software Center of Excellence Px platform.

Lean/Six Sigma Certification.

Experience working in an AG software development environment

Has a portfolio demonstrating successful examples of conceptual designs, prototypes, and final visual assets used in commercialized products.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively across functions in a matrix environment.

Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to diplomatically advocate for the appropriate support staffing levels.

Ideal candidate will also have experience presenting effectively to non-technical and executive audiences.

Strong analytical skills - strong problem solving skills, communicates in a clear and succinct manner and effectively evaluates information / data to make decisions; anticipates obstacles and develops plans to resolve.

Resourceful and quick learner; able to efficiently seek out, learn, & apply new areas of expertise as needed.

Highly self-motivated, able to work independently

Basic Qualifications:

 Bachelor's Degree in Information Systems (IS), Information Technology (IT), Computer Science or Engineering (OR High School Diploma / GED with a minimum of 4 years of IS, IT, or Computer Science)

 3-5 years of experience in a usability role (research, visual, or interaction design

 Strong understanding of AG Lean UX methodologies

 Strong Facilitation skills, leading in-person and remote teams in co-creation sessions, creating wireframes, workflows and prototypes.

 Proven experience with Axure, Balsamiq, or other similar rapid prototyping tools.

To know more or discuss regarding this opportunity, please contact:

Ujjwal Mane
973-805-7557

ujjwal.mane(at)collabera.com