Contract to Hire :: Jr. UX Designer

Job Title : Jr. UX Designer

Location : Van Buren Township, MI

Duration : 12 months (Temp to Perm)

Role summary:

· The Junior 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

Essential functions:

· 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, 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)

· 1-3 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