Principal Designer (US)

Position Summary...
What you'll do...
About Store N ° 8
We are the incubation arm of Walmart. Store N°8 was formed in 2017 as part of Walmart's larger innovation mission to shape the future of commerce. We pursue big ideas and take risks by stepping outside of Walmart's core business to focus on leapfrog capabilities across conversational commerce, mixed reality, in-store digitization, and more. Our ultimate goal: fuel Walmart's core business, create new operational efficiencies, and unlock amazing experiences for our customers in the long-term. This team within Store N°8 is designing immersive experiences for our customers, developing the role of retail mixed reality worlds.
About the Role
In this role, the UI/UX Designer will partner with Store N°8, Stealth Project leaders to define the future of digital and physical commerce. You are passionate about topics such as the metaverse and Web3 and understand that we are only at the beginning of what those can become. Working back from the customer is core to your approach and designs. You are a storyteller, who takes 1P and 3P research to create visual narratives of what's possible to inspire the future product roadmap strategy. This role will report to the head of marketing & product strategy and play a lead role on a startup team.
Responsibilities

• Perform rapid prototyping to validate the business and customer goals, usability, and feasibility of a new product idea in collaboration with the product team
• Work closely with cross-functional leads to deeply understand the commerce needs of consumers, merchants, and creators
• Collaborate with stakeholders to identify the key research questions that will help shape the commerce product strategy in different markets
• Utilize data to track how product changes affect user behaviors and attitudes over time across different products and platforms
• Work with research lead to gather insights from relevant industries to help stakeholders explore solutions to challenging long-term product questions

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of product design experience with a UX focus
• Experience developing eCommerce UI/UX within mobile apps and responsive web
• History of designing across multiple platforms, working across development and technical teams, to generate customer journey flows, wireframes, and UI prototypes
• Experience using a combination of qualitative and quantitative research methods, including usability studies, focus groups, diary studies, etc.
• Ability to operate independently in an ambiguous environment
• Excellent presentation skills to senior leaders and executives, including working experience with Adobe XD or Sketch, Creative Cloud, IvisionApp, Figma, or similar
• BA in Design, CS, a related field, or equivalent experience

Preferred Qualifications

• 8+ years of product design experience with a UX focus
• 2-3 years of experience in branded entertainment or gaming
• Proven ability to drive product ideation from the ground up that deliver user experiences with mass adoption
• Skills communicating and influencing product design strategy

At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty, and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, company discounts, Military Leave Pay, adoption and surrogacy expense reimbursement, and more.
You will also receive PTO and/or PPTO that can be used for vacation, sick leave, holidays, or other purposes. The amount you receive depends on your job classification and length of employment. It will meet or exceed the requirements of paid sick leave laws, where applicable. For information about PTO, see https://one.walmart.com/notices .
Live Better U is a Walmart-paid education benefit program for full-time and part-time associates in Walmart and Sam's Club facilities. Programs range from high school completion to bachelor's degrees, including English Language Learning and short-form certificates. Tuition, books, and fees are completely paid for by Walmart.
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart at https://bit.ly/3iOOb1J .
The annual salary range for this position is $130,200.00-$241,800.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives.
Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Regional Pay Zone (RPZ) (based on location)
- Stock equity incentives
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in UI/UX design, graphic design, visual communication, product design, computer science, information technology, or related area and 5 years' experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area. Option 2: 7 years' experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Designing front-end user experience solutions for consumer software development using modern web technologies such as responsive design and iOS and Android design best practices., Designing front-end user experience solutions for service-oriented (SOA) architectures, Developing user experience solutions with agile methodology, eCommerce, Software Design
Masters: Architecture, Masters: Artificial Intelligence, Masters: Business, Masters: Cognitive Science, Masters: Computer Science
Primary Location...
2628 NE UNIVERSITY VILLAGE ST, SEATTLE, WA 98105-5023, United States of America