UX Designer

Introduction
Thomas J. Watson said it best: “Good design is good business.” Visualization is critical to discovering data-driven insights and effectively communicating that knowledge to others. Designers at IBM work to create experiences that work together work the same and work for our clients. Does the thought of creating the platform at the heart of solutions like Watson Blockchain IoT and Security excite you?  If so read on!

Your Role and Responsibilities
The UX Designer is responsible to:-

• Lead and conduct user research activities to understand users’ goals behaviour and needs
• Develop models of your users based on research findings as well as models for other domain factors
• Define context scenarios and tell stories about ideal user experiences the team wants to achieve
• Describe product or system capabilities and requirements that support user’s goals and tasks and how successful interactions look like
• Design the overall structure and behaviour of the system information flows and work flows
• Test and refine the product through evaluative research ensuring that the design enables to meet the users’ goals and complete their tasks
• Develop a sense of empathy for people

What we are looking for:
• Good team player
• Creative and strategic thinker
• Good presenter as well as listener
• Open minded explorative and adaptive
• Propose design decisions that are desirable for users viable for the business and feasible technically.
• Keen understanding of underlying technology and mediums. For example how a web browser works and renders pixels on the screen. Knowing how to code is an additional advantage.
• Have a portfolio of shipped digital projects that are in use
• Preferably have experience with developing eServices for public
• Proficient in design and prototyping tools such as Sketch and Adobe CS (e.g. Photoshop Illustrator XD)
• Education in a Design Discipline (e.g. Interaction Graphic Visual Communications) HCI or a related field or equivalent practical experience

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Please refer to JD above.

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise
Please refer to JD above.