Specialist User Experience Designer

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities:

- Lead design discussions with product managers and business leads to define user requirements and design goals.
- Provide design leadership, guidance and mentorship to designers. Clearly communicate business requirements and user needs to designers and collaborate in iterating towards design solutions.
- Collaborate with developers to create and implement design solutions that are technically feasible while ensuring an optimal user experience.
- Involvement in UX strategy and understanding of long-term roadmap for tools and platforms.
- Create annotated prototypes and/or wireframes of user interface designs that visually and textually communicate the intended behavior of a software application.
- Lead and influence business-wide discussions relative to current user experience projects and the future direction of design and user experience.
- Apply Figma for creating wireframes, prototypes, and visual designs.
- Ability to use a design system and design components in Figma.
- Ability to use JIRA for tracking design tasks, updating status, and handling workflows.
- Proactive problem solving and engagement to meet timelines and objectives.
- Maintain a user-centered design approach and ensure all designs are simple, elegant, intuitive and follow standard methodologies and accessibility guidelines.
- Communicate design ideas and prototypes clearly to key customers, collaborators, and team members.
- Stay updated with the latest design trends, techniques, and AI developments to ensure the best user experience.
- Engage in design critiques by sharing designs and giving feedback to teammates.
- Foster a collaborative team mentality where everyone feels comfortable sharing ideas and constructive criticism, ensuring that the team's collective creativity and expertise drive continuous improvement.
- Adapt to a fast-paced environment and learn new tools and methods quickly.

What we expect of you

We are all different, yet we all use our unique contributions to serve patients.

Basic Qualifications:

Masters degree and 4 to 6 years of experience in design OR

Bachelors degree and 6 to 8 years of experience in design OR

Diploma and 10 to 12 years of experience in design

Must-Have Skills:

- Proficient in using standard design & wireframing tools (Figma) hand drawing, whiteboarding, and visual communication, time-based and interactive prototyping tools (Figma Prototyping, Miro).
- Experience in building responsive desktop, web and mobile applications.
- Deep knowledge of UI/UX best practices, accessibility standards, and design patterns.
- Ability to lead design workshops and clearly articulate design decisions. Ability to update designs based on feedback from workshops with collaborators.
- Ability to lead and mentor designers, team-build, and connect with designers across teams.
- Experience with Figma design systems and how to use components within Figma.

Note:A link to a design portfolio isrequiredfor consideration for this role. Please include a link in your resume, along with any required passwords to view design work if necessary.

Preferred Qualifications:

Good-to-Have Skills:

- Experience with HMTL, CSS, Javascript to determine feasibility of designs
- Experience with SAFe Agile processes
- Passionate about team building
- Passionate about learning new technologies, new methods, and new skills. Have a good understanding of Agile teams, practices, and principles.
- Deep understanding of data visualization and visual communication.
- Knowledge in creating and updating design components in Figma
- Ability to see the bigger picture, planning for both immediate and incremental releases within a 2-week sprint cadence.

Professional Certifications:

- Any user experiences design certification (optional)
- Agile related certification (optional)

Soft Skills:

- Excellent analytical troubleshooting skills.
- Strong verbal written communication skills.
- Proactive problem-solving skills.
- Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
- Timely attendance and participation in team meetings and SCRUM ceremonies.

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