Staff UX Designer

**Company Description** Our Mission**

At Palo Alto Networks® everything starts and ends with our mission:
Being the cybersecurity partner of choice, protecting our digital way of life.
Our vision is a world where each day is safer and more secure than the one before. We are a company built on the foundation of challenging and disrupting the way things are done, and we’re looking for innovators who are as committed to shaping the future of cybersecurity as we are.

**Who We Are**

We take our mission of protecting the digital way of life seriously. We are relentless in protecting our customers and we believe that the unique ideas of every member of our team contributes to our collective success. Our values were crowdsourced by employees and are brought to life through each of us everyday - from disruptive innovation and collaboration, to execution. From showing up for each other with integrity to creating an environment where we all feel included.

As a member of our team, you will be shaping the future of cybersecurity. We work fast, value ongoing learning, and we respect each employee as a unique individual. Knowing we all have different needs, our development and personal wellbeing programs are designed to give you choice in how you are supported. This includes our FLEXBenefits wellbeing spending account with over 1,000 eligible items selected by employees, our mental and financial health resources, and our personalized learning opportunities - just to name a few

At Palo Alto Networks, we believe in the power of collaboration and value in-person interactions. This is why our employees generally work full time from our office with flexibility offered where needed. This setup fosters casual conversations, problem-solving, and trusted relationships. Our goal is to create an environment where we all win with precision.
**Job Description** Your Career**

Palo Alto Networks is building a world-class UX team. To support our rapid growth, we are continuing to look for top-notch UX professionals to expand the team. As a Staff UX Designer, you will design and shape our UX vision and processes, and you will champion great design throughout the company. As a self-starter, you must demonstrate intellectual curiosity and experiment with new technologies. You will need to be able to work independently and as part of a larger team to identify challenges and define solutions. Receptive to feedback and critiques while maintaining strong UX principles and minimizing compromises due to technical constraints.

**Your Impact**
- Own the end-to-end user experience for projects, from conception to delivery
- Create comprehensive prototypes and robust data visualizations to communicate the product vision effectively
- Partner with product managers to understand product goals and ensure the best user experience
- Work independently and take initiative to deliver on time, making appropriate compromises when necessary
- Collaborate closely with engineers to implement design specifications and act as a UX liaison
- Conduct high-level prototype testing to understand user behavior and expectations

**Qualifications** Your Experience**
- 3-6 years of experience designing user-experience for data-heavy and complex web systems
- Expertise in designing elegant solutions for complex workflows and articulating the design rationale
- Excellent prototyping and data visualization skills. Excel in creating comprehensive prototypes and data visualizations to communicate the product vision
- Receptive to feedback and critiques while maintaining strong UX principles and minimizing compromises due to technical constraints
- Experience in augmenting common design system modules
- Great time management and project management skills. Ability to juggle multiple projects and pressing delivery schedules
- Proactive in initiating improvements to product quality, including tests or process enhancements
- Experience designing products for security or IT users is a plus
- Experience in using data to drive design decisions is beneficial
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with proficiency in English
- Portfolio demonstrating design challenges and workflows that met business and design goals
- UX/HCI/ Degree from well known academic institute a plus

**Additional Information** The Team**

Our product design team is at the core of our products and connected directly to the mission of preventing cyberattacks. We are constantly innovating — challenging the way we, and the industry, think about cybersecurity. Our teams don’t shy away from building products to solve problems no one has pursued before.

We define the industry instead of waiting for directions. We need individuals who feel comfortable in ambiguity, excited by the prospect of a challenge, and empowered by the unknown risks facing our everyday lives that are only enabled by a secure digital environment.

**Our Commitment**

We’re problem solvers that take risks and challenge cybersecu