User Experience Designer Ii

**User Experience Designer II**

At Skillsoft, we are all about making work matter. We believe every team member has the potential to be AMAZING. We are bold, sharp, driven and most of all, real. Join us in our quest to democratize learning and help individuals unleash their edge.

OVERVIEW:
This is a unique opportunity to join a well-established company focused on Design Thinking within a Lean methodology and cloud products. We have an entrepreneurial spirit and offer a start-up mentality with the stability of a mature company.

OPPORTUNITY HIGHLIGHTS:

- Provide leadership, vision and direction to the UX & UI team responsible for products across the Skillsoft learning suite of products
- Communicate and present design vision to key stakeholders to build cross-functional consensus
- Manage UX & UI deliverables by leading the overall design and coordinating work across the UX/UI team
- Solid understanding of brand and capable of executing designs that support and communicate the brand value.
- Partner with the Product Owners to prioritize design and engineering goals. Contribute and collaborate with team members in formulating data-driven product workflow assumptions
- Be an end-user advocate, driving user needs and goals into both creative and pragmatic design solutions.
- Provide project estimates for UI Design time and effort
- Work with engineers and product managers to implement your designs and work with product and engineering management to ensure efficient testing and release of designs into the product

SKILLS & QUALIFICATIONS:

- 5 years designing with UI & UX practices, strong understanding of product development, all user experience disciplines, Lean UX and Agile methodologies
- Strong proficiency working with diagramming and prototyping software, as well as familiarity with front-end code and web / mobile-based environments
- Demonstrated experience designing complex workflows and interfaces for desktop or mobile products, demonstrated by a portfolio that highlights recent work and your design decisions
- Mastery with a range of current design and prototyping tools: Figma, Sketch, InVision, Abstract, Adobe design tools, etc.
- Individual must be a proactive problem solver and able to handle multiple complex projects and tasks
- Knowledge of WCAG 2.0 and 508 Accessibility (A11Y) guidelines
- BA/BS or related degree

Attributes:

- Proactive with a strong sense of urgency and competitive drive.
- Independent, entrepreneurial mindset with ability to make independent decisions.
- Influential, and enthusiastic communicator.
- Adaptable, embraces change.
- Collaborative team player, working across various teams within the organization.
- Customer service minded.
- Strong attention to detail, organized and goal oriented.
- Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us.

SUCCESS QUALITIES:
**Personally Accountable for Team Success. **We unleash our edge together.

**Confident Achievers.** We are bold.

**Intellectually Curious.** We are sharp.

**Adaptable, Agile & Resilient.** We are driven.

**Customer First.** We are real.

MORE ABOUT SKILLSOFT:
Skillsoft delivers online learning, training, and talent solutions to help organizations **unleash their edge**. Leveraging immersive, engaging content, Skillsoft enables organizations to unlock the potential in their best assets - their people - and build teams with the skills they need for success. Empowering 36 million learners and counting, Skillsoft democratizes learning through an intelligent learning experience and a customized, learner-centric approach to skills development with resources for Leadership Development, Business Skills, Technology & Development, Digital Transformation, and Compliance.

**Thank you for taking the time to learn more about us.**
**If this opportunity intrigues you, we would love for you to apply**

Skillsoft is an Equal Opportunity-Affirmative Action Employer: It is the policy of Skillsoft (US) Corporation to provide equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, national origin, citizenship, religion, sex, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability (mental or physical), protected veteran status, genetic information or any other class protected by law.