UX Designer

Position Details

Position: UX Designer

Location:

Foster City, CA

Duration: 1 year long

There will be an onsite interview after initial phone screen.

• Design usable, accessible, and engaging user experiences for the web and mobile based on research and best practices.
• Participate in discovery sessions and help create user journeys, user/task flows, wireframes, hi‑fidelity mockups, and other UX artifacts as needed.
• Translate UX research into design recommendations and UX requirements.
• Work with a diverse team of product owners, UX designers, developers, and business partners in a fast‑paced environment, with quick iterative cycles.
• Collaborate with a developer to update data visualization within an existing application.
• Foster collaboration both inside and outside the team, evangelize and promote UX within the company, and juggle several high‑level projects while delivering A‑level work on all of them.

• Bachelor's degree in Human Factors, Design, Psychology, Sociology, or related field.
• 8–10 years of experience in Design / UX and/or Research.
• Exercises independent judgment with minimal direction from a supervisor.
• Able to collaborate with business partners and build upon their vision using sound UX principles.
• Passionate about making web and mobile applications easier to use and accessible to all users.
• Subject Matter Expertise in interaction design.
• Understanding of design techniques and principles involved in the production of conceptual prototypes and wireframes.
• Strong analytical skills with an ability to communicate concepts and recommendations confidently to a variety of audiences.
• Thorough, methodical, and exhibits an extreme attention to detail.
• Very strong verbal and written communication skills. Fluent in spoken and written English.
• Strong problem‑solving skills, customer service and interpersonal skills.
• Self‑starter who is comfortable with minimal day‑to‑day guidance and manages competing, simultaneous projects and deadlines independently.
• Proficiency designing and developing prototypes using Balsamiq, Invision, or other industry tools.
• Proficiency designing high‑fidelity mockups using Photoshop, Sketch, or other industry tools.
• Experience coding HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, and/or to web standards (a plus).
• Experience conducting usability tests (including with users with disabilities) (a plus).
• Experience working with SCRUM in an Agile environment (a plus).
• Subject Matter Expertise in Accessibility (508/WCAG) (a plus).
• Visual/artistic design skills (a plus).
• Group facilitation and teaching (design thinking) skills (a plus).
• Must have skills: 8–10 years of Data Visualization, User Experience, Ability to talk to Product Owners comfortably and relay information to developers.

• Front‑end engineer experience or understanding;
  Data Visualization framework experience.
• Knowledge of front‑end technologies, even if the position does not require coding.
• Understanding of data visualization principles beyond basic implementation.

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.