UX Design Strategist (Closed)

SkillStorm is seeking an Experience Design Strategist for our client in Charlotte, NC OR Addison, TX OR Atlanta, GA. Candidates must be able to work on SkillStorm's W2; not a C2C position. EOE, including disability/vets.

Job Description:

• Experience Design Strategist
• We’re guided by a common purpose: to help make lives better
• by connecting our internal users with the tools and resources they need to be successful. We strive to create experiences that will help our users do their best work in more customized, intuitive, innovative, engaging, secure, and time-saving ways while continuing to be one of the best places to work.
• As an Experience Design Strategist, you should have
• Experience in enterprise wide UX strategy methodologies
• A foundation in the overall user-centered design process
• Expert communication and story-telling skills with the ability to get buy-in on your ideas within a large organization
• Proficiency at identifying the middle point where business goals harmoniously meet user engagement and excitement

You Will:

• Lead overall user experience strategy for products in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment
• Collaborate with experience design teammates, project stakeholders, technology partners, and executive leadership to identify requirements, set design goals, study users, and craft solutions that translate business and user needs into highly engaging experiences
• Promote value innovation through proactive designs that reflect, maintain, and contribute to our design principles and practices
• Meet regularly with the program group to ensure adherence to the design process, open dialog, peer support, project fluidity & continuity
• Communicate project updates to the portfolio strategy manager and senior leadership
• Work cross functionally with leads who support other programs, identifying opportunity for reusability, consistency, connection and proactive design
• Support the portfolio strategy manager in visualization exercises and workshops

You’re A Person Who Has:

• 5+ years of experience in a UX strategist or related role.
• Proven experience solving complex problems and designing world-class experiences for large-scale enterprise programs.
• Extensive understanding of overall UX process and software development methodologies, including Agile.
• A high degree of creativity, empathy, passion, and problem-solving ability.
• Proficiency with tools like Sketch, InVision, Axure, and alike.
• Vigor and passion about understanding the target audience

You’ll be better prepared if you have:

• Bachelors, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience, or a
• design-related field, or equivalent education and related training / certification.
• Experience planning, facilitating and participating in design/strategy
• mapping workshops.
• Financial or similar enterprise experience.

We’re a culture that:

• Is committed to building a workplace where every employee is welcomed and given the support and resources to build and advance their careers.
• Along with taking care of our clients we want to be a great place for people to work, and we strive to create an environment where all employees have the opportunity to achieve their goals.
• Believes diversity makes us stronger so we can reflect, connect to and meet the diverse needs of our clients around the world.
• Provides continuous training and developmental opportunities to help employees achieve their goals, whatever their background or experience.
• Is committed to advancing our tools, technology and ways of working.

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