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Introduction

Thomas J. Watson said it best: 'Good design is good business.' Visualization is critical to discovering data-driven insights and effectively communicating that knowledge to others. Designers at IBM work to create experiences that work together, work the same, and work for our clients. Does the thought of creating the platform at the heart of solutions like Watson, Blockchain, IoT, and Security excite you? If so, read on!

Your Role and Responsibilities

Your Role and Responsibilities

As a user experience designer for IBM Knowledge Catalog, you will create human-centered experiences by designing the structural and informational foundation for products, services, and systems. You will facilitate the delivery of all elements, interactions, and decisions that add value to the total user experience of IBM customers. In this role you'll join IBM in Krakow Poland, where we work in a modern office space in a hybrid environment and spend 3 days per week in office to collaborate, learn from each other, and build our design community.

Responsibilities include:

• Working with researchers to test concepts with users and integrate findings into the design direction through low and high fidelity mockups, patterns, prototypes and development-ready specifications

• Analyzing and creatively solving complex user problems through user interface design, providing a usable, intuitive, efficient experience, that has high standards in functionality and aesthetics

• Designing information architecture, interactions, content, and navigation throughout the product experience, leveraging IBM's well-established design systems to create consistent, delightful client experiences

• Collaborating with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders, including product management, engineering, sales, marketing to craft UX solutions that aligns with business objectives and user needs

• Championing agile and design thinking methodologies and successfully manage projects from start to completion with minimal oversight

• Guiding more junior designers and participate in UX reviews, critiques and guilds to help develop more effective and rich designs in our community

• Demonstrating committed and respectful collaboration between members of cross-functional teams and be part of promoting a positive team culture and work environment

• As a senior designer, you might expect your overall breakdown to look something like this: 50% Design (Product, Storytelling, & Presentations), 40% Strategy & Coordination, 10% Project Management

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

+5 years of experience solving complex user problems and delivering user-centered outcomes in a broad portfolio of related products

Strong communication and storytelling skills in English, with a drive to embrace technical domains and explain the problem space

Strategic thinking with ability to untangle complex information and share it across teams in a digestible format, aligning design goals with business goals

Mastery of industry design and prototyping tools such as Figma, Adobe creative suite, and Mural

Solid understanding of fundamental design principles (typography, layout, grid systems, hierarchy, color, composition)

Experience in leading agile practices, design thinking and influencing projects through human-centered design principles

A portfolio of work samples that demonstrate an understanding of user-centered design, interaction design, visualizations of complex experiences such as flows, scenarios, personas, etc. (any fidelity)

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

Knowledge of Data Governance, Data Lineage and designing for canvas based applications is highly desirable

Prefer degree in a design field or Computer Science, or equivalent experience of 5 years

Experience in enterprise design and familiarity with enterprise design systems and accessibility standards

Technical background, ideally with basic understanding of data management

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