A Lead Experience Designer will be tasked to derive and craft a UX strategy, perform User Research & Analysis, Interaction Design and create Documentation for designing digital applications across various platforms and conduct usability testing.
This role will be directly responsible for establishing and driving the creative vision of a project, with the ability to lead the project from the front and plan milestones.
He / She will directly collaborate with business stakeholders, the project team and leads, to design user interfaces and get them validated with users and stakeholders.
He / She will be responsible for the design and delivery of creatives
He / She should be able to lead RFPs and contributes to business effectively.
He / She will also act as a mentor, manage fellow team members and take up higher responsibilities as they come.
Educational Background
Fulltime/Regular Bachelors or Masters Degree preferably in Human Computers Interaction or relevant background
Prerequisite
6 to 10 years of professional experience in the field of interaction and user experience design.
A strong design portfolio showcasing design of enterprise applications, intranets and websites for desktops, mobiles and tablets.
Technical & Executional Skills
Ability to research and understand user behaviors, needs, and motivations through observation techniques, task analysis, and other feedback methodologies
Strong understanding and proactive endorsement of user centered design methodology while working on design problems
Experience with conceptual design and creative prototyping as well as tactical UX design and implementation.
Ability to work with client and project teams to gather user/design requirements
Ability to conceptualize, create and present design strategies for complex projects
Ability to understand and communicate design rationale effectively, defend design decisions, and explain the utility of user experience methods
Ability to lead planning and preparation of design delivery by shaping the creative direction into specific solutions, tasks, and deliverables.
Inclination to follow up with best in class UX design practices, trends and techniques
Practical experience on user research and synthesis techniques
Ability to define information architecture & Sitemaps, create task-flows and task-analysis
Experience in Design Expert Evaluation techniques like Heuristics and acquaintance with competitive benchmarking
Knowledge in Designing for Hand-Held Devices, Responsive Web Design and Accessibility
Hands-On Experience with wireframe development tools such as PowerPoint, Visio etc. Experience in Axure RP or other industry standard prototyping tools is a plus
Knowledge of the software development lifecycle (Understanding of Agile is a plus)
Understanding of technical platforms and terms (i.e. HTML, CSS, XML, AJAX, Java, .NET, JS etc.)
Experience in tools like Photoshop and other Adobe design suite tools is a definite plus
Ability to articulate aesthetic and visual design principles would be strongly considered.
HFI Certification will be strongly considered a plus
Leadership & People Management Skills
Ability to mentor other team members and form a cohesive delivery and learning environment
Lead a team of user experience designers, resolve issues and effectively manage employee discipline.
Lead and handle multiple projects simultaneously and ensure successful delivery
Work collaboratively with other design disciplines to ensure continuity, leverage other specializations, and maintain holistic perspective
Handle conflicts, expectations and quality of deliverables of team members
Playing a key role in recruitment and campus drives is a plus
Interpersonal Skills
Positive attitude, proactive and helpful
Strong team player
Ability to motivate others
Problem solver (not just good at pointing them out) and negotiator
Strong listening and communication skills
Solid organizational skills and attention to detail
