User Experience

Responsibilities: • 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: • Regular/Fulltime Bachelors or Masters Degree preferably in Human Computers Interaction or relevant background Prerequisite • 6 to 12 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. • Strong communication skill to articulate ideas and comprehend challenges • Worked on client-side delivery • Proficient with either Sketch and Adobe Suite. • Excellent attention to detail, strong analytical, diagnostic, problem-solving and optimization skills. • Understanding of responsive website design principals 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