Senior UX Designer
About The Position
At Grainger, we are building systems to extend our market leadership for another 90 years. We are looking for a Senior User Experience Designer to design experiences for Grainger's enterprise applications and systems so that Grainger continues to be the destination for "the ones that get it done." The Senior User Experience Designer uses both interaction design and research skills to design Grainger's internal tools – a suite of custom enterprise tools that allow our employees to drive exceptional customer experiences. This role reports to the Director, UX Design for internal tools and can be based in Lake Forest, IL on a hybrid basis. Full-time remote candidates will also be considered. Some travel will be required for team meetings at our corporate offices, field observations, and meetings with users. This is a hybrid position that is based onsite in Lake Forest or Chicago 2 days a week.
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience that includes in Human Centered Design, Design Methods, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) or related field
- 3+ years of UX experience working with an agile product team; corporate B2B experience preferred
- A deep understanding of design, usability, and research best practices
- Experience designing for complex business processes
- Experience contributing to a pattern library or design system
- Proficiency in common wireframing tools
- Strong written, verbal, and presentation skills
- Strong facilitation skills
- Initiative to proactively plan and execute work
- The ability to make thoughtful decisions when faced with ambiguity
- Work samples that show how you broke down complexity, empathized with the user, and balanced user needs, business needs, and technical considerations
Nice To Haves
- Master's Degree preferred
Responsibilities
- Work with Product Managers, Engineers and User Interface Designers to design user experiences for Grainger’s internal customers
- Collaborate with other UX and UI Designers to align patterns and priorities
- Create early-stage concepts to facilitate discussion, feedback, and alignment
- Facilitate discussions with users and stakeholders to define experience needs
- Translate business requirements and user needs into tangible interaction designs through detailed user flows and annotated wireframes
- Understand technical and business constraints and scale designs for iterative release, ensuring user needs are met in each iteration
- Evaluate current experiences and provide recommendations for improvement
- Communicate design decisions, rationale, and direction when presenting work
- Develop detailed documentation for design standards
- Plan and conduct user research, user testing and secondary research
Benefits
- Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance plans with coverage starting on day one of employment
- 6 free sessions each year with a licensed therapist to support your emotional wellbeing
- 18 paid time off (PTO) days annually for full-time employees (accrual prorated based on employment start date)
- 6 company holidays per year
- 6% company contribution to a 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan each pay period, no employee contribution required
- Employee discounts
- tuition reimbursement
- student loan refinancing
- free access to financial counseling, education, and tools
- Maternity support programs
- nursing benefits
- up to 14 weeks paid leave for birth parents
- up to 4 weeks paid leave for non-birth parents
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
Associate degree
