Senior UX Designer

Walmart • Hoboken, NJ

1d • $108,000 - $216,000

About The Position

What you'll do... Position: Senior UX Designer Job Location: 221 River Street, Hoboken, NJ 07030 Duties: Supports the continuous improvement of and leads the creation of user experience tools, documentation, and processes by maintaining holistic viewpoint when tackling project decisions; defining solutions frameworks from a scalable and global viewpoint; contributing to the evolution of site standards; collecting feedback and industry research standards; and providing recommendations. Independently propose hypotheses for research. Provides inputs to modify research approaches and execution plans. Guides research processes with inputs regarding type, quality, and quantity of data and information to be collected. Verifies the reliability and accuracy of the information through detailed checks. Detects any gaps in information uncovered and removes unreliable information. Clarifies and resolves inconsistencies in the data of research projects. Analyzes and interprets relevant data for results and important insights. Translates research insights and metrics, including research from other sources, into actionable recommendations that inform design and business strategies. Manages user experience design, prototyping, and specification writing projects by proposing and leading project definition activities; working with other project team members to define methods to be used, including competitive audits and secondary research; driving the creation of designs, prototypes, and specifications that will advance the company's merchandising, business, marketing, and branding objectives; presenting designs to project and business teams for review; working with Engineering leads to determine the effectiveness of solutions; producing detailed design documentation and other specifications required to implement design; working with product manager and team to define documentation scope; reviewing project product requirements document (PRD) to ensure correct translation of design; and providing quality assurance (QA) feedback to and consultation with HTML, Engineering, and Product Management teams prior to launch. Assesses gaps between business expectations and user experience strategies. Leverages a deep understanding of trends in user consumption habits to develop or improve interaction design and user experience strategies. Anticipates and mitigates risks during information synthesis and independently arrives at possible solutions for interactive designs. Analyzes and interprets existing data (for example web analytics, user surveys, customer support calls). Creates the user experience designs (for example, user interface design comps, visual design specs, prototypes) for complex and comprehensive initiative-level projects by leading project design definition activities; defining methods to be used, including competitive audits and secondary research; driving creation of designs and specs that will advance the company's merchandising, business, marketing, and branding objectives; presenting designs to project and business teams for review; and working with Engineering leads to determine the effectiveness of solutions. Builds and maintains customer relations to understand customer requirements/problems. Creates customer journey touchpoints to anticipate product enhancements by pre-empting gaps/risks in the product experience. Simplifies and improves processes to reduce turnaround times, increase effectiveness, and drive customer delight. Minimum education and experience required: Master's degree or the equivalent in UI/UX Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Product Design, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related area and 1 year of experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in UI/UX Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Product Design, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related area and 3 years of experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area. Skills required: Experience with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, and InVision to create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups. Experience with anticipating and mitigating risks during information synthesis and arriving at possible solutions for interactive designs. Experience with user-centered design principles and methodologies to create intuitive and user-friendly designs. Experience with defining and documenting design details through process flows, site maps, wireframes, and functional specifications. Experience with using frameworks, sketches, diagrams, user flows, information architecture, wireframes, and prototypes to communicate and validate design concepts. Experience working effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders. Experience with usability testing and user research methods to gather insights and inform design decisions. Experience with front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build interactive models and prototypes. Experience with motion graphics, including creating animations, promotional videos, and marketing content using Adobe After Effects. Experience with building and maintaining design systems, including developing reusable UI components, design tokens, and style guidelines. Experience with managing shared libraries in Figma and Sketch and ensuring visual and functional consistency across web and mobile products. Experience with collaborating with engineers and product teams to document and implement scalable design standards. Experience with design-thinking methodologies to facilitate effective cross-functional conversations and workshops, gathering and shaping ideas from our partner teams, and rapidly building prototypes for testing and further iteration. Employer will accept any amount of experience with the required skills. Salary Range: $108,000/year to $216,000/year. Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance incentives. Benefits: At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet. Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage. Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance. Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty and voting. Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com. Wal-Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer. #LI-DNI #LI-DNP Walmart and its subsidiaries are committed to maintaining a drug-free workplace and has a no tolerance policy regarding the use of illegal drugs and alcohol on the job. This policy applies to all employees and aims to create a safe and productive work environment. About Walmart: Fifty years ago, Sam Walton started a single mom-and-pop shop and transformed it into the world's biggest retailer. Since those founding days, one thing has remained consistent: our commitment to helping our customers save money so they can live better. Today, we're reinventing the shopping experience and our associates are at the heart of it. You'll play a crucial role in shaping the future of retail, improving millions of lives around the world. This is that place where your passions meet purpose. Join our family and create a career you're proud of.

Requirements

• Master's degree or the equivalent in UI/UX Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Product Design, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related area and 1 year of experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area; OR Bachelor's degree or the equivalent in UI/UX Design, Graphic Design, Visual Communication, Product Design, Computer Science, Information Technology, or related area and 3 years of experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area.
• Experience with design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, and InVision to create wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups.
• Experience with anticipating and mitigating risks during information synthesis and arriving at possible solutions for interactive designs.
• Experience with user-centered design principles and methodologies to create intuitive and user-friendly designs.
• Experience with defining and documenting design details through process flows, site maps, wireframes, and functional specifications.
• Experience with using frameworks, sketches, diagrams, user flows, information architecture, wireframes, and prototypes to communicate and validate design concepts.
• Experience working effectively with cross-functional teams and stakeholders.
• Experience with usability testing and user research methods to gather insights and inform design decisions.
• Experience with front-end technologies including HTML, CSS, and JavaScript to build interactive models and prototypes.
• Experience with motion graphics, including creating animations, promotional videos, and marketing content using Adobe After Effects.
• Experience with building and maintaining design systems, including developing reusable UI components, design tokens, and style guidelines.
• Experience with managing shared libraries in Figma and Sketch and ensuring visual and functional consistency across web and mobile products.
• Experience with collaborating with engineers and product teams to document and implement scalable design standards.
• Experience with design-thinking methodologies to facilitate effective cross-functional conversations and workshops, gathering and shaping ideas from our partner teams, and rapidly building prototypes for testing and further iteration.

Responsibilities

• Supports the continuous improvement of and leads the creation of user experience tools, documentation, and processes by maintaining holistic viewpoint when tackling project decisions
• Independently propose hypotheses for research.
• Provides inputs to modify research approaches and execution plans.
• Guides research processes with inputs regarding type, quality, and quantity of data and information to be collected.
• Verifies the reliability and accuracy of the information through detailed checks.
• Detects any gaps in information uncovered and removes unreliable information.
• Clarifies and resolves inconsistencies in the data of research projects.
• Analyzes and interprets relevant data for results and important insights.
• Translates research insights and metrics, including research from other sources, into actionable recommendations that inform design and business strategies.
• Manages user experience design, prototyping, and specification writing projects by proposing and leading project definition activities
• Assesses gaps between business expectations and user experience strategies.
• Leverages a deep understanding of trends in user consumption habits to develop or improve interaction design and user experience strategies.
• Anticipates and mitigates risks during information synthesis and independently arrives at possible solutions for interactive designs.
• Analyzes and interprets existing data (for example web analytics, user surveys, customer support calls).
• Creates the user experience designs (for example, user interface design comps, visual design specs, prototypes) for complex and comprehensive initiative-level projects by leading project design definition activities
• Builds and maintains customer relations to understand customer requirements/problems.
• Creates customer journey touchpoints to anticipate product enhancements by pre-empting gaps/risks in the product experience.
• Simplifies and improves processes to reduce turnaround times, increase effectiveness, and drive customer delight.

Benefits

• At Walmart, we offer competitive pay as well as performance-based incentive awards and other great benefits for a happier mind, body, and wallet.
• Health benefits include medical, vision and dental coverage.
• Financial benefits include 401(k), stock purchase and company-paid life insurance.
• Paid time off benefits include PTO (including sick leave), parental leave, family care leave, bereavement, jury duty and voting.
• Other benefits include short-term and long-term disability, education assistance with 100% company paid college degrees, company discounts, military service pay, adoption expense reimbursement, and more.
• Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment.
• Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to a specific plan or program terms.
• For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1-10 employees