Senior Advisor, Product Design - IT

Job Description

ACCOUNTABILITIES Take a user-centered approach to design perspective & practice. Lead the product from discovery & framework through iterative development & delivery. Guide product design decisions through user research, customer development & iterative feedback. Bring in-depth knowledge & experience in research, visual design, consulting or development. Strike the balance between user goals & business goals. Be responsible for user research, wire framing, interaction design, prototyping & visual design. Collaborate closely with Product Managers & Developers. RESPONSIBILITIES Produce high quality design artifacts that can serve as a benchmark. Experienced in usability testing, design analytics, and strategy. Educates partners like product management and engineering. Can reframe industry best practices. Assist with recruiting and hiring even at a leadership level. ACCOUNTABILITIES Performs a variety of data analysis techniques, translates data into insights, and usable design solutions that are actionable and can be applied to the design process Integrates Human Factors Engineering principles into the design & development process, accounting for perceptual, physical, and cognitive abilities in the usage of products & services Produces specifications, standards, and user requirements, as applied to Product Design and Development R epresents the needs & preferences of the end user throughout the design and development process Has broad accountability of the user experience, from initial set-up/ install (out-of-box experience) through the product lifecycle Defines & executes behavioral studies to guide the design process (e.g., yielding both qualitative and quantitative data) Delivers the necessary artifacts to capture the intended user experience to implementation/engineering entities (e.g., specifications, guidelines, prototypes, UI designs, etc). Presents test results to development teams and executive leadership to guide and drive the business in accordance to corporate strategie