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Job description / Role
Job Description
IBM's Design's mission is simple: put the user at the center of our products. If you are a passionate problem-solver, able to empathize with users and turn that empathy into design insight, we want you to join us in creating exceptional experiences that span our vast product portfolio.
Through the interpretation of research and requirements, UX/UI designers craft experiences that connect people with our products and services in meaningful, enduing ways. Tools of the trade include market and audience analysis, user journeys and wireframes.
Currently, we are hiring UX/UI Designers. This position will apply design skills to create user flows, usability, across desktop, web and mobile interactions. This role requires an understanding of interaction design principles and best practices, along with the knowledge of how visual and interaction design work together to create a world-class user experience. You will need to have the ability to work in a collaborative environment and possess excellent communication skills.
The ideal candidate must be knowledgeable in a wide range of concepts from the fields of visual design, information architecture, interaction design, user research, usability testing, and prototyping. You will communicate effectively with standard deliverables such as sketches, wireframes, storyboards, mockups, information hierarchies.
Join IBM's new Design Studio in Dubai in an era of design-led innovation at one of the most amazing an innovative institutes to land in Dubai where we use Design Thinking to create human-centered solutions leveraging cutting edge technology.
As a UX/UI Designer on our team, you will:
- Design an end to end experience for mobile exploratory products
- Research our intended customers to deeply understand user roles, tasks, needs, desires, and opportunities
- Collaborate with Researchers as they develop new innovative technologies to align business value with user value, crafting experiences that deliver on both promises
- Collaborate with engineers to define task flows that can be implemented within time and resource constraints
Requirements
Experiences Requirements
- BSc or MSc (preferred) in a design related discipline, or equivalent industry experience
- 2+ years' experience working as a UI Designer in a Software Development environment (visual design, icon design, web design etc.)
- 2+ years' experience working as a UX Designer in a Software Development environment (personas, wireframes, scenarios, user research, usability testing etc.)
- Demonstrated foundation in industry standard design processes, methods, and tools
- Ability to work within a cross-functional group of peers and handle multiple projects with tight deadlines
- Flexible thinkers, willing to try "crazy" things, out-of-the-box thinkers
- Strong communication and presentation skills in both English and Arabic
Required Technical and Professional Expertise
- UX/UI Desing
- Degree in Design related field
- Arabic Proficiency
Preferred Tech and Prof Experience
- UX/UI Design
- Degree in Design related field
EO Statement
IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
Preferred Education:
- Master's Degree
Commissionable:
- No
Key Job Details
- Country: SA
- State: MULTIPLE
- City: MULTIPLE CITIES
- Category: Consultant
- Required Education: Bachelor's Degree
- Position Type: Early Professional
- Employment Type: Full-Time
- Contract Type: Regular
- Location: MULTIPLE CITIES, MULTIPLE SA
About the Company
For more than six decades, IBM Middle East & Pakistan has played a vital role in shaping the information technology landscape of the region. Today, IBM is part of the region's technological fabric, solving real-world business and societal challenges, through its offices in UAE, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait and Pakistan, and also a diversity of centers across the region.
Within the region, IBM currently has groundbreaking initiatives in cloud computing, analytics, mobile, security, as well as nanotechnology, eGovernment, healthcare and many more, collaborating with leading educational institutes and governments. IBM supports hundreds of clients to drive transformation through technology, contributes to regional research & development programs and has an active Corporate Service Corps (CSC) program.
Reinvention is a keyword in the company's history and, today, IBM is much more than a "hardware, software, services" company. IBM is now emerging as a cognitive solutions and cloud platform company.