Deloitte's Encore Program seeks a seasoned UX Product Designer to lead design strategy within the DT-US Product Engineering team, onsite in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This role emphasizes lean UX, user research, and cross-functional collaboration to craft high-quality visual and interaction design across product experiences, with a salary range of USD 97,000 to 200,000 per year.
Responsibilities
- Own the design and usability for a product or area, aligned with the broader product experience vision.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to create engaging and intuitive user experiences through an iterative lean UX approach.
- Lead teams in framing and solving complex experience problems and drive innovative UX efforts that uncover new user value.
- Facilitate cross-functional workshops and contribute expertise in the Experience craft to the product team.
- Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core and new functions and features.
- Develop new approaches to complex design problems and communicate them via presentations, mockups, and click-through prototypes that bring the vision to life.
- Create strategic big-picture workflows as well as detailed visual and interaction design.
- Partner with user researchers to influence studies that uncover unresolved interface problems and opportunities.
- Design and deliver all UX assets including initial concepts, user flows, wireframes, usage scenarios, journeys, and mockups to support intuitive interactions.
- Balance business priorities with user needs to create impactful experiences.
- Collaborate with business stakeholders, engineering, product, and delivery to align on strategy and KPI outcomes.
- Contribute to the overall design framework to ensure a consistent language across the product suite and maintain a reusable asset library.
- Engage hands-on in experience craft modeling and participate actively in project work.
- Conduct heuristic evaluations to identify opportunities for improvement and uphold high standards of user-centered design.
- Iterate quickly, test designs, and monitor analytics to optimize user experiences.
- Work effectively in collaborative settings or autonomously as the sole UX designer on a product squad.
- Share knowledge and improvements within the experience vertical community of practice and stay current with UX trends.
Requirements
- 8+ years as an interaction or product designer with a proven track record crafting intuitive interfaces that engage users.
- Strong experience in Design Thinking, Lean UX, and iterative design based on continuous user testing.
- Comfort working in a product-led environment within an empowered cross-functional squad that moves quickly to meet user needs and drive business impact.
- Deep understanding of interactive design principles, delivering simple, elegant, accessible interfaces rooted in usability.
- Extensive desktop and mobile design experience with a focus on responsive and adaptive design.
- Passion for solving user pain points using design thinking and user feedback to create valuable experiences.
- Creative and analytical with the ability to bridge strategic vision and hands-on execution.
- Collaborative, open-minded, and eager to contribute to team success while iterating on designs based on feedback.
- Thrives in dynamic, fast-paced environments and adapts quickly to changing requirements.
- Deep passion for UX and innovation, with ongoing interest in new trends and methodologies.
- Excellent interpersonal and presentation skills, able to articulate concepts to developers and executives and influence to build consensus.
- Strong organizational and time-management abilities, capable of prioritizing tasks and working independently to meet deadlines.
- Expert in UX tools including Sketch, Adobe Creative Cloud, Figma, Axure, InVision, UXPin, and Balsamiq.
- Degree in Interaction Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Cognitive Psychology, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
- Limited immigration sponsorship may be available.
- Ability to travel 0-10% on average depending on client and project needs.
- A strong portfolio or work samples demonstrating UX skills is required.
Technologies
- Sketch
- Adobe Creative Cloud
- Figma
- Axure
- InVision
- UXPin
- Balsamiq
Benefits
- Discretionary annual incentive program (subject to program rules; award depends on performance).
The Team
The US Deloitte Technology Product Engineering group has modernized software and product delivery, building a scalable model focused on value and outcomes with a progressive talent structure. As Deloitte's internal development arm, Product Engineering delivers innovative digital solutions across businesses, service lines, and internal operations, driving measurable results and powering the firm’s success.
The Deloitte Encore Program
The Encore Program supports professionals returning to work after a career break, offering opportunities to sharpen skills in a client service environment with mentorship to promote growth. It provides a pathway to reignite a professional career within Deloitte’s ecosystem.
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