UX Designer

Company: Home Depot
Location: Houston
Posted on: May 5, 2021

Job Description:

POSITION PURPOSEThe User Experience Designer (UX Designer) is responsible for delivering the experience and creativeexecution for their respective projects and products. They will need to build strong relationships withproduct management peers, development team, and other critical partners to establish and deliver onthe business and customer requirements that enhances our digital experiences and products, meetsthe business goals and strengthens our Home Depot differentiation strategies.Reporting to a UX Manger, the UX Designer will be responsible for large scale, cross-functionalprojects, product roadmaps, relevant research, user experience strategy and final creative includingpage layouts and asset production.The associate will work with the team to successfully translate business objectives into innovative andbest-in-class, customer-centric solutions.MAJOR TASKS, RESPONSIBILITES AND KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES10%- Discovery - Identify the problems, users, systems and the business drivers10%- Definition - Turn raw data into insights. Analyze and frame the data into actionable recommendations.65%- Design - Synthesize insights into concepts and metaphors. Inspire the organization through well-executed visioning.15%- Delivery - Craft deliverables such as wireframes, prototypes, sketches as appropriate to effectively communicate your designs with stakeholders from engineering to business leadershipNATURE AND SCOPEThis position reports to a UX Manager. This position has no direct reports.ENVIRONMENTAL JOB REQUIREMENTSEnvironment:

• Located in a comfortable indoor area. Any unpleasant conditions would be infrequent and not objectionable.Travel:MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONSMust be eighteen years of age or older. Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. Education Required - Minimal or no educational requirement for this job. Years of Relevant Work Experience - 2 Certificates/Licenses - Physical Job Requirements - Most of the time is spent sitting in a comfortable position and there is frequent opportunity to move about. On rare occasions there may be a need to move or lift light articles.Additional Minimum Qualifications:Education Required:Years of Relevant Work Experience: yearsPhysical Requirements:Additional Qualifications:Designing in an Enterprise Application environment Understanding trends in SaaS in an enterprise environment Experience with integrating enterprise platform/cloud solutionsComfortable & knowledgeable with Agile development process Demonstrated experience with Adobe products2+ years of experience in complex multi-discipline team environment.Front end coding in HTML, CSS, JS or any object-oriented language.Demonstrated ability to initiate and self-manage complex projects. Desire to thrive in a fast-moving environment, with a need to out-pace external market competition.Recognized thought-leader in the UX field through publications, talks and engagePreferred Qualifications:Knowledge, Skills, Abilities and Competencies:Our associates have the challenge (and fun) of taking on a wide variety of problems and directly affecting users and the business.The following is a list of attributes found in successful UX practitioners.PROBLEM SOLVING - Work collaboratively with business stakeholders, developers, and your fellow user experience designers to create a solution. Build domain knowledge and understand the user & business problems you're solving.QUALITY DELIVERABLES - You are responsible for designing experiences that are appropriately maintainable, scalable, and extensible. TAKING OWNERSHIP - When a problem comes to your attention, take care of it. If you're too busy with something more important either assign it to someone else or set a reminder to come back to it later.ALWAYS LEARNING - Be willing to learn whatever tools, approaches, or patterns necessary to solve a problem. Don't avoid a problem because "someone else 'owns' domain" - learn the tools, learn the domain, solve the problem.ALWAYS A MENTOR Continually look for the chance to share your knowledge and skills with others. Regardless of your level of experience, there is always something you know that someone else doesnt (and vice versa), so share!EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION Write, draw, and speak clearly and concisely. Be prepared to explain your work, decisions, and ideas to your colleagues. Graciously challenge ideas that don't seem right, no matter where they originate.GOOD TEAMMATE - Have a sense of humor. Build relationships with your colleagues. Work out differences with your colleagues directly. Go to your manager if you're unable to resolve it there. Actively work to disrupt backchannel and office politics. Look for ways to make the work environment better for everyone.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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