Overview:
We are seeking a User Experience Strategist to join our growing Usability and Design team. Within this role, the ideal candidate will define overall visions and strategies for research and design engagements, as well as promote and manage client relationships. Candidates will lead and coordinate internal and external team efforts, perform expert reviews, facilitate user testing and participate in the interface design process. Activities will also include defining and executing a broad range of appropriate research strategies, interviews, usability studies, contextual inquiries and heuristic evaluations. Candidates will need to demonstrate solid experience collaborating on cross-functional teams (e.g. interaction designers, information architects, application architects, business analysts and product management) and a desire to evolve existing research tools and techniques.
Description:
- Defining high-level strategies and visions for research and design initiatives
- Managing internal and external teams by coordinating meetings, setting milestones, tracking statuses, risks, and issues, and delegating tasks and deliverables to appropriate roles
- Develop and further client relationships
- Primary work activities include applied usability work (running usability tests, Expert/Heuristic Design Reviews, consultation to other groups/teams)
- Planning and determining the proper testing strategy for an engagement
- Lead UX study and design teams in performing primary research tasks, such as usability testing, interviews, and design exercises
- Develop, design, and document requirements for web applications, portals, and transactional websites
- Mentor analysts and participate in developing their skill sets further
- Will participate in the creation of site maps, wireframes, workflow diagrams, controlled vocabularies, labeling systems, nomenclature schemes, taxonomies and navigation structures
- Keep abreast of best practices for usability techniques and methodologies
Requirements:
- Must have minimum of 4-6 years of UX research analysis and design experience in a consulting environment
- Must have experience in financial services, insurance, or pharmaceutical industries
- BS/BA in psychology, human computer interaction, design or related fields strongly preferred; MA in like fields is highly desirable
- Solid writing skills a must
- Must have strong design and communication skills, along with a past history of client management
- Some travel will be required
To apply for this job, please send your text resume to: cfriedman@misicompany.com |
