Hybrid Principal UX Designer

at Diabetes Youth Families

• Job title: Principal UX Designer
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $167,550 - $251,325 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: Android, Axure, Flash, iOS, JavaScript
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Acton, United States

About the role

• Principal UX Designer developing next generation digital experiences for diabetes management at Insulet Corporation. Collaborating across teams to create highly responsive interfaces for mobile platforms.

Responsibilities

• Define the user experience of our mobile digital products and applications by developing user interface wireframes, page / task flow analysis, concept mapping, site mapping, navigation and information architecture flows, UI designs and proof-of-concepts that engage and delight the end user.
• Collaborate with user researchers to validate and test your ideas with end-users.
• Collaborate with marketing, product managers and engineers to deliver compelling designs that satisfy user goals and enhance learning and teaching.
• Evangelize the role of user experience design across the company.
• Make user experience design recommendations based on usability standards and industry best practices.
• Contribute to the corporate UX design standards and framework.
• Mentor junior staff on interaction design principles and processes.
• Successfully present your designs to a cross functional product team to elicit constructive feedback and actively participate in others’ design reviews.
• Perform other duties as required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Visual Design, Graphics Design, HCI, Interaction Design or related discipline required.
• At least 10+ years’ experience designing for the Android or iOS mobile space in a technology-centered company; preferably the medical devices industry.
• Experience designing for tablets and smartphone.
• Expert in common design tools such as Sketch App, Axure for wire framing, prototyping and design, Adobe Creative Suite, Flash, Fireworks, Illustrator, Photoshop, Acrobat, MS Office, Visio, etc.
• Ability to prototype mobile and web solutions for management and development teams, including but not limited to HTML5, CSS, JavaScript, C++, etc.
• Solid visual and interaction design skills.
• Ability to successfully design for and work in an Agile software development environment; knowledge of tools such as Fogbugz, Kanbanary, etc.
• Fluent in usability standards and design heuristics and responsive design techniques.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to communicate effectively with others across the organization.
• Familiarity with user-centered research, such as usability testing, contextual inquiry, and field interviews.
• Embody the work ethic and personality that thrives in a fast-paced culture with tight deadlines, shifting priorities, and working with super-smart colleagues from numerous departments and locations.

Benefits

• Hybrid working arrangements (requires on-site work from our Acton or San Diego office at least 3x/week; may work remotely other days)