Senior User Interface Designer Job
Date: Oct 7, 2013
Location: Bangalore, India
Ref-Code: IN-57684941-EN-13-002
Work area: Software - User Experience
Expected travel: 0% - 10%
Career status:
Employment type: Regular Full Time
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
SAP is the global market leader for business software and thus contributes a considerable part of the world's economic power grid. At SAP you get your chance to put your ideas into action with maximum impact.The Design & New Applications Team of SAP`s Technology and Innovation Platform focuses on building both Business and Consumer solutions, keeping the essence of SAP`s strength. This includes co-innovating with customers on new solutions in all phases like piloting, extending & advancing to new products while adopting the latest technology platform. Recent technology trends like In-Memory and Cloud computing will significantly impact the future of analytical and transactional processing. They will allow better performance, lower TCO and improved integration of applications. With development teams in Walldorf, Shanghai, India and Palo Alto, the Design & New Applications Team is able to leverage a global innovation model that utilizes the specific strengths of each location. We are looking for a senior Interaction Designer with chops to work with a young fast moving team that has proved it can build cool products ( see www.charitra.in). You understand the difference between interaction design and screen design. You know who Bill Verplank is. You can consume research inputs, extract key insights and sketch screens right after the interaction. You know what a comp is. Your wireframes can be built.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
The objective of the job is to work in the DNA team part of the Technology and Innovation Platform SAP Labs India in Bangalore. The Main responsibilities would be • Create world class consumer grade interactions across form factors • Facilitate frequent feedback cycles between development and the product owner with your interactions as the centrepiece • Own the context - the human context of why each feature deserves to be included • Facilitate feature discussions for each sprint
WORK EXPERIENCE
1. Leadership skills to drive design from concept to completion. 2. Proven ability to define new approaches to complex design problems and convey solutions in the form of presentations, wireframes, UI specifications, click-through prototypes, and design specifications. 3. Must be process driven and have strong interaction design skills, careful attention to detail, and a solid understanding of user-centered design principles. 4. Demonstrated expertise in contextual task and workflow analysis, storyboarding, and heuristic evaluation and usability testing. 5. Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills. 6. Experience defining solutions for both enterprise and consumer customers. 7. Experience in mobile and responsive designs. 8. An open-minded, creative and human-centered approach to problem solving. 9. A strong interest in design and technology trends. Familiar with current and upcoming IxD paradigms. 10. Strong visual design skills, including motion design. 11. Experience designing across multiple device types and contexts (desktop, mobile, accessories).
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
1. Bachelor's Degree in Interaction Design or Graphic Design, or equivalent education or experience. 2. Minimum 6 years of experience in relevant design industry. 3. Work samples that show excellent design thinking and execution skills. 4. Demonstrated ability to strategically solve problems. 5. Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to make presentations both internally and externally.
Work area: Software - User Experience
Expected travel: 0% - 10%
Career status:
Employment type: Regular Full Time
COMPANY DESCRIPTION
SAP is the global market leader for business software and thus contributes a considerable part of the world's economic power grid. At SAP you get your chance to put your ideas into action with maximum impact.The Design & New Applications Team of SAP`s Technology and Innovation Platform focuses on building both Business and Consumer solutions, keeping the essence of SAP`s strength. This includes co-innovating with customers on new solutions in all phases like piloting, extending & advancing to new products while adopting the latest technology platform. Recent technology trends like In-Memory and Cloud computing will significantly impact the future of analytical and transactional processing. They will allow better performance, lower TCO and improved integration of applications. With development teams in Walldorf, Shanghai, India and Palo Alto, the Design & New Applications Team is able to leverage a global innovation model that utilizes the specific strengths of each location. We are looking for a senior Interaction Designer with chops to work with a young fast moving team that has proved it can build cool products ( see www.charitra.in). You understand the difference between interaction design and screen design. You know who Bill Verplank is. You can consume research inputs, extract key insights and sketch screens right after the interaction. You know what a comp is. Your wireframes can be built.
EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS
The objective of the job is to work in the DNA team part of the Technology and Innovation Platform SAP Labs India in Bangalore. The Main responsibilities would be • Create world class consumer grade interactions across form factors • Facilitate frequent feedback cycles between development and the product owner with your interactions as the centrepiece • Own the context - the human context of why each feature deserves to be included • Facilitate feature discussions for each sprint
WORK EXPERIENCE
1. Leadership skills to drive design from concept to completion. 2. Proven ability to define new approaches to complex design problems and convey solutions in the form of presentations, wireframes, UI specifications, click-through prototypes, and design specifications. 3. Must be process driven and have strong interaction design skills, careful attention to detail, and a solid understanding of user-centered design principles. 4. Demonstrated expertise in contextual task and workflow analysis, storyboarding, and heuristic evaluation and usability testing. 5. Excellent communication, leadership, and presentation skills. 6. Experience defining solutions for both enterprise and consumer customers. 7. Experience in mobile and responsive designs. 8. An open-minded, creative and human-centered approach to problem solving. 9. A strong interest in design and technology trends. Familiar with current and upcoming IxD paradigms. 10. Strong visual design skills, including motion design. 11. Experience designing across multiple device types and contexts (desktop, mobile, accessories).
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION / SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
1. Bachelor's Degree in Interaction Design or Graphic Design, or equivalent education or experience. 2. Minimum 6 years of experience in relevant design industry. 3. Work samples that show excellent design thinking and execution skills. 4. Demonstrated ability to strategically solve problems. 5. Strong written and verbal communication skills and the ability to make presentations both internally and externally.
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