UX Designer

Job Description:Should be capable of leading multi-disciplinary UX teams to identify and explore the problem space - from up-front research and insights, though to ideation and prototyping.Must be comfortable wearing different hats, tackling complicated problems, and rallying support for existing and emerging product areas.UX Strategy Leads are expected to understand and partner with Senior Leaders, while developing strategies which inform prioritization, planning, and decisions. Additionally, this role will guide others on how to better conduct strategy engagements and influence products/projects to focus on customer needs.Job ResponsibilitiesClarify business objectives for the product as well as the projectLearn different facets of the industry (economics, regulation, technology, etc), as well as business acumen of the organizationDevelop artifacts including project plans, diagrams, journeys, conceptual prototypes and other documents (not wireframes or other end of project deliverables)Identify opportunities by merging business requirements and customer needs to create value in the marketProduce provocative 3-5 years outs visions to advocate for meeting customer needsManage trade-offs between business objectives and UX decisions, while influencing the direction of the product roadmapRequired Skills:(T-shaped designer or originating from other disciplines) who can model and concisely communicate complex systems and conceptsWork closely with Researchers gathering customer feedback and analytics, especially on 0-1 research methodsCuriosity, not only about what customers need, do, and think, but about how things work (underlining technology) and how innovation in the market will shape the path forwardVoracious in keeping up to date on the latest developments across the industry and at the platform level (e.g. iOS, voice, etc)A connector with the uncanny ability to connect teams and people, business goals to customer goals, problems to solution, etc.Preferred Skills:Strong communicator who shares methodologies, aligns on approaches, tells stories, defends recommendations, etc.Excellent facilitator who designs and runs workshops, includes stakeholders (technology, product, legal, risk, etc.), aligns on hypotheses or solutions, sparks interest and/or generates excitement, etc.Can function as a 1-person team while gaining a critical mass of interest and data, then leverage DCE Research, Design and Content to complete activitiesCapable of commissioning customer encounters and co-design sessions