Autodesk
Autodesk is hiring: Senior Conversation Designer in San Francisco
Autodesk, San Francisco, CA, United States
We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Senior Conversation Designer to join our team. This individual will play a crucial role in shaping the future of multimodal conversational experiences across our platforms. The ideal candidate would have experience designing for probabilistic systems and a strong background in conversation design, user experience design, and a good understanding of natural language technologies. You will work closely with cross-functional teams to create intuitive, engaging, and effective conversational experiences. You will work remotely and report into a Design Leader on the DXC team.
We are open to remote candidates based in the United States and Canada.
Responsibilities
- Design Conversational Experiences
- Conceptualize, design, and iterate on high-quality end-to-end conversational experiences
- Develop natural dialog flows, user flows, components, and frameworks that clearly outline the conversational architecture
- Create conversational prototypes to validate ideas and communicate concepts
- Document experiential requirements, guardrails, and test cases, as well as processes and methodologies
- Ensure interactions are intuitive, engaging, and aligned with business objectives and technical capabilities
- Test for consistency and contextual coherence across the conversational experience
- Analyze conversational data to identify gaps and propose conversational solutions
- Collaboration and Stakeholder Management
- Collaborate with product managers, engineers, UX designers, and content strategists to define and implement conversational design strategies
- Gather and synthesize requirements, constraints, and feedback from diverse stakeholders to inform design decisions
- Research and User Testing
- Conduct user research and usability testing to validate experience concepts and refine conversational interfaces
- Analyze user interactions and feedback to continuously improve the conversational experience
- Innovation and Best Practices
- Stay up to date with the latest trends and best practices in conversation AI design, natural language processing, and user experience
- Advocate for and implement innovative design solutions that enhance the user experience and meet business goals
- Champion trust and transparency best practices in your everyday work
Minimum Qualifications
- 5+ years as a conversational designer or similar role in customer facing conversation design
- 2-3 years using AI to design experiences for users
- Demonstrated experience creating prototypes, customer flows, problem definition, and analysis
- Ability to utilize and contribute to evolving digital standards and guidelines
- Recognition of emerging technologies in the AI space including LLMs and Machine Learning
- Ability to work independently and on teams to solve complex problems
- Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written
- Understanding of best practices and nuance required for global communication
Preferred Qualifications
- General understanding of design best practices, including WCAG 2.1 Accessibility, Layout, and Form
- Involvement in working on conversation AI chat- and voice-based experiences.
- Familiarity with extended reality technologies
- Experience working in agile development environments