Amazon
Amazon is hiring: Senior UX Designer, Business Data Technologies in Seattle
Amazon, Seattle, WA, United States
Description
Senior UX Designer, Business Data Technologies
We are seeking a Senior User Experience to lead experience charters of highly strategic products for data analytics tools at Amazon used by hundreds of users world-wide. This position is a Senior UX Designer role and you will own setting the design direction for new and existing products and services spanning multiple user segments (from data producers to data consumers) and at a global scale. You will contribute to accelerate Amazon’s data-driven business, and enable the next generation of analytics and machine learning technologies at scale. You will work collaboratively with other designers, product managers, developers, domain experts, users, executives, and more to lead the design of new product experiences from concept to development and market roll out.
You will lean on your strengths as a communicator, problem framer, visionary, coach, and adaptability across design mediums and domains (digital, physical, service, international users) to raise the bar holistically for your program’s users. Because the scope of this position extends across all creative work, the ability to balance high-level, holistic reason with detail-oriented design is imperative.
The ideal candidate will be able to visualize an experience in the abstract, articulate complex use-cases and then be able to drive the vision into design deliverables and artifacts. You think first from the customer’s perspective, use research and data to influence your decisions, set relentlessly high standards for yourself and deliver bar raising shopping experiences. Our design team is an ever-growing, multidisciplinary group at Amazon responsible for the data platform.
Basic Qualifications
8+ years of UX designer or interaction designer experience
Knowledge of best practices for information architecture and design
Have an online portfolio or samples of work on resume, demonstrating experience creating great end-to-end, user-centered design solutions and patterns, across desktop and mobile devices
Experience acquiring user data (e.g., conducting usability studies, performing user research) and creating personas and journey maps
Experience in delivering design solutions for projects of large scope and complexity
Experience defining and maintaining design patterns and UX standards
Experience working with stakeholders to plan and execute programs that are strategic in nature
Preferred Qualifications
Experience designing and prototyping with tools such as Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, InVision, or similar
Knowledge of usability principles and techniques
Experience with UX design of complex workflows
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $211,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.
Senior UX Designer, Business Data Technologies
We are seeking a Senior User Experience to lead experience charters of highly strategic products for data analytics tools at Amazon used by hundreds of users world-wide. This position is a Senior UX Designer role and you will own setting the design direction for new and existing products and services spanning multiple user segments (from data producers to data consumers) and at a global scale. You will contribute to accelerate Amazon’s data-driven business, and enable the next generation of analytics and machine learning technologies at scale. You will work collaboratively with other designers, product managers, developers, domain experts, users, executives, and more to lead the design of new product experiences from concept to development and market roll out.
You will lean on your strengths as a communicator, problem framer, visionary, coach, and adaptability across design mediums and domains (digital, physical, service, international users) to raise the bar holistically for your program’s users. Because the scope of this position extends across all creative work, the ability to balance high-level, holistic reason with detail-oriented design is imperative.
The ideal candidate will be able to visualize an experience in the abstract, articulate complex use-cases and then be able to drive the vision into design deliverables and artifacts. You think first from the customer’s perspective, use research and data to influence your decisions, set relentlessly high standards for yourself and deliver bar raising shopping experiences. Our design team is an ever-growing, multidisciplinary group at Amazon responsible for the data platform.
Basic Qualifications
8+ years of UX designer or interaction designer experience
Knowledge of best practices for information architecture and design
Have an online portfolio or samples of work on resume, demonstrating experience creating great end-to-end, user-centered design solutions and patterns, across desktop and mobile devices
Experience acquiring user data (e.g., conducting usability studies, performing user research) and creating personas and journey maps
Experience in delivering design solutions for projects of large scope and complexity
Experience defining and maintaining design patterns and UX standards
Experience working with stakeholders to plan and execute programs that are strategic in nature
Preferred Qualifications
Experience designing and prototyping with tools such as Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, InVision, or similar
Knowledge of usability principles and techniques
Experience with UX design of complex workflows
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $211,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.