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Job type full-time
Full job description
Role overview
Vmware carbon black cloud holds the shadows at bay, shielding businesses from calculated and malicious cyber attacksOur customers rely on us for detection, prevention, and remediation of security risks, as well as ensuring secure configurations in their environmentsThe user base we serve ranges from dev-ops teams and it deskside support to cybersecurity scientists.
We’re looking for a senior user experience designer with stellar ixd and ia skills who is excited by complex design challenges and the opportunity to make user’s lives easierAn eternal student, always on the lookout for new design techniques and ways to improve your craft, or share knowledge to elevate the capabilities of the team.
You’ll join a growing ux team of designers, writers, and researchers who share your passion for bringing great ux to the enterprise spaceWe learn fast, collaborate enthusiastically, and lay track on the process as we goYou’ll work on cross-functional initiatives with pm & engineering, and have plenty of opportunities to connect directly with customers and prospects in the security field.
What you’ll do
Create clear, engaging designs that enable rapid decision-making by security analysts, and admins in it infrastructure and dev ops
Participate in various forms of user research to understand customer needs and inform product designs
Collaborate with product managers and engineers to understand business priorities and technical feasibility
Explore design options by creating sketches, workflows, wireframes; prototypes for validation during user research and usability testing
Analyze the effectiveness and efficiency of proposed designs
Communicate design alternatives with confidence, and absorb feedback with grace
Socialize design concepts both within the ux team, as well as with pm and engineering, to ensure platform coherence across multiple concurrent initiatives
Work closely with product managers to help identify and prioritize buckets of functionality that can be released together or in phases
Provide guidance to engineers as your designs get built into products
About you
You’re compelled to ask “why”You need to know your work has a purposeYou’re fascinated by humans and how they make sense of complex dataYou’re a seasoned designer who takes the time to understand customers and can tell an engaging story to your teammates when sharing user discoveriesYou collaborate cross-functionally and recognize that good ideas can come from anywhereYou are well-informed, strategic when advocating for the user, and committed to delivering a high-quality product experience.
5-7 years experience defining user experiences for complex saas applications (not websites)
Excellence in interaction design, information architecture, and data visualization
Ability to apply established styles and leverage existing interaction patterns
Expertise in design facilitation; familiarity with a variety of research techniques
Knowledge of when to seek customer feedback to inform design at crucial stages
Success on both blank-slate initiatives and on projects for established platforms and products
Ability to estimate ux work, assess and mitigate risk, and make tough prioritization calls, coordinating operationally with cross-functional leads
Facility in presenting to and interacting with customers and prospects
Bonus points for experience in at least one project in the security technology space! :)
Vmware supports a flexible work environment, and also has offices around the us.
Us-based remote workers welcome!
Category : engineering and technology
Subcategory: user experience
Experience: manager and professional
Full time/ part time: full time
Posted date: 2021-09-14
Vmware company overview: at vmware, we believe that software has the power to unlock new opportunities for people and our planetWe look beyond the barriers of compromise to engineer new ways to make technologies work together seamlesslyOur cloud, mobility, and security software form a flexible, consistent digital foundation for securely delivering the apps, services and experiences that are transforming business innovation around the globeAt the core of what we do are our people who deeply value execution, passion, integrity, customers, and communityShape what’s possible today at http://careers.vmware.com.
Equal employment opportunity statement: vmware is an equal opportunity employer and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind: vmware is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassmentAll employment decisions at vmware are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, hiv status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operateVmware will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristicsVmware encourages applicants of all agesVmware will provide reasonable accommodation to employees who have protected disabilities consistent with local law.
