UX Designer, Devices Design Group

$106,000 - $184,000/Yr

Amazon - Seattle, WA

Full-time - Mid Level

Seattle, WA

10,001+ employees

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About the position

The UX Designer role within the Devices & Services Design Group at Amazon focuses on driving the vision, definition, and design of Alexa mobile and multi-modal experiences across various devices. This position is integral to creating customer-focused solutions that enhance user experiences for millions of Alexa customers. The designer will lead projects from problem definition to delivery, collaborating with cross-functional teams to ensure high standards of design and usability.

Responsibilities

• Own the end-to-end process, from problem definition to delivery.
• Use business requirements, user and market research to assist in developing scenarios, use cases, and high-level requirements to shape product strategy.
• Work with partners to identify key jobs to be done.
• Design the information architecture, interface, and interaction flows for Alexa mobile and multi-modal devices.
• Develop conceptual models that define the system of devices, wireframes, visual mockups, and prototypes.
• Design highly usable digital experiences by rapidly prototyping, testing, and iterating on designs with internal partners.
• Develop and maintain detailed user-interface specifications and design patterns.
• Effectively work with project managers to plan projects for effective delivery while maintaining high standards for design.
• Be a passionate and effective advocate for design with non-design audiences.
• Write effectively to communicate design rationales and benefits to Amazon customers.
• Guide a cross-functional team and elevate the culture of UX thinking and design excellence.

Requirements

• 3+ years of design experience
• An available online portfolio
• Experience designing and prototyping with tools such as Figma, ProtoPie, Sketch, Photoshop, Illustrator, InVision, or similar
• Experience working with product managers and engineers to understand technical requirements and translate these into user experience requirements.
• Experience working end-to-end with product and developer partners: defining problems and customer experience outcomes, building workflows, and evaluating prototypes.
• Familiarity with Material UI (React) component libraries and experience adding to, maintaining, managing, and scaling design systems.
• Experience building, testing, and shipping digital products.
• Experience with agile development methodologies and iterating on designs by gathering user/partner feedback.
• Strong presentation, storytelling, and writing skills.
• Experience presenting design work to user experience teams, product and engineering teams, and executives for review and feedback.
• Working knowledge of the foundations of engineering principles and how design translates into code.

Nice-to-haves

• Systems design experience

Benefits

• Medical, financial, and other benefits
• Equity and sign-on payments as part of total compensation package