UX / UI Designer

$111,400 - $156,100/Yr

Stem-U - Burlington, VT

Full-time - Mid Level

Burlington, VT

Educational Services

About the position

As a UX/UI Designer at Stem, you will play a crucial role in shaping the user experience of our innovative clean energy solutions. Your primary focus will be to understand user needs and preferences, ensuring that every interaction with our AI-driven enterprise software platform, Athena, is intuitive and delightful. You will collaborate with cross-functional teams, including engineers, data scientists, and product leaders, to create user-friendly interfaces that connect users seamlessly with our energy management systems. Your work will involve diving deep into user needs through analysis and research, as well as conducting competitor analysis to identify opportunities for differentiation in the market. In this position, you will be responsible for imagining and designing interfaces for next-generation energy storage devices, virtual power plants, and AI-driven grid management systems. You will rapidly iterate through wireframes and interactive prototypes to validate concepts, optimizing designs through A/B testing and data analysis. Your ability to clearly express design decisions and rationale to stakeholders, clients, and internal teams will be essential in driving the design process forward. You will also determine the information architecture for our products, creating sitemaps and designing seamless navigation flows that help users gather insights efficiently. Collaboration is key in this role, as you will work closely with designers, developers, and other cross-functional teams to present each stage of the design process effectively. Your contributions will help redefine what is possible in the intersection of clean energy and software technology, making a significant impact on our mission to provide clean energy solutions.

Responsibilities

• Dive deep into user needs with Product Leaders and various stakeholders to understand their needs, behaviors, and pain points.
• Analyze competitor products and identify opportunities for improved differentiation.
• Imagine interfaces for next-gen energy storage devices, virtual power plants, and AI-driven grid management.
• Rapidly iterate through wireframes and interactive prototypes to validate concepts.
• Optimize designs through A/B testing and data analysis.
• Clearly express design decisions and rationale to stakeholders, clients, and internal teams.
• Determine information architecture and create sitemaps.
• Design seamless navigation flows that drive users to gather insights in an efficient way.
• Work closely with designers, developers, and cross-functional teams.
• Present each stage of the design process effectively.

Requirements

• Proven track record in UX design, preferably in tech or energy sectors.
• Bachelor's Degree in Design (e.g., Interaction, Graphic, or Industrial), User Experience, Information Systems, Information Technology, or Computer Science. Applicable work experience may be substituted for education requirements.
• Minimum of 5-7 years of experience.
• Experience working with Design Systems.
• Proficiency in leveraging Figma and Figma Libraries (Sketch, XD Adobe).
• Familiarity with Agile Practices.
• Adaptability to thrive in ambiguity and embrace change.
• Ability to work seamlessly with internal teams, including Product Management, Developers, Engineers, Architects, QA, and business stakeholders.
• Proficiency in driving iterative design reviews, synthesizing feedback, and closing on design requirements independently.
• Well-curated design portfolio for review.