About the role
Introduction A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customers' challenges into industry-leading solutions.
Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.
IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.
Thomas J. Watson said it best: "Good design is good business." Design is an essential profession—an imperative thread—interwoven through the various functions and segments of the business. Design is a driver of improved outcomes, contributing to business value for our clients and for IBM. Our designers work to create experiences that work together, work the same, and work for our clients. IBMers have a growth mindset and work in teams to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. We showcase ownership and autonomy throughout the design process and seek understanding of strategic objectives to create beautiful and functional products. At IBM you will be joining us in serving as a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
Your Role And Responsibilities You are a Visual Designer passionate about translating functions and information into emotionally compelling and desirable visual experiences. You are experienced at communicating intent and meaning through visual experiences that create understanding and inspire action. You are a problem-solver with strong work ethic and self-motivation who brings an ownership mindset and clear point of view to your work. This position will give you the opportunity to demonstrate strategic leadership, technical curiosity, and tenacity.
Responsibilities Design
- Interpreting research insights and building understanding of the subject matter to design for user needs and market resonance.
- Communicating through nuanced use of color, tone, layout, composition, imagery, typography, interactions, and motion.
- Translating information into visual forms that make information compelling, easier to understand, and actionable.
- Designing visual experiences that unify and exemplify the convergence of user and market insights and IBM brand/design language.
- Designing wireframes, interactive prototypes, specifications, interaction patterns, pathways of navigation, and other artifacts to deliver human-centered products that are conscious of user context and accessibility.
- Cultivating a healthy, collaborative, and trusting team culture where you are comfortable giving and receiving feedback and asking for direction when needed.
Cross-functional collaboration and alignment
- Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams of product managers, engineers, and designers in an agile environment to define strategies and lead the creation of best-in-class design patterns.
- Cultivating a healthy, collaborative, and trusting team culture where you are comfortable giving and receiving feedback and asking for direction when needed.
- Work independently, with a strong sense of responsibility and commitment to teamwork.
- Work in an agile environment with dynamic schedules and priorities.
- Demonstrate a volunteer spirit with a ‘we succeed as a team’ attitude.
- Use excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Leadership
- Scoping workload and planning for timely delivery of design projects, working with multiple stakeholders to recognize opportunities to improve team processes and use of time and resources.
- Defining and implementing strategies to accomplish the design vision and mission and communicating across the organization.
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
- Experience (6 years) collaborating with UX researchers and translating insights from into appropriate product features that are accessible and put the customer at the center.
- Experience (6 years) building user interface mockups (low- and high- fidelity), patterns, mockups, storyboards, interactive prototypes, and development-ready specifications.
- Great sense of typography, iconography, color theory, and visual composition and a strong, clean visual design sense.
- Experience with design tools (Figma, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.).
- Portfolio of previous work must be presented incorporating UI designs and/or sketches that demonstrate an understanding of design best practices across different platforms and devices.
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- Understand modern design thinking and design trends (including responsiveness and accessibility).
- Understand different industries to better gauge how design issues and users can differ across them.
- Experience influencing multidisciplinary teams, communicating design needs, and accurately scoping your team’s work to drive action towards business goals.
- Experience (6 years) in solving complex user problems using design thinking strategies.
About IBM
At IBM, we do more than work. We create. We create as technologists, developers, and engineers. We create with our partners. We create with our competitors. If you're searching for ways to make the world work better through technology and infrastructure, software and consulting, then we want to work with you.
We're here to help every creator turn their "what if" into what is. Let's create something that will change everything.
About the role
Introduction A career in IBM Software means you'll be part of a team that transforms our customers' challenges into industry-leading solutions.
Seeking new possibilities and always staying curious, we are a team dedicated to creating the world's leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions for our customers. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our IBMers, so the door is always open for those who want to grow their career.
IBM's product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.
Thomas J. Watson said it best: "Good design is good business." Design is an essential profession—an imperative thread—interwoven through the various functions and segments of the business. Design is a driver of improved outcomes, contributing to business value for our clients and for IBM. Our designers work to create experiences that work together, work the same, and work for our clients. IBMers have a growth mindset and work in teams to include different perspectives to drive exceptional outcomes for our customers. We showcase ownership and autonomy throughout the design process and seek understanding of strategic objectives to create beautiful and functional products. At IBM you will be joining us in serving as a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.
Your Role And Responsibilities You are a Visual Designer passionate about translating functions and information into emotionally compelling and desirable visual experiences. You are experienced at communicating intent and meaning through visual experiences that create understanding and inspire action. You are a problem-solver with strong work ethic and self-motivation who brings an ownership mindset and clear point of view to your work. This position will give you the opportunity to demonstrate strategic leadership, technical curiosity, and tenacity.
Responsibilities Design
- Interpreting research insights and building understanding of the subject matter to design for user needs and market resonance.
- Communicating through nuanced use of color, tone, layout, composition, imagery, typography, interactions, and motion.
- Translating information into visual forms that make information compelling, easier to understand, and actionable.
- Designing visual experiences that unify and exemplify the convergence of user and market insights and IBM brand/design language.
- Designing wireframes, interactive prototypes, specifications, interaction patterns, pathways of navigation, and other artifacts to deliver human-centered products that are conscious of user context and accessibility.
- Cultivating a healthy, collaborative, and trusting team culture where you are comfortable giving and receiving feedback and asking for direction when needed.
Cross-functional collaboration and alignment
- Collaborating with cross-disciplinary teams of product managers, engineers, and designers in an agile environment to define strategies and lead the creation of best-in-class design patterns.
- Cultivating a healthy, collaborative, and trusting team culture where you are comfortable giving and receiving feedback and asking for direction when needed.
- Work independently, with a strong sense of responsibility and commitment to teamwork.
- Work in an agile environment with dynamic schedules and priorities.
- Demonstrate a volunteer spirit with a ‘we succeed as a team’ attitude.
- Use excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Leadership
- Scoping workload and planning for timely delivery of design projects, working with multiple stakeholders to recognize opportunities to improve team processes and use of time and resources.
- Defining and implementing strategies to accomplish the design vision and mission and communicating across the organization.
Required Technical And Professional Expertise
- Experience (6 years) collaborating with UX researchers and translating insights from into appropriate product features that are accessible and put the customer at the center.
- Experience (6 years) building user interface mockups (low- and high- fidelity), patterns, mockups, storyboards, interactive prototypes, and development-ready specifications.
- Great sense of typography, iconography, color theory, and visual composition and a strong, clean visual design sense.
- Experience with design tools (Figma, Sketch, InVision, Adobe Creative Cloud, etc.).
- Portfolio of previous work must be presented incorporating UI designs and/or sketches that demonstrate an understanding of design best practices across different platforms and devices.
Preferred Technical And Professional Experience
- Understand modern design thinking and design trends (including responsiveness and accessibility).
- Understand different industries to better gauge how design issues and users can differ across them.
- Experience influencing multidisciplinary teams, communicating design needs, and accurately scoping your team’s work to drive action towards business goals.
- Experience (6 years) in solving complex user problems using design thinking strategies.
About IBM
At IBM, we do more than work. We create. We create as technologists, developers, and engineers. We create with our partners. We create with our competitors. If you're searching for ways to make the world work better through technology and infrastructure, software and consulting, then we want to work with you.
We're here to help every creator turn their "what if" into what is. Let's create something that will change everything.