User Experience Designer

4 weeks ago


Chicago, Illinois, United States BCforward Full time
Job Title: User Experienced Designer

BCforward is seeking a highly motivated User Experienced Designer to join our team in Chicago, IL.

Job Summary:

We are looking for a talented User Experienced Designer to lead the overall strategic plan for our program in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment. The ideal candidate will have experience in enterprise-wide UX strategy methodologies, a foundation in the overall user-centered design process, and expert communication and storytelling skills.

Key Responsibilities:

  • Lead the overall strategic plan for the program
  • Collaborate with experience design teammates, project stakeholders, technology partners, and executive leadership to identify requirements, set design goals, study users, and craft solutions
  • Promote value innovation through proactive designs that reflect, maintain, and contribute to our design principles and practices
  • Be the primary escalation point of contact for all projects within the program
  • Meet regularly with the program group to ensure adherence to the design process, open dialog, peer support, project fluidity & continuity
  • Communicate project updates to the portfolio strategy manager and senior leadership
  • Work cross-functionally with leads who support other programs, identifying opportunities for reusability, consistency, connection, and proactive design
  • Support the portfolio strategy manager in visualization exercises and workshops

Requirements:

  • Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience, or a design-related field, or equivalent education and related training/certification
  • 5+ years of experience in a UX strategist or related role
  • Proven experience solving complex problems and designing world-class experiences for large-scale enterprise programs
  • Extensive understanding of overall UX process and software development methodologies, including Agile
  • A high degree of creativity, empathy, passion, and problem-solving ability
  • Proficiency with tools like Mural, Axure, Sketch, InVision, and alike
  • Vigor and passion about understanding the target audience

Benefits:

BCforward offers a comprehensive benefits package, including major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.

About BCforward:

Founded in 1998, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. We champion the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.



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