UI Developer

As an experienced UI/UX professional, what really excites you is designing to solve user needs - thoroughly understanding the problem and user pains and translating that into simple and elegant solutions.

In this role you will:

• Ensure User Empathy team-wide designing and evolving products and solutions
• Define and use a representative modern style for all product UI/UX.
• Create compelling solutions that move the company forward by delivering high user satisfaction
• Define goals aligned with product requirements, business needs, and customer Research and can set direction for design team based on these goals
• Create user flow diagrams outlining optimized “happy path”, secondary use cases and edge cases
• Create Detailed wireframes for user flows (from lo-fi to hi-fi as you progress through the process) and go through rounds of A/B testing
• Design mid to high-fidelity prototypes for testing
• Collaborate with the product managers and the developers in Agile development teams What You'll Need
• Curiosity and an inclination to solve complex user and design problems
• Experience on advanced technology applications
• Nice to have experience on MS Teams application design
• Experience working from conception to validation of major product features, leveraging a variety of UX methods to inform your approach Qualifications
• 3+ years of experience in product design or a combination of education and experience in this field
• 3+ years working directly with design systems in both web and mobile system design
• 2+ years of Advanced knowledge on Figma/Adobe XD/Sketch/Azure RP/Illustrator/Photoshop
• Experience with modern UI standards (accessibility, responsive design, animation, performance)
• Excellent communication, collaboration and problem-solving skills
• Familiarity with accessibility standards and inclusive design practices.
• Experience working with GSuite/Jira/Confluence
• A portfolio of strong interaction design, design systems, and product design work

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver wireframes, user stories, user journeys, mock-ups, and prototypes optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
• Create a wide range of graphics and layouts, and design solutions for product illustrations, company logos, and websites
• Work within brand guidelines to reinforce the brand’s style and voice
• Work on building design processes, tools, and culture
• Identify and troubleshoot UX and UI design problems.
• Understand the target audience and objective of the brand and reference impactful design ideas that can be adapted
• Have a keen eye for visual designs, styles, iconography, typography, and illustrations and define a compelling visual language in the Product, website, and Marketing Materials.
• Setup best practices to help the team achieve the above and constantly think about improving the UX process to aim for better organizational UX Maturity
• Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features
• Take a user-centric design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least 2+ years of visual design experience in a B2B product and marketing setting
• Communicative, organized, and achieve consistent results
• Proficiency in the following design tools: Figma and Adobe Suite, familiarity with prototyping tools (Principle, Invision, Framer, After Effects)
• Solid understanding of using HTML and CSS for website design. Hands-on experience with different JavaScript frameworks (JQuery etc.), Bootstrap, Material UI, Tailwind CSS, NextJS, etc.
• Experience creating and maintaining design systems for product, website, brand, and marketing assets
• Should possess the ability to convey messages and information through illustrations, graphics, and patterns
• Added benefit: Having B2B product dashboards related experience

You’ll be our: Interaction Design Manager

You’ll be based at: IBC Knowledge Park, Bengaluru

You’ll be aligned with: Customer Experience Lead

You’ll be the member of: Customer Experience Team

What you’ll do :

As a design leader, you will be working with Product managers, Experience managers and Engineering teams to define strategies and lead the creation of great unparalleled customer experiences

You will be owning & driving the quality of Customer and Business-facing interfaces designed across customer journeys

You will be designing how designers design. Dream, explore, create, and nurture other designers’ skills and processes, identifying areas for improvement through collaborating across functions at company

Involve yourself in increasing the effectiveness of the entire team by helping to define and adapt design processes that elevate the productivity and well-being of the Interaction Design Team

Manage communication and documentation within the interaction design team, partner with other functions, external contacts, and contribute to a company-wide understanding of the role of design

Introduce new ideas, new processes, and new tools to best support an efficient process, creative work, and consistently high-quality execution

Facilitate project scheduling, establish deadlines, ensure the team is aware of key milestones, lead team meetings, and coordinate creative/design reviews throughout the entire product lifecycle

Here’s what we are looking for:

6-9 years in Interaction Design, with an emphasis on digital product design

Experienced in managing design team and comes with a deep understanding of design methodology and the creative process

Experienced in collaboration and building relationships - interfacing with Research, Product, Marketing, and Engineering teams

Experienced in scoping, managing, and facilitating design sprints and workshops with large interdisciplinary teams

Must be driven by outcomes and committed to continuous learning

Experience in working with rapid-growth companies or startups is an added advantage

What you'll bring :

Degree in design from Tier 1 Design schools would be preferred but is not a mandate

6-9 years of relevant experience

Senior Manager - Research

About Us

upGrad is an online education platform building the careers of tomorrow by offering the most industry-relevant programs in an immersive learning experience. Our mission is to create a new digital-first learning experience to deliver tangible career impact to individuals at scale.

upGrad currently offers programs in Data Science, Machine Learning, Product Management, Digital Marketing, and Entrepreneurship, etc. upGrad is looking for people passionate about management and education to help design learning programs for working professionals to stay sharp and stay relevant and help build the careers of tomorrow.

• upGrad was awarded the Best Tech for Education by IAMAI for 2018-19
• upGrad was also ranked as one of the LinkedIn Top Startups 2018: The 25 most sought-after startups in India
• upGrad was earlier selected as one of the top ten most innovative companies in India by FastCompany.
• We were also covered by the Financial Times along with other disruptors in Ed-Tech
• upGrad is the official education partner for the Government of India - Startup India program
• Our program with IIIT B has been ranked #1 program in the country in the domain of
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning

Role Summary

As a User Research Professional you will establish UX Research practice for your pods and collaborate closely with the product and tech leadership to shape our products. You will work with your peer(s) to set clear methods, standards and metrics for gathering qualitative and quantitative insights to continuously deepen the actionable knowledge of our product teams.

You will work with teams to develop research awareness, skills for engaging learners, community and experts, also knowledge for discerning what is important to take into product or innovation practices. You will maintain the highest level of research rigour across all types of studies and constraints. In addition to laying the foundation for user research for your pods, you will conduct and lead key research activities, applying quantitative or qualitative research methodologies to generate actionable insights for our products, brand and strategic direction. Your success will be the team’s commitment to research practices and knowledge of deep learning practices which are hidden in plain sight from across India's hinterland to metros.

Roles & Responsibilities

• Lead and coach team of UX researchers across any one of the Discovery and Growth, Learning experience, Careers, and Breakout pods
• Partner with User Researchers, Design Leads, Product Managers, and Engineering managers to drive all stages of research from early product direction through summative validation in an Agile work environment
• Lead prioritization about what we research, when to research it, and how that research is conducted; This might mean working with cross-functional teams, multiple devices, brands, and platforms, in order to find opportunities to further improve the user experience
• Influence a diverse set of stakeholders through excellent relationship building, and crisply providing insight and deep domain expertise in research practices and product development
• Put the needs of our varied set of users front and center and driving, through influence and well-constructed presentations of insights, the user experience strategy of our many products
• As a voice of the user, effectively challenge and elevate the customer experience in a data-driven environment
• Design, recruit and moderate research studies regularly (both in-person and remote)
• Use a variety of research methods and tools to best reach the goals of each project in order to provide rich, actionable insights
• Communicate research findings and prioritized recommendations to internal stakeholders in a clear and compelling way

Skills Required

• You have 6+ years of experience as a User Research Leader with experience building successful practices inside of companies
• You have to lead a team of at least 4 people
• You have deep knowledge of qualitative research methods and tools across the Indian diaspora, as well as knowledge of quantitative methods
• You know how to analyze and work with design, business, and product data tracking
• You have an excellent knowledge of UX standards, and bring a deep background in psychology, social sciences, or anthropology to the practice
• You have strong oral and written communication skills in both Hind, English, and ideally one other language relevant to our deep reach in India. Any other language is a bonus.
• Your excellent presentation skills will help you collaborate with team members from a wide range of teams and geographies across India.
• You have experience in working in an agile environment and the ability to adapt quickly to changing product priorities
• BA or MS in Psychology, Anthropology or Design with a strong focus on User Research is an added bonus

Designing products at BiCSoM is about turning dreams and ideas into lovable technology and design solutions. As a mindful member of the BiCSoM team you will design rule-breaking mobile applications, web applications, websites, Progressive Web apps, IoT design solutions, Voice solutions using practices of User experience design and User interface design. Large number of people across the globe use our products everyday, we take pride in wearing ‘Made with love in India’ on our sleeves.

What are we looking for?

1. We expect you to have your domain knowledge of UX and UI, which includes, Information architecture, empathy map creation, user research, user interviews, low fidelity and high fidelity wireframes, designing UI screens using Adobe XD, prototyping and design hand off to developers 
2. Experts in English language
3. There are few skills which you need to have from get-go:
1. You are a problem solver, polite and someone who values team members and customers
2. You respect time and understand, lost time never  comes back
4. You have the ability to explain your design and come up with out of the box design solutions for mobile applications and web sites
5. You are a smart and energetic talent from design background
6. Based on the situations you can contribute individually or work with team and make work productive and fun
7. In terms of day to day work, for 6 months to 1 year you should have done the following:
1. Completed a bootcamp or formal training in UX/UI design 
2. Designed at least 2 mobile apps or websites
3. Thorough understanding of Information architecture, Microcopies, Typography, Material design systems, Cupertino design system, Visual designs, icons and illustrations
4. Conducting user research interviews and design Mood boards
5. UX testing once the product is live
6. Collaborative design workflows using Adobe XD and Framer
7. Documenting your design work based on Style guides
8. Knowledge of Microcopies is a plus

1. Work location: Bengaluru city and Remote
2. Working days - 6 days a week

BiCSoM Technologies Private Limited is committed to breakthrough innovation and success for its team members. From our mindful culture of compassion and wisdom to passionate customer success philosophy, this is one awesome place to work! So come and experience what it takes to build digital products which are loved by millions of users across the globe. You will find speed, agility, fun and supportive culture where we are responsible for each other’s success. 

1. BiCSoM is a registered startup under the Startup India initiative of Government of India and a DIPP registered MSME
2. BiCSoM was recognized as one of the top AR/VR startups in India in 2018 in DCB Bank innovation carnival

• Health Memberships 
• Sports Subscriptions 
• Entertainment Subscriptions 
• Key Conferences and Event Passes
• Learning Stipend 
• Team Lunches and Parties 
• Travel Reimbursements 
• ESOPs