User Interface Designer

Description

The VeriSign User Experience team is seeking a passionate, creative and analytical User Interface Designer to define the best user experience for our current and next generation products. In this role, you are a key member of the User Experience team and will participate in the analysis, design, implementation and usability verification testing of our rich and cuttingedge webbased applications. You will use your experience in usercentered design and user experience to create innovative, bestinclass solutions that will drive our next generation of products. Responsibilities Drive usercentered designs; translate user and business needs and technical capabilities into dynamic and innovative products that provide the best possible user experience. Develop workflows, user task analysis, personas, interaction flows, wireframes, low fidelity mockups, navigational flows, and high fidelity prototypes. Design visually rich, userfriendly interfaces that scale across multiple product lines and applications. Participate in user research and usability testing to help improve the product through every stage of the product lifecycle. Review and analyze user research and usability reports, for use in determining best UI design solutions. Apply the best design aesthetics under tight deadlines, while effectively managing tradeoffs between business needs and customer benefit. Present designs to crossfunctional teams and negotiate tradeoffs. Manage all aspect of projects, including scheduling, ensuring milestones are met, tracking UI/Usability issues, and making design recommendations. Contribute to the design standards and promoting usercentered design throughout the organization. Develop guidelines, standards, usercentered design processes and ensure that they are fully integrated into the usercentered product development lifecycle. Qualifications BA/BS in Human Computer Interaction, Usability, Human Factors, Industrial Design, Psychology, Computer Science or related field. 4+ years of experience working in interaction design, UI design, and/or usability. Articulate design concepts and prototypes, with the ability to define your vision for the project in a variety of ways written, visually and verbally. Experience designing dynamic interfaces that allow users to easily manage large and complex amounts of data. A mastery of web standards, usercentered design principles, knowledge of the software development process. Strong project management skills. Strong skills in mediating and resolving competing requirements and designs. Expert proficiency with design and prototyping tools specifically, VISIO, Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Axure. Prior experience producing designs that scale across multiple platforms. Thorough understanding of the limitations and appropriate uses of HTML, JavaScript, CSS, AJAX, Flash and web 2.0 technologies. Outstanding presentation and interpersonal communication skills.