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Nutanix Senior UX Designer in Bangalore, India
Hungry, Humble, Honest, with Heart.
The Opportunity
As part of the Global Design organization, the design team is seeking a strong Sr. UX designer for our Bangalore-India office. We are looking for someone who is recognized for their design leadership within the product and known for their domain expertise. The successful candidate is someone who is passionate about solving complex problems, is excited by the opportunity to work with a globally distributed design team and can help grow and connect design projects across Nutanix's worldwide offices.
About the Team
At Nutanix, our Design team embodies a culture where "Design" and "Customer delight" are deeply ingrained in every aspect of our product cycle. With a design-first philosophy, we merge consumer-grade design with web-scale engineering to craft an unparalleled user experience akin to top consumer brands like Apple and Tesla. Our team is dispersed across multiple locations, including the US, Germany, and India, allowing for a diverse and global perspective. You'll find a culture of inclusivity and collaboration within the UX team, where the leader fosters an empowering environment that encourages everyone to contribute their unique viewpoints and ideas. This balanced mix of clear goals and support, alongside the freedom to explore and experiment, has nurtured a dynamic and high-performing team.
You will report to the Director of Design, who is dedicated to fostering a creative and supportive work environment. Our work setup is a hybrid model, where employees are required to be in the office twice a week. This setup allows for a blend of collaboration in person and flexibility for remote work, striking a balance between team interaction and individual productivity.
Your Role
It has a strong design portfolio demonstrating innovation, craft skills and leadership.
Is a natural leader & passionate designer who can guide multiple designs and team members.
It built a solid understanding of at least one product domain and developed a good reputation within a company in that domain.
Digests problems with high complexity and propose simple and elegant solutions
Has an ability to challenge the status quo with attention to detail in UX strategy, implementation and micro-interactions.
It has demonstrated an ability to execute, and drive, a variety of design-related activities.
Facilitates design sprints, workshops and brainstorming sessions
Motivates and drives consensus across multiple functions (PM, Engineering & Design)
You can compare and contrast feature experience journeys with competing products and influence feature direction in a particular product area.
Can generate customer insights and influence feature direction.
Owns a product experience journey for one or more domains within the product.
Has an ability to estimate the technical feasibility/ implications of designs and propose solutions, leading to convergence.
Identifies gaps/inefficiencies in the design process and contributes to improvements.
What You Will Bring
Required skill set:
Work effectively in a fast-moving environment, juggle multiple projects, and prioritize work
Stay current on technology trends to inform and inspire modern design.
Has strong presentation and communication skills
Must present and communicate their design work to all stakeholders
Able to communicate mission, goals & rationale for design with exec and wider teams
Regularly communicates project status and shares design iterations
Actively influences the outcome of products and solutions through design
Preferred qualifications:
Strong interest in data visualization and enterprise software.
Have working knowledge of accessibility guidelines and best practices.
HTML5, JavaScript, and CSS3 knowledge, current on the latest responsive design techniques.
Minimum requirements:
Bachelor’s degree or advanced degrees (Masters, PhD, etc.) in Design, Interaction design, HCI, or related field with 6–8 years experience in enterprise or consumer.
Experience in the enterprise product industry is preferred.
Passion for design, telling customer stories, and simplifying complex problems
Strong working knowledge of the latest wire-framing/ design and prototyping tools
Familiar with usability testing (in person and remote), user research, contextual inquiry, interviews, qualitative design analysis, research reporting and design thinking
Strong written and verbal communication skills, Able to work cooperatively and communicate effectively
We're an Equal Opportunity Employer Nutanix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and (in the U.S.) an Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected by applicable law. We hire and promote individuals solely on the basis of qualifications for the job to be filled. We strive to foster an inclusive working environment that enables all our Nutants to be themselves and to do great work in a safe and welcoming environment, free of unlawful discrimination, intimidation or harassment. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by contacting CandidateAccommodationRequests@nutanix.com.