Senior Staff, UX Designer

San Francisco, CA, United States

Lab Summary:

Samsung Design Innovation Center is one of the leading overseas design studio in Samsung, located in San Francisco, CA. Our mission is to understand people and lifestyles to deliver meaningful experiences, through beautiful yet functional design, enabled by innovative cutting-edge technologies.

SDIC is working on various advanced product experiences which can envision and shape the future of Samsung Business, working with various different internal teams through experience driven approach. Our work appears on smartphones, tablets, computers, televisions, wearables, and other devices we can't describe yet. See some of our work at http://design.samsung.com/global/contents/sdic/

We design future experience-driven innovation opportunities with empathy and compassion for people across the Samsung business portfolio. We design experiences based on in-depth user and market research to find insights and foresights as the foundation of problem identification.

We are looking for a talented designers, strategists and creative technologists to join our group and bring new energy to our process. You should be ready to help at all stages of product design, from identifying unmet and latent needs, discovering new design opportunities, designing new product concepts to applying technology creatively to solve real user problems and create radically new experiences that re-imagine the way we interact with products.

Position Summary:

The Senior UX Designer is responsible for creating beautiful, functional and desirable experiences, interfaces and services across a wide array of technologies. You will be able to identify users unmet needs via conducting various types of user research activities and understand how people use products, systems, or services to craft the desired user experience. You should be ready to work on all spectrum of experience design touch points/user journey and able to formulate the tangible solutions.

We are interested in passionate and self-motivated individuals who are comfortable in a highly fluid environment. You will bring drive, smarts, and curiosity; we will provide the environment for you to thrive and grow.

Project Leadership

Strong experiences in User Experience and Interaction Design

Ability to think and act strategically and proactively

Dedicated and strong attention to detail

Strong time management skills

Resource and project management skills

Ability to facilitate a creative workshop with a variety of stakeholders

A strong sense of self-motivation and a creative approach to problem solving

Ability to collaborate well across disciplines for creating impactful solutions

Ability to communicate effectively both internally and externally at all levels

Have a growth mindset and a desire to learn continuously

Achieve teamwork between mutual respect, collective responsibility, and shared commitment to project success.

Position Responsibilities:

Committing to be a true voice of the people and building impactful experiences in their daily lives

Establishing a meaningful end-to-end customer journey and the core seamless flow that guides customers to their desired outcome to reflect our product values

Conceptualize, visualize and develop ideas for products and take them from germinal to shippable

Wireframing, conceptualizing, rapid prototyping, user-testing, interaction design, and visual design

Collaboration! Work on products and features in close collaboration with other Designers and Engineers

Crafting experiences that accomplish appropriately set goals, successfully

Building ideas that turn complex and confusing into simple and understandable

Travel International and Domestic and work overtime when needed

Required Skills:

Bachelor's Degree, Master's Preferred in related field or or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience

10+ years of UX Design with Project Management/Leadership, User Experience/Interaction

Advanced understanding of design-centered processes and methodologies for identifying and solving problems

Ability to conduct and lead User Research to identify users and generate synthetic insights

Strong understanding of design thinking, design principles, and experience design methodologies and their applications

Design hypothesis development, prototyping & testing, sketching & visualizing bold ideas and user scenarios

User-centric and innovative strategy for design and discovery

Pitching and communicating the UX/UI concept to stakeholders

Documentation creation: Scenarios, Wireframes, Visual Design, low & high-fidelity mockups, and prototypes

Time management skills, attention to detail, and ability to think and act strategically and proactively

Be clear, concise, have transparent communication style, willing to take action, and open to starting a project, idea, concept from scratch

Our total rewards programs are designed to motivate and engage exceptional talent. The base pay range for roles at this level is listed below, but may be higher or lower in other states due to geographic differentials in the labor market. Within the base pay range, individual rates depend on a number of factors-including the role's function and location as well as the individual's knowledge, skills, experience, education and training. This is part of our comprehensive compensation package with annual bonus eligibility and generous benefits to help you live life well.

Base Pay Range

$188,400-$282,450 USD

Additional Information

Essential Job Functions

This position will be performed in an office setting. The position will require the incumbent to sit and stand at a desk, communicate in person and by telephone, and frequently operate standard office equipment, such as telephones and computers.

Samsung Research America is committed to complying with all Federal, State and local laws related to the employment of qualified individuals with disabilities. If you are an individual with a disability and would like to request a reasonable accommodation as part of the employment selection process, please contact the recruiter or email [email protected].

Affirmative Action / Equal Opportunity

Samsung Research America is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, disability, or status as a protected veteran.

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