IBM Hiring for Design Manager at Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India Full Time

Job Description

Introduction
Software Developers at IBM are the backbone of our strategic initiatives to design, code, test, and provide industry-leading solutions that make the world run today – planes and trains take off on time, bank transactions complete in the blink of an eye and the world remains safe because of the work our software developers do. Whether you are working on projects internally or for a client, software development is critical to the success of IBM and our clients worldwide. At IBM, you will use the latest software development tools, techniques and approaches and work with leading minds in the industry to build solutions you can be proud of.

Your Role and Responsibilities
Security Design Manager

IBM Security is looking for a Design Manager with the unique ability to align cross-disciplinary teams to help shape the future of a variety of IBM Security properties. This position is for a hands-on manager who can drive multiple projects within a small but resourceful design team. You will work closely with Design leadership, Product managers, and Engineering managers to definine strategies, craft Hills, and lead the design across multiple user experiences. As part of the larger Security Design team, will also work with our global UX teams to ensure consistency across the Security portfolio.

Security
The world of security is incredibly complex and layered…and it is rich with opportunity for design patents, unique interfaces and incredible data visualizations. You will play a key role in building experiences that help our customers ensure the security, stability and integrity of data controlled in their environment.

Responsibilities

• Evangelize a clear vision of best-in-class designs to senior executives
• Responsible for project engagements, including all deliverables (such as concepts, wireframes, interactive prototypes, specifications, etc.) engagement agreements and timelines
• Translate business requirements to end-user needs and create differentiated design solutions
• Coach and mentor a high-performing cross-discipline design team. That will include user researchers, UX/UI Designers, and Front-end developers
• Foster capable team collaboration that is focused on outcomes and delivers consumable offerings into the market
• Enable user experience engagements that exceed customer expectations by partnering with key product stakeholders to understand and support business goals, advocating user-centered design industry best practices, and effectively managing design talent
• Present effectively to large audiences and executives
• Juggle multiple projects while effectively managing timelines and expectations

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

• 15+ Years overall experience
• Basic knowledge of HTML/CSS
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Comfortable in a fast-paced, highly dynamic, rapidly growing environment
• Sharp, clean visual design sense
• Solid analytical thinker
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail
• 9+ years’ experience creating large scale enterprise application interfaces or large scale websites
• Successful track record leading interdisciplinary teams
• Creative and strategic thinker, able to develop innovative solutions to problems and leading-edge design
• Hands-on expertise in use case development, storyboarding, mock-ups and highly interactive prototypes
• A strong understanding of front-end technologies
• Open to feedback and knows how and when to defend design choices
• Expert on Design Thinking –Hills, Sponsor Users, Playbacks
• Can run an end-to-end client workshop driving towards user outcomes

Preferred Technical and Professional Expertise

• Passion for emerging technologies and hunger to innovate
• Degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Web Design with a focus on User experience or related field

About Business UnitIBM’s Cloud and Cognitive software business is committed to bringing the power of IBM’s Cloud and Watson/AI technologies to life for our clients and ecosystem partners around the world. IBM provides you with the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations across hybrid environments—with complete software solutions for business and IT operations, development, data science, security, and management. Our experts and software capabilities help organizations develop applications once and deploy them anywhere, integrate security across the breadth of their IT estate, and automate operations with management visibility. With IBM, you also have access to new skills and methods, governance and management approaches, and a deep ecosystem of industry experts and partners.

Your Life @ IBMAre you craving to learn more? Prepared to solve some of the world’s most unique challenges? And ready to shape the future for millions of people? If so, then it’s time to join us, express your individuality, unleash your curiosity and discover new possibilities.

Every IBMer, and potential ones like yourself, has a voice, carves their own path, and uses their expertise to help co-create and add to our story. Together, we have the power to make meaningful change – to alter the fabric of our clients, of society and IBM itself, to create a truly positive impact and make the world work better for everyone.

It’s time to define your career.

About IBMIBM’s greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that through the application of intelligence, reason and science, we can improve business, society and the human condition, bringing the power of an open hybrid cloud and AI strategy to life for our clients and partners around the world.Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are not only one of the largest corporate organizations in the world, we’re also one of the biggest technology and consulting employers, with many of the Fortune 50 companies relying on the IBM Cloud to run their business. At IBM, we pride ourselves on being an early adopter of artificial intelligence, quantum computing and blockchain. Now it’s time for you to join us on our journey to being a responsible technology innovator and a force for good in the world.

Location StatementFor additional information about location requirements, please discuss with the recruiter following submission of your application.

Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.