As part of the Global Design organization, the design team is seeking a designer for the Bangalore office to solve complex design problems in enterprise-level products. Nutanix follows a design-first philosophy, combining consumer-grade design with web-scale engineering to deliver exceptional user experiences. The role involves working within a dynamic, collaborative team across India, the US, and Berlin, with a hybrid work setup requiring 3 days in the office per week. The candidate will report to the Director of Design and contribute to pushing the boundaries of technology through innovative and diverse perspectives.
Responsibilities
- Ramp up quickly on the Nutanix product domain, processes and culture.
- Take ownership of features or product areas and work collaboratively with PM, Engineering and other stakeholders to discuss requirements and constraints.
- Understand problems with medium complexity and create simple and elegant design solutions.
- Produce high-quality UX designs based on first principles and data, while meeting schedules and deadlines.
- Present designs to key stakeholders with the rationale for design decisions with the goal of building consensus and improving the product experience.
- Proactively facilitate teamwork to accomplish common goals.
- Plan, conduct, document and present research work related to their product areas.
- Work with UI development and backend engineering teams to ensure effective execution of designs
Requirements
- Strong interaction design skills with an ability to look beyond pixels, and look at workflows in the context of the user’s life.
- Ability to challenge the status quo, focus conversations on the user, and produce UX designs with attention to detail, down to the micro-interactions.
- Willingness to take feedback and learn from designers and other stakeholders.
- Work effectively in a fast-moving environment, juggle multiple projects, and prioritize work.
- Strong presentation and communication skills
- Be a strong team player valuing collaboration.
- Bias towards being organized and thinking about repeatability and scale.
- Passion for improving our product users' lives.
- Have a strong UX design portfolio showing examples of consumer-grade design of products in complex domains
- Proficiency with Figma and/or Sketch.
- Familiarity with user research & usability testing techniques.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate effectively and concisely.
- Experience working across multiple phases of design (interaction, visual design, and prototyping).
- 5+ years of experience in user experience design for web applications with a Bachelor’s degree in Interaction / UX design; or a bachelor's degree in engineering with a Master’s degree in design.
Nice to have
- Demonstrated proficiency in at least 1 of (with an interest in 1 more of): UX research (qual, quant, remote etc.), Design sprints / workshops, Visual design / design systems, Prototyping/ UI engineering
- Experience working on B2C / consumer products.
- Working knowledge of accessibility guidelines and best practices.
- Working knowledge of AI tools for design: HTML5, JavaScript and CSS3
Benefits
- Hybrid work setup with flexibility while promoting team synergy
- Environment of guidance and mentorship from the Director of Design
Additional details
- The right candidate will enjoy working on enterprise-level products and might have some familiarity with the market space Nutanix operates in.
- Design and Customer delight are embedded in every step of our product cycle.
- Nutanix has a design-first philosophy that brings consumer-grade design and web-scale engineering together to create an amazing user experience.
- The team spans India, the US, and Berlin and thrives on collaboration and out-of-the-box thinking.
- The team celebrates diversity and encourages unique perspectives.
- Work setup requires being in the office 3 days a week.
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