Who are we?
Equinix is the world’s digital infrastructure company®, operating over 260 data centers across the globe. Digital leaders harness Equinix's trusted platform to bring together and interconnect foundational infrastructure at software speed. Equinix enables organizations to access all the right places, partners and possibilities to scale with agility, speed the launch of digital services, deliver world-class experiences and multiply their value, while supporting their sustainability goals.
Our culture is based on collaboration and the growth and development of our teams. We hire hardworking people who thrive on solving challenging problems and give them opportunities to hone new skills and try new approaches, as we grow our product portfolio with new software and network architecture solutions. We embrace diversity in thought and contribution and are committed to providing an equitable work environment that is foundational to our core values as a company and is vital to our success.
Job Summary
Senior User Experience Designers are responsible for the creation and delivery of visual and interaction design across a particular functional domain, site, or application. They may generally employ skills across multiple disciplines including visual design, interaction design, user research, prototyping, and content strategy. They may manage other FTE or contract UX resources in this effort.
Responsibilities
User Research and Usability
Researches, designs, and proposes user research plans across a particular functional domain of responsibility
Determines user research methodologies to optimize data collection
Interacts with stakeholders to determine requirements and set expectations
Creates user scenarios and stories to coordinate with other teams
Leads user research sessions
Analyzes research results to inform design and development
Presents results to stakeholders
Information Architecture
Designs organization and categorization of schemas within an information system
Develops navigation structures to support proper wayfinding
Ensures navigational consistency across multiple complementary sites and/or applications
Structures and classifies sites and applications to help people find and manage information
Designs an information space to facilitate task completion and intuitive access to content
Interaction Design
Develops a range of UX deliverables, including task flows, information architecture (IA) diagrams, design studies, wireframes, and high-fidelity interface mockups.
Provides line-level creative direction for a particular functional domain of responsibility.
Leads, presents, defends and articulates design work in design reviews with colleagues and stakeholders
Executes interaction design as a part of a multi-disciplinary team
Researches interaction design trends
Visual/UI Design
Leads concepting and development of design systems
Oversees development of style guides, and ensures ongoing completeness and relevance
Socializes design specifications and style guides with stakeholders to ensure understanding and adoption
UX Strategy/SME Consultation
Applies critical thinking to a variety of complex user problems, taking into account user needs, business objectives and technical constraints
Can act as an internal UX SME for other internal or third-party projects, to ensure design consistency and sharing of best practices
Prototyping
Creates and proposes prototyping standards and toolsets
Determines need for prototyping efforts, based on functional complexity and requirement specifics
Socializes prototypes via design reviews or 1:1 usability sessions
Qualifications
7+ years experience preferred with hands-on experience in User Experience and/or Service Design
Related bachelor's degree preferred
Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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Equinix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and, in the U.S., an Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to unlawful consideration of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, ancestry, place of birth, citizenship, sex, pregnancy / childbirth or related medical conditions, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital or domestic partnership status, age, veteran or military status, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, political / organizational affiliation, status as a victim or family member of a victim of crime or abuse, or any other status protected by applicable law.
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