User Experience Analyst

User Experience Analyst

San Diego, CA

6 Months

Description

               

Position will function as a User Experience Analyst in Technology Strategy and will lead the vision, strategy, and execution of the user experience efforts for our customer-facing online technologies. The team member will work closely with senior-level executives to support effective product strategy and act as an end-user advocate. This person will provide innovative, customer-centric information and design recommendations that contribute to an enhanced end-user experience.

 

Essential Functions

Plan and direct user experience validation and testing: customer usability, field studies, focus groups, surveys to understand current and future needs of technology offerings

Definition of strategies and methodologies to embed a user-centered design process within the organization

Customer requirements definition and workflow mapping

Review of current and future system designs to ensure optimal and consistent user experience

Creation of personas library and Day in the life studies to represent end-users

Collaboration with and support of user-interface design team throughout the SDLC to ensure end user requirements are represented

User experience consultation on special projects targeted at exploring end-user experience

Presentation of findings to senior managers within the firm

Manage projects from initiation through design phase with contextual understanding of firm-wide goals

Understand business model, technology solutions, and end customers business

Provide Information Architecture leadership and direction

 

Job Requirements

Bachelors required, Masters preferred in usability or related field

Minimum Experience: 5 years as user-experience or human factors lead or manager; Financial industry experience preferred

Software/System Skills Preferred: Photoshop, Dreamweaver, Office 2007

Required Skills:

o Proven ability to lead projects and team

o Strong knowledge and background in use-case analysis, heuristic analysis, and user personas

o Experience with formal and informal usability testing techniques

o Understanding of best practices in user interface design and information architecture

o Very strong communication skills

o Proven ability to manage milestones, deadlines, and scheduling for projects

 

 

 

Regards,

Yasir Ahmed

 ABIS Technologies, Inc.

1345 Wiley Rd, Suite-122 | Schaumburg, IL 60173

Direct : 847-847-2071 | Fax: 847-839-3409

yasir@abistechnologies.com| www.abistechnologies.com

Yahoo IM : abis_yasir

Gtalk: abistech31

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