User Experience Designer

Sr. UX Designer

Onsite San Mateo, CA/ San Ramon, CA (Local Candidates Only)

About Fractal

Founded in 2000, Fractal Analytics (www.fractal.ai) is a strategic analytics partner to the most admired Fortune 500 companies globally and helps them power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal has more than 1,200 consultants spread across 15 global locations including the United States, United Kingdom, and India.

We are bringing together the strengths and powers of Artificial Intelligence, Engineering and Design to ‘power every human decision in the enterprise’. We believe Design can bring alive the human dimension in the way we apply AI and Engineering to solve the most complex business problems. We are now building a Design team (in New York, Mumbai, and Bangalore) across the breadth of design competencies including Design Research & Strategy, Interaction Design and Visual Design. We are excited about reimagining the future of Behavioral Science and Design, in a post-AI world.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate design research & insights into user flows, wireframes, mockups and prototypes that culminate in intuitive user experiences
• Devise elegant solutions that truly bring alive and connect the dots between AI, Engineering, and Design
• Facilitate the project/client vision by researching, conceiving, sketching, prototyping and user-testing experiences for digital products
• Design and deliver wireframes, user journeys, and mockups optimized for a wide range of devices and interfaces
• Make strategic design and user-experience decisions related to core, and new, functions and features
• Take a user-centered design approach and rapidly test and iterate your designs

We're looking for someone who has:

• At least 4 - 6 years of experience as a design practitioner
• Expertise in standard UX software such as Sketch, OmniGraffle, Axure, InVision, UXPin, Balsamiq, Framer, and the like is a must. Basic HTML5, CSS3, and JavaScript skills are a plus
• Ability to work with clients to understand detailed requirements and design complete user experiences that meet client needs and vision
• A solid grasp of human-centered design (HCD), conducting user research, user testing, rapid prototyping, heuristic analysis, usability and accessibility concerns
• Ability to clearly and effectively communicate design processes, ideas, and solutions to teams and clients
• A clear understanding of the importance of user-centered design and design thinking
• Ability to work effectively in a team setting including synthesizing abstract ideas into concrete design implications
• Passion about all things UX design and other areas of design and innovation
• Masters or Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer UX (HCI), Design, or a related field of study is a nice to have

Pay:

The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Fractal, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current range is $100,000 to $110,000. In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus for the current performance period.

Benefits:

As a full-time employee of the company or as an hourly employee working more than 30 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability plans in accordance with the plan documents, which may be amended from time to time. You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company. In addition, you are eligible to participate in the Company 401(k) Plan after 30 days of employment, in accordance with the applicable plan terms. The Company provides for 11 paid holidays and 12 weeks of Parental Leave. We also follow a “free time” PTO policy, allowing you the flexibility to take the time needed for either sick time or vacation.

Fractal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.