JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Participate in the full life cycle of systems and applications by working iteratively on a balanced team consisting of Product Managers and Software Engineers to deliver incrementally while making progress towards valuable outcomes
Drive User Centric Design practices consisting of end user’s needs, wants and limitations, being the focus at all stages of the Design and Product Development life cycles
Facilitate Design Discovery & Framing by organizing research initiatives, driving ideation testing prototypes and providing valuable synthesis and recommendations to the key stakeholders and users at Kohl’s
Develop visual identity systems, data visualizations, visual design, illustrations for feedback and testing in order to drive adoptable outcomes
Cross-functional Consulting and Collaboration. Demonstrate Design expertise by helping the working teams navigate product vision, high-level business priorities and desired outcomes

QUALIFICATIONS

REQUIRED

2+ years of relevant design experience
BA/BS in relevant field of study or equivalent work experience
Experience in User-Centered Design, closely collaborating with agile
Software Developers/Product managers and contributing to successful products using Lean Startup and Agile methodologies
Experience in at least one of the following design skills: User Research, Interaction Design, Visual Design or Service Design
Experience seeking out guidance from team to develop design skills and improve your practice
Knowledge of web and/or mobile software development
Ability to help the team respond to customer’s context, pains and goals leading with user research and customer development techniques, while creating balance with the technical feasibility of concrete features
Experience analyzing complex environments with technical, business, legal, industry compliance and people aspects, assisting with synthesizing a path forward
Ability to design software in an iterative way while making demonstrable, incremental progress towards goals
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical individuals; the ability to listen, articulate ideas and advocate best practices in both one-on-one and group settings, in both verbal and written form
Knowledge of modern front-end systems and open source frameworks

PREFERRED

Experience working independently with clients or stakeholders in a consulting capacity
Experience designing complex multi-sided systems or enterprise software
Active member of the design community

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