IBM Associate Designer - IBM Consulting 

Saudi Arabia, Riyadh Region, Riyadh 

410325229

In this role you will join IBM Consulting via our world class Associate Program. As an Associate at IBM Consulting you will have the opportunity to work with a diverse range of clients worldwide. Our clients’ technical and business needs are constantly evolving. We’re hiring inspired, talented individuals, who believe no problem is too big to solve.

We focus on your professional development through ongoing learning, mentorship, development of technical skills, and continuous personal growth, all grounded in a culture of coaching and career advancement. If you see yourself as someone who never stops learning and who wants to unleash your potential, the IBM Consulting Associates Program is for you.

Your Role and Responsibilities
As an Associate Designer at IBM, you’ll focus on customer and employee strategies that explore opportunities to improve digital innovation, addressing user needs and designing world-class digital experiences. You’ll support uncovering user and business requirements in the context of the technical landscape through applying User Experience, Design Thinking, and Information Architecture methods. In your role, you may be responsible for:

UX and UI Work:

• Creating wireframes, visual interfaces, and prototypes.
• Annotating wireframes and ensuring interactions are recorded and addressed correctly.
• Collaborating with other designers, researchers, consultants, and developers.

User Research and Design:

• Conduct user research leveraging IBM Enterprise Design Thinking and manage project-specific user research.
• Support a Senior Designer on UX and UI production tasks, incorporate feedback, and work closely with developers and testers daily.

Visual Design:

• Create delightful concepts and explore the art of the possible.
• Develop mock-ups and prototypes from sketches and wireframes.
• Work closely with clients, senior designers, and front-end developers to implement dynamic human-centered digital solutions.

Design Artifacts:

• Create storyboards, layouts, impactful presentations, graphics, data visualizations, and other design artifacts for client meetings or product development.

Workshops and Collaboration:

• Participate in or lead design workshops.
• Incorporate input from multiple stakeholders.
• Communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale.
• Outline digital experiences screen by screen and work with front-end development teams.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise
Academic Background:

• A solid academic background and a Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field (e.g., Graphic Design, Visual Design, UI Design).

Design Tools Proficiency:

• Experience working with design tools such as Adobe Creative Suite and Figma (essential).
• Strong skills in Visual Design, UI Design, and Design Systems.

Design Principles and Methods:

• Understanding of human-centered design principles and methods, including user research and user testing.
• A thorough, design-focused, and analytical approach to problem-solving.

Communication and Presentation:

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to convey complex design approaches and situations clearly and simply.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with the ability to collaborate and work effectively with individuals to achieve positive outcomes.
• Fluent in all aspects of English and Arabic communication.

Soft Skills:

• Attention to detail, time management, adaptability, and a willingness to learn.

KSA national and eligible to work for 12 months starting September 2024.

Innovative Mindset:

• A passion for innovative ideas, coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view.

Empathy and Humility:
Possess deep empathy for users and their needs.
Humility to recognize the limits of assumptions and boldness in the conception of solutions.

Growth Mindset:

• Demonstrated accountability and adaptability.
• Willingness to take ownership of highly challenging tasks and problems, even beyond initial scope of responsibility.

Preferred Skills:

• Interest in micro-interaction design, animations, and 3D design.
• Understanding of project management tools like JIRA and Azure DevOps is a nice-to-have but not required. These tools help in managing tasks, tracking progress, and facilitating communication within teams.

Focus Areas:

• Candidates should have an understanding of UX but with main strengths in Visual Design, UI, and Design systems.