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Walmart Principal UX Designer - Design Systems Ecommerce United States, California 801397937
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Principal UX Designer - Design Systems, Ecommerce
This opportunity is based in San Bruno, CA, and requires 5 days a week in the office.
As a , you will set the vision for the best experiences and collaborate closely with cross-functional partners. You will use your knowledge of the Design Thinking process to collaborate with partner teams, facilitate conversations, create concepts, run design sprints, and build rapid prototypes to leverage the collective creativity. Your work will focus on crafting scalable solutions that balance business goals, technology considerations, and user needs, ensuring consistency and quality across every touchpoint. In this role, you will be responsible for driving the overall design direction for key programs, You will lead high-impact projects, facilitate design sprints, and ensure your teams have the tools and systems they need to work quickly and with confidence.
You’ll Make an Impact By:
- Driving Design System Excellence: Partner with the Design Systems team to create and maintain scalable, reusable components that support a broad set of teams and experiences across the organization. You’ll ensure that designs are consistent and aligned with Walmart’s design principles.
- Strategic Design Leadership: Lead the design direction for large-scale programs, balancing business needs with user-centered design principles. Create solutions that are both functional and engaging for customers and associates.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, engineers, marketing, and other stakeholders to drive projects from ideation to execution. You will ensure that design systems and patterns are integrated effectively across the product lifecycle.
- Facilitating Design Thinking: Lead and facilitate Design Thinking sessions and design sprints to inspire cross-functional teams, encourage creative problem-solving, and refine concepts based on user feedback.
- Prototyping and Experimentation: Experiment and prototype rapidly in a fast-paced environment to validate design concepts. Ensure that user feedback and research findings inform your design iterations.
- Mentorship and Team Leadership: Inspire, mentor, and provide constructive feedback to junior designers. Foster a collaborative and inclusive design culture where creativity thrives.
- Maintaining Design Consistency: Provide feedback and governance on designs submitted by other teams, ensuring alignment with the overall Design System and maintaining consistency in visual design, interaction design, and user experience.
- Championing User-Centered Design: Advocate for the needs of customers and associates at every stage of the design process. Work closely with design research teams to ensure user insights are woven into the design strategy.
You’ll Sweep Us Off Our Feet If You Have:
- A strong understanding of design systems, including design patterns, components, and guidelines, and experience implementing them at scale.
- A strategic mindset and the ability to think systemically, simplifying complex challenges and delivering elegant, user-friendly solutions.
- Proven experience working in a fast-paced environment, leading design projects from conception to delivery, while balancing competing priorities.
- A collaborative approach to working with cross-functional teams, including engineers, product managers, and marketers.
- Comfort with ambiguity and the ability to lead teams through uncertainty with a positive and motivating attitude.
- A passion for inclusive design, with a focus on accessibility and delivering experiences that are intuitive and meaningful for all users.
- A portfolio that demonstrates your ability to solve complex problems with elegant design solutions, as well as your expertise in Design Systems and product design.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Degree in HCI, Information Architecture, Digital Design, or a related field.
- 5-7 years of experience in product design, with a strong portfolio demonstrating your expertise in both digital and design systems.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to present your design decisions and rationale effectively to both design and non-design audiences.
- A passion for continuous learning and staying current on the latest design and technology trends.
Perks and Benefits
- Competitive pay, with the opportunity for performance-based incentive awards.
- Benefits package including 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, and multiple health plan options.
- The chance to work in a dynamic, inclusive environment that values diversity and fosters growth.
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The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00 Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include: - Stock Minimum Qualifications...Preferred Qualifications...
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