Design & UX UX Designer Professional Austin, US

IBM Research is shaping the future of computing by making quantum technology accessible to researchers, developers, and enterprises worldwide. Design plays a critical role in translating highly complex ideas into clear, engaging, and human-centered experiences across our products, platforms, and brand. On the Quantum team, you’ll collaborate with leading scientists, engineers, and visionaries to push boundaries and turn ideas into reality. With a culture built on curiosity, creativity, and collaboration, IBM Research offers the opportunity to grow your career while contributing to breakthroughs that transform industries and change the world.

Your role and responsibilities

Iterate on and deliver high-quality user experience designs for the IBM Quantum Platform, including productive use, learning, and documentation experiences, and provide UX support for the IBM Quantum website.

Develop user flows and mockups (low to high fidelity) using and expanding upon the Carbon Design System and its application across existing IBM Quantum products.

Communicate with key stakeholders across disciplines to identify user needs, design requirements, and development constraints.

Present and review user flows and designs with key stakeholders across disciplines, using effective storytelling to communicate user pain points and defend design decisions.

Apply research insights via partnership with the design research team to improve the product experience and meet user needs.

Partner with the development team to deliver accurate and useful interfaces.

Collaborate with visual designers and developers to ensure consistency and accessibility of designs throughout the handover, review, and release processes.

Required education

Bachelor's Degree

Preferred education

Bachelor's Degree

Required technical and professional expertise

Strong experience with designing human-centered experiences for web interfaces.

Strong experience with converging and translating technological, operational, and functional constraints into human-centered opportunities that enhance the overall user experience.

Strong experience in designing interaction patterns that prioritize user needs alongside business objectives, including pathways of navigation through an experience and applying knowledge of user behavior and research to achieve desired outcomes.

Experience partnering with design, product development, and research to define user experience goals and requirements for upcoming projects.

Experience using Figma and the Adobe creative suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, etc.) to create user flows, mockups (low to high fidelity), and other design assets.

Experience reviewing mockups with end users and stakeholders to validate design direction and feasibility.

Preferred technical and professional experience

Experience working with AI tools for design, or integrating AI tools into a design workflow.

Competent to strong visual design skills, including a firm grasp of responsive behavior and best practices for accessibility.

Experience working on highly complex or technical digital platforms or tools, especially ones with a user base of researchers and/or developers.

Good organization and time management skills, with the ability to work with tight deadlines and on multiple projects simultaneously.

Familiarity with the Carbon design system and/or IBM Design language.

Benefits

Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being.

Financial programs such as 401(k), cash balance pension plan, the IBM Employee Stock Purchase Plan, financial counseling, life insurance, short & long‑term disability coverage, and opportunities for performance‑based salary incentive programs.

Generous paid time off including 12 holidays, minimum 56 hours sick time, 120 hours vacation, 12 weeks parental bonding leave in accordance with IBM Policy, and other Paid Care Leave programs.

Training and educational resources on a personalized, AI‑driven learning platform where employees can grow skills and obtain industry‑recognized certifications.

Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences.

IBM is proud to be an equal‑opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, or other characteristics protected by the applicable law. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

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