Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Verisk is a leading data analytics and technology partner to the global insurance industry, empowering businesses to make better decisions. They are seeking a User Experience Designer I to join their Product Experience team, where the role involves designing user-centered solutions and collaborating with cross-functional partners to enhance the overall product experience.
Responsibilities
- Design solutions to problems you may have never faced before using appropriate UX processes and tools while also conforming to established standards and guidelines
- Effectively conceptualize, collaborate, and communicate with customers, stakeholders, and team members to achieve project goals
- Advocate for design and engineering best practices to our teams to deliver modern and performant experiences
- Become proficient with the existing feature set for your assigned product, particularly the most common workflows for each customer persona
- Work autonomously and think strategically to identify areas of opportunity within your assigned product
- Contribute to and maintain existing visual and UX patterns in our design system and in our product to ensure a consistent, intuitive experience
- Provide design feedback and mentorship to other designers
- Coordinate the creation of usability studies on a variety of projects and product features
Skills
- College degree, certificate, or equivalent training in user experience or a related field
- 4+ years of work experience in user experience design or a related field
- A portfolio demonstrating user experience skills and understanding
- Proficient with common UX design and research tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe CC, UserZoom, UserTesting.com, or Maze
- Proficient in UX processes such as prototypes, wireframes, high-fidelity mockups, information architecture, process flows, and user flows
- Advocate for planning and executing effective customer research
- Demonstrated leadership in an interactive design process that includes addressing and acting on feedback
- Confident in designing reusable UX components or libraries
- Clear understanding of current mobile and web technologies; understanding of desktop technologies a bonus
- Focused on empathy and bringing out the best in others through a collaborative and friendly approach
- Be an advocate for the product user and for design thinking
- Apply attention to detail and meet deadlines
- Self-starter with a collaborative attitude and excellent partnership skills
- The ability to conceptualize rapidly and creatively
- Ability to simplify complex information and find creative solutions
- A willingness to discard or revisit ideas that aren't working
- Strong communication skills
- An eagerness to engage with and understand quantitative and qualitative data at scale
- Guide projects from concept to delivery and ongoing improvement
- Ability to proficiently facilitate brainstorming sessions, cultivate the creative thinking process, build compelling presentation decks or videos, and present concept pitches
Benefits
- Health Insurance
- A Retirement Plan
- Disability benefits
- A Paid Time Off program
- A competitive total rewards package that includes base salary determined based on role, experience, skill set, and location
Company Overview
Verisk Analytics is a data analytics and risk assessment firm for the insurance sector. It was founded in 1971, and is headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey, USA, with a workforce of 5001-10000 employees. Its website is https://www.verisk.com.