User Experience Designer at BC Forward in Chicago, Illinois

Job Description:

User Experience Designer


BCforward is currently seeking a highly motivated User Experience Designer for an opportunity in Chicago,IL.


Position Title: User Experience Designer


Location: Chicago, IL


Anticipated Start Date: ASAP


Please note this is the target date and is subject to change. BCforward will send official notice ahead of a confirmed start date.


Expected Duration: 12 Months.


Job Type: CONTRACT, (Hybrid)


Monday- Friday (5x8)


Candidate who is authorized to work independently


Pay Range: $70 - $75/hr.


Please note that actual compensation may vary within this range due to factors such as location, experience, and job responsibilities, and does not encompass additional non-standard compensation (e.g., benefits, paid time off, per diem, etc.).


Job Description:
Position Summary

Experience Design Lead Strategist



As an Experience Design Lead Strategist, you should have • Experience in enterprise wide UX strategy methodologies • A foundation in the overall user-centered design process • Expert communication and story-telling skills with the ability to get buy-in on your ideas within a large organization • Proficiency at identifying the middle point where business goals harmoniously meet user engagement and excitement You will • Lead the overall strategic plan for the program in a highly collaborative, fast-paced environment • Collaborate with experience design teammates, project stakeholders, technology partners, and executive leadership to identify requirements, set design goals, study users, and craft solutions that translate business and user needs into highly engaging experiences • Promote value innovation through proactive designs that reflect, maintain, and contribute to our design principles and practices • Be the primary escalation point of contact for all projects within the program • Meet regularly with the program group to ensure adherence to the design process, open dialog, peer support, project fluidity & continuity • Communicate project updates to the portfolio strategy manager and senior leadership • Work cross functionally with leads who support other programs, identifying opportunity for reusability, consistency, connection and proactive design • Support the portfolio strategy manager in visualization exercises and workshops
Required Skills

You're a person who has • 5+ years of experience in a UX strategist or related role. • Proven experience solving complex problems and designing world-class experiences for large-scale enterprise programs. • Extensive understanding of overall UX process and software development methodologies, including Agile. • A high degree of creativity, empathy, passion, and problem-solving ability. • Proficiency with tools like Mural, Axure, Sketch, InVision, and alike. • Vigor and passion about understanding the target audience
Desired Skills

• Bachelors, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), User Experience, or a design-related field, or equivalent education and related training / certification. • Experience planning, facilitating and participating in design/strategy mapping workshops. • Financial or similar enterprise experience.

Benefits:



BCforward offers all eligible employees a comprehensive benefits package including, but not limited to major medical, HSA, dental, vision, employer-provided group life, voluntary life insurance, short-term disability, long-term disability, and 401k.



About BCforward:



Founded in 1998 on the idea that industry leaders needed a professional service, and workforce management expert, to fuel the development and execution of core business and technology strategies, BCforward is a Black-owned firm providing unique solutions supporting value capture and digital product delivery needs for organizations around the world. Headquartered in Indianapolis, IN with an Offshore Development Center in Hyderabad, India, BCforward's 6,000 consultants support more than 225 clients globally.


BCforward champions the power of human potential to help companies transform, accelerate, and scale. Guided by our core values of People-Centric, Optimism, Excellence, Diversity, and Accountability, our professionals have helped our clients achieve their strategic goals for more than 25 years. Our strong culture and clear values have enabled BCforward to become a market leader and best in class place to work.


BCforward is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against based on disability.


To learn more about how BCforward collects and uses personal information as part of the recruiting process, view our Privacy Notice and CCPA Addendum. As part of the recruitment process, we may ask for you to disclose and provide us with various categories of personal information, including identifiers, professional information, commercial information, education information, and other related information. BCforward will only use this information to complete the recruitment process.


This posting is not an offer of employment. All applicants applying for positions in the United States must be legally authorized to work in the United States. The submission of intentionally false or fraudulent information in response to this posting may render the applicant ineligible for the position. Any subsequent offer of employment will be considered employment at-will regardless of the anticipated assignment duration.


Interested candidates please send resume in Word format Please reference job code 230173 when responding to this ad.


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Salary Details



This salary was provided in the Job Posting.


$70-$75


Hourly Salary



Job Snapshot




Employee Type

Contractor



Location

Chicago, IL (Onsite)



Job Type

Banking



Experience

Not Specified



Date Posted

10/10/2024