Your Role and Responsibilities

We are seeking a highly skilled design technologist to join the IBM.com team who has a passion for design, technology, and problem-solving. You will play a critical role in shaping the future of IBM.com's digital experiences by working closely with cross-functional teams to design and develop innovative solutions that simultaneously meet user needs and business goals.

- Collaborate with designers, developers, strategists, and product managers to understand user needs and technical business requirements.

- Work with a variety of design technology stacks, learn technologies, and deliver high quality design solutions through experimentation and rapid iteration.

- Drive concept development by building working prototypes to explore new features, content, and digital experiences, and refining user experience solutions that others haven't thought of to ensure they meet user needs.

- Conduct user research to inform design decisions, and drive creation of user personas, journey maps, wireframes, and high-fidelity designs.

- Develop custom tools and build automations to help improve design and business processes for maximum impact.

- Act as a technical bridge between design and development teams by maintaining thoughtful design visions through production-ready code.

- Work closely with design and development team to implement IBM Carbon Design System in all solutions, including technical delivery of components to dev team for build.

- Contribute to the on-going development of design standards, guidelines, and reusable components.

Being You @ IBM

IBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and 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, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.

Required Technical and Professional Expertise

You must bring a strong technical background, a collaborative attitude, and the ability to think strategically and holistically. If you have a passion for technology, user experience, and driving innovative solutions, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

- Proven experience as a design technologist, engineer, or UX designer with a strong portfolio showcasing your design work.

- Strong understanding of usability principles, information architecture, and human-centered design.

- Experience working with design and prototyping tools, such as Figma and Axure.

- Strong understanding of building for modern web applications using Javascript frameworks, tools, and workflows, as well as HTML, CSS, responsive design, and source control (Git).

- Knowledge of web accessibility standards (WCAG) and best practices.

- Excellent communication, collaboration, and relationship management skills.

- Experience working with design systems and the learning agility to quickly gain mastery over the IBM Design system, Carbon design system as well as IBM Branding guidelines and UI best practices.

Other Relevant Job Details

IBM offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program. Eligible employees may have access to: - Healthcare benefits including medical & prescription drug coverage, dental, vision, and mental health & well being - Financial programs such as 401(k), 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. IBM also offers paid family leave benefits to eligible employees where required by applicable law - Training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform where IBMers can grow skills and obtain industry-recognized certifications to achieve their career goals - Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups, giving & volunteer opportunities, and discounts on retail products, services & experiences The compensation range and benefits for this position are based on a full-time schedule for a full calendar year. The salary will vary depending on your job-related skills, experience and location. Pay increment and frequency of pay will be in accordance with employment classification and applicable laws. For part time roles, your compensation and benefits will be adjusted to reflect your hours. Benefits may be pro-rated for those who start working during the calendar year. This position was posted on the date cited in the key job details section and is anticipated to remain posted for 21 days from this date or less if not needed to fill the role. We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

Introduction

Thomas J. Watson said it best: "Good design is good business." Visualization is critical to discovering data-driven insights and effectively communicating that knowledge to others. Designers at IBM work to create experiences that work together, work the same, and work for our clients. Does the thought of creating the platform at the heart of solutions like Watson, Blockchain, IoT, and Security excite you? If so, read on!

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