Principal User Experience Designer

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4 Locations
In-Office
112K-154K Annually
Senior level
Big Data • Cloud • Digital Media • Machine Learning • Mobile • Software • Industrial
Autodesk is a global leader in design and make technology that helps innovators everywhere solve today's challenges.
The Role
The Principal User Experience Designer will lead design initiatives, collaborating with product management and engineering to create impactful user experiences, especially for AI interfaces, requiring strong strategic and communication skills.
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Position Overview 

Reporting to the Senior Manager of Experience Design for Marketing Experiences, the Principal User Experience Designer will be pivotal in reimagining our existing platform that hosts Autodesk blog, forums and inspiration gallery, as well as tools and resources for students and educators. The content within this space is not only helpful to existing Autodesk users but also serves as the foundation for discovery by new users, particularly those exploring our products through various AI interfaces. This role requires a strategic mindset, critical thinking, and a thoughtful approach to collaboration and execution. 

 

For consideration, candidates must include both a resume + portfolio (demonstrating proficiency in design of community/social experiences and AI) with password when applying. 

 

Responsibilities  

  • Lead experience design initiatives and help set strategy by evaluating and identifying the intersection of business needs, customer needs, and technical opportunities

  • Partner closely with product management, engineering, and data science in exploring, planning, verifying, and building solutions

  • Create clear, compelling design artifacts, from wireframes and task flows to presentations, that communicate current challenges and proposed solutions to gain strategic alignment and encourage innovation within and across the organization

  • Lead customer research and usability testing throughout the design lifecycle, validating and refining solutions in close collaboration with users and cross-functional partners

  • Demonstrate thought leadership by facilitating cross-functional collaboration to solve complex design challenges and foster alignment across teams

 

Minimum Qualifications  

  • 8+ years of related professional UX/product design and customer research experience 

  • 4+ years designing community/social experiences 

  • Demonstrated experience designing for AI-powered interfaces, including conversational UI and intelligent content discovery

  • Demonstrated experience in leading cross-functional teams in problem definition and analysis, understanding customer workflows, creating prototypes and designs that solve customer problems

  • Experience designing scalable systems and platforms that support diverse user journeys and content types

  • Advanced prototyping skills, including the use of AI-powered tools and techniques to visualize and simulate user experiences across varying levels of fidelity, from early wireframes and conceptual models to interactive prototypes and technical design documentation

  • Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, with the ability to distill complex ideas, data, and diverse viewpoints into clear, compelling narratives. Skilled at educating, informing, and influencing stakeholders across all levels and disciplines, including engineering, product, marketing, and executive leadership, while advocating for design excellence and customer needs

  • Experience with structuring and conducting customer research using various methods, including interviewing, contextual inquiry, usability testing, etc. 

  • Passion and commitment to mentor other designers

  

Preferred Qualifications 

  • Bachelor’s degree in interaction design or related field 

  • Experience designing for enterprise software, SaaS, cloud, and multi-channel experiences 

  • Experience with Agile software design methods  

  • Experience with Autodesk or comparable competitive products  

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Description du poste

Sous la responsabilité du directeur principal de la conception d'expériences marketing, le concepteur principal d'expérience utilisateur jouera un rôle essentiel dans la refonte de notre plateforme existante qui héberge le blog, les forums et la galerie d'inspiration d'Autodesk, ainsi que des outils et des ressources destinés aux étudiants et aux enseignants. Le contenu de cet espace est non seulement utile aux utilisateurs actuels d'Autodesk, mais il sert également de base à la découverte pour les nouveaux utilisateurs, en particulier ceux qui explorent nos produits via diverses interfaces d'IA. 

Ce poste exige un esprit stratégique, une pensée critique et une approche réfléchie de la collaboration et de l'exécution.

Pour que leur candidature soit prise en considération, les candidats doivent joindre à la fois un CV et un portfolio(démontrant leur maîtrise de la conception d'expériences communautaires/sociales et de l'IA) avec un mot de passelors de leur candidature.

Responsabilités

  • Diriger les initiatives de conception d'expérience et aider à définir la stratégie en évaluant et en identifiant l'intersection entre les besoins commerciaux, les besoins des clients et les opportunités techniques

  • Travailler en étroite collaboration avec les équipes de gestion des produits, d'ingénierie et de science des données pour explorer, planifier, vérifier et élaborer des solutions

  • Créer des artefacts de conception clairs et convaincants, des wireframes et des flux de tâches aux présentations, qui communiquent les défis actuels et les solutions proposées afin d'obtenir un alignement stratégique et d'encourager l'innovation au sein de l'organisation et entre ses différents services

  • Diriger les études clients et les tests d'utilisabilité tout au long du cycle de vie de la conception, en validant et en affinant les solutions en étroite collaboration avec les utilisateurs et les partenaires interfonctionnels

  • Faire preuve de leadership éclairé en facilitant la collaboration interfonctionnelle afin de résoudre des défis de conception complexes et de favoriser l'alignement entre les équipes

Qualifications minimales

  • Plus de 8 ans d'expérience professionnelle dans le domaine de l'UX/conception de produits et de la recherche client

  • Plus de 4 ans d'expérience dans la conception d'expériences communautaires/sociales

  • Expérience avérée dans la conception d'interfaces basées sur l'IA, y compris les interfaces utilisateur conversationnelles et la découverte de contenu intelligent.

  • Expérience avérée dans la direction d'équipes interfonctionnelles pour la définition et l'analyse de problèmes, la compréhension des flux de travail des clients, la création de prototypes et de conceptions qui résolvent les problèmes des clients

  • Expérience dans la conception de systèmes et de plateformes évolutifs qui prennent en charge divers parcours utilisateurs et types de contenu

  • Compétences avancées en prototypage, y compris l'utilisation d'outils et de techniques basés sur l'IA pour visualiser et simuler des expériences utilisateur à différents niveaux de fidélité, des premières maquettes et modèles conceptuels aux prototypes interactifs et à la documentation technique de conception

  • Compétences exceptionnelles en communication et en narration, avec la capacité de synthétiser des idées complexes, des données et des points de vue divers en récits clairs et convaincants. Aptitude à éduquer, informer et influencer les parties prenantes à tous les niveaux et dans toutes les disciplines, y compris l'ingénierie, les produits, le marketing et la direction, tout en défendant l'excellence en matière de conception et les besoins des clients

  • Expérience dans la structuration et la conduite d'études clients à l'aide de diverses méthodes, notamment des entretiens, des enquêtes contextuelles, des tests d'utilisabilité, etc. 

  • Passion et engagement à encadrer d'autres designers

Qualifications souhaitées

  • Licence en conception d'interactions ou dans un domaine connexe 

  • Expérience dans la conception de logiciels d'entreprise, de SaaS, de cloud et d'expériences multicanaux 

  • Expérience des méthodes de conception de logiciels Agile 

  • Expérience avec Autodesk ou des produits concurrents comparables

  

Learn More

About Autodesk

Welcome to Autodesk! Amazing things are created every day with our software – from the greenest buildings and cleanest cars to the smartest factories and biggest hit movies. We help innovators turn their ideas into reality, transforming not only how things are made, but what can be made.

We take great pride in our culture here at Autodesk – it’s at the core of everything we do. Our culture guides the way we work and treat each other, informs how we connect with customers and partners, and defines how we show up in the world.

When you’re an Autodesker, you can do meaningful work that helps build a better world designed and made for all. Ready to shape the world and your future? Join us!

Salary transparency

Salary is one part of Autodesk’s competitive compensation package. For Canada-BC based roles, we expect a starting base salary between $112,000 and $154,000. Offers are based on the candidate’s experience and geographic location, and may exceed this range. In addition to base salaries, our compensation package may include annual cash bonuses, commissions for sales roles, stock grants, and a comprehensive benefits package.

Diversity & Belonging
We take pride in cultivating a culture of belonging where everyone can thrive. Learn more here: https://www.autodesk.com/company/diversity-and-belonging

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The Company
HQ: San Francisco, CA
13,285 Employees
Year Founded: 1982

What We Do

Autodesk makes software for people who make things. If you’ve ever driven a high-performance car, admired a towering skyscraper, used a smartphone, or watched a great film, chances are you’ve experienced what millions of Autodesk customers are doing with our software. Autodesk gives you the power to make anything.

Over 100 million people use Autodesk software like AutoCAD, Revit, Maya, 3ds Max, Fusion 360, SketchBook, and more to unlock their creativity and solve important design, business and environmental challenges. Our software runs on both personal computers and mobile devices and taps the infinite computing power of the cloud to help teams around the world collaborate, design, simulate and fabricate their ideas in 3D.

We provide exceptional compensation/benefit packages and we’d love for you to join us. We’re proud to be an equal opportunity employer and we consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, gender, disability, veteran status or other protected category. To see our culture in action, check out #AutodeskLife.

We are headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area and have more than 10,000 employees worldwide.

Why Work With Us

Our work is impactful. Our people are innovative. And our culture is inclusive. As our software shapes new solutions to the world’s biggest challenges, you shape your career path. With us, you lead the way in achieving sustainability, resilient communities, and an equitable workforce. Discover #AutodeskLife. 

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