Design Strategist- Visual Design, Innovation and Advanced Technology

Description

WHO WE ARE

INTUIT IAT DESIGN FUTURES GROUP is a central catalyst for design driven creativity. We combine design thinking and design craft to accelerate the future at Intuit, through research, prototypes, visualizations and storytelling.

As the way people live and work evolves, we are discovering new design solutions to meet these changes and simplify the business of life for individuals and small businesses by exploring: Conversational UI to Immersive Media, Voice Assistants to Machine Learning and AI. Our projects vary, from design-led self started explorations to collaborations with the core businesses (MINT, Quickbooks, TurboTax, ProConnect).

WE ARE LOOKING FOR A STELLAR VISUAL DESIGNER (CRAFT & THINKING):

At Intuit, “Design Strategist” identifies an experience and skill level, and not all there is to the job description. This role has two aspects.

1. Visual Design Craft (70%)

We need your visual expertise to bring to life new experiences in emerging technologies. This will happen best with your visual design craft applied to new visual systems, storytelling, and exploring the future of user interfaces – working with our designers, prototypers and engineers. You have the experience through a variety of prior work, to understand what’s possible, but lead with design & optimism to create something new and amazing.

You will be lead by example, and mentor other designers in our team so that you raise the level of us all. You possess strong design communication skills to articulate design solutions in a thoughtful and emotionally engaging manner.

2. Strategic Thinking (30%)

You are senior enough in your career to be able to contribute to how things are made at a system level, are able see how a concept would evolve over time, and communicate this future to senior level executives. You keep up on current trends in art, design, society and beyond, and have well formed opinions that might differ from thought leaders – and ideally a personal philosophy of what you consider ‘good design’.

You thrive on making order out of ambiguity and enjoy the frequent pivoting that is part of design exploration.

What you’ll do:

• DESIGN: Direct and deliver design vision, frameworks, and visuals on a broad range of projects that impact Intuit’s future product and business strategies
• FUTURE: Research and communicate findings on new technologies, trends, and events within the tech industry and culture.
• SHARE: Negotiate, communicate, and share discoveries to influence stakeholders and create energy around an idea or an initiative.
• PROCESS: Refine and define the process of design innovation.
• MENTOR: Inspire and mentor within the design community.

TO BE SUCCESSFUL ON THE TEAM, YOU WILL NEED

• Communication skills to connect with teammates, partners and senior stakeholders.
• A mindset that embraces human centered design methodologies to inform your work.
• Ability to guide and inform solutions from your learnings and deep expertise.
• Passion to continuously evolve your craft, staying on top of latest trends and tools.

Qualifications

• A dazzling portfolio, with core strength in visual design.
• At least 10 years of experience delivering big, important digital product experiences and MVPs.
• Deep knowledge of design principles and methods, innovation, and ideation tools.
• Experience with design and development across multiple platforms – Web, mobile, wearables, VR and beyond.
• Strong understanding of ethnographic methodologies – research should also be a strong passion with design.
• A degree in Human Computer Interaction, graphic design, or a relevant field.