Posted Position Title User Experience (UX) Designer

Job Number	1823570
Business	GE Energy Management
Business Segment	Energy Management
Career Level	Experienced
Function	Marketing
Function Segment	Marketing Operations
Location(s) Where Opening Is Available	Canada
U.S. State, China or Canada Provinces	Ontario
City	Markham
Postal Code	L6C 0M1
Relocation Expenses	No
Role Summary/Purpose	We have an exciting career opportunity for a User Experience (UX) Designer to aid the business in creating the next generation user experience & interface design standards for our configuration software.
Essential Responsibilities	This candidate will partner with the key product lines, technology & marketing teams to conceptualize and develop visual interface templates, standards, and prototypes with respect to configuration software, to be used in web, tablet & PC platforms. The candidate will drive projects combining exceptional visual design, user-friendly interfaces, and brand-consistent experiences. Gathering key VOC to enable these tasks is essential. • Develop a library of UI components for updating and reuse across projects • Create next generation visual interface designs for our portfolio of configuration software • Generate design templates, standards and prototypes of the various configuration software • Drive design solutions across a variety of devices and platforms, including desktop, tablet, and mobile devices • Collaborate in concept development and design ideation with business, customers and technical managers • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills and ability to gracefully defend your design decisions • Strong understanding of capabilities and limitations of web and mobile devices based on platform, operating systems, and screen resolutions • Continually maintain and optimize applications and stay abreast of emerging web technologies and design practices
Qualifications/Requirements	• Develop a library of UI components for updating and reuse across projects • Create next generation visual interface designs for our portfolio of configuration software • Generate design templates, standards and prototypes of the various configuration software • Drive design solutions across a variety of devices and platforms, including desktop, tablet, and mobile devices • Collaborate in concept development and design ideation with business, customers and technical managers • Excellent communication, presentation, and interpersonal skills and ability to gracefully defend your design decisions • Strong understanding of capabilities and limitations of web and mobile devices based on platform, operating systems, and screen resolutions • Continually maintain and optimize applications and stay abreast of emerging web technologies and design practices
Desired Characteristics	Bachelor's Degree in HCI, graphic design, psychology, and information technology - Demonstrate experience developing IA documentation (site maps, transaction flows, sketches, scenarios, wireframes, navigation models, design patterns, SEO) for mobile, web and digital products - Able to continually meet dynamic goals in changing environment - Ability to drive the design review cycle, synthesize feedback, and close on design requirements independently - Experience with defining, articulating, integrating the role of design within an organization - Working knowledge of development technologies including HTML5, XHTML, CSS3, and JQuery / Sencha mobile framework - Understanding of brand principles and concepts and its impact on UX and design - Experience following industry web trends in design, functionality, and technology