Interaction/UX Designer

About the role

AvePoint, a global leader in data management and governance, is looking for an Interaction/UX Designer. You will create products that improve user experiences within an agile team responsible for products used by the Financial Industry and MAS officers for the Financial Supervision function.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and run user research to understand users' goals, behaviour and needs
• Build user models from research findings and models for other domain factors
• Define context scenarios and tell stories about the ideal user experiences the team wants to achieve
• Describe product or system capabilities and requirements that support users' goals and tasks, and how successful interactions look
• Design the overall structure and behaviour of the system, including information flows and workflows
• Test and refine the product through evaluative research so it meets users' goals and lets them complete their tasks

Required profile

• Good team player, creative and strategic thinker, good presenter and listener
• Open-minded, explorative and adaptive; able to propose designs that are desirable for users, viable for the business and feasible technically
• Keen understanding of underlying technology and mediums, such as how a web browser renders pixels; knowing how to code is an advantage
• Portfolio of shipped digital projects that are in use
• Experience developing eServices for the public is preferred
• Degree in a design discipline (Interaction, Graphic, Visual Communications), HCI or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

Required skills

• Proficiency in design and prototyping tools such as Sketch and Adobe CS (Photoshop, Illustrator, XD)
• Knowledge of how a web browser works and renders pixels