Job Description

Guiding the development of design ideas and the team of designers in a project from basic user experience concept to fully worked out design solutions. The position entails liaising with product and marketing management on one side and development teams on the other side. The position calls for a senior designer to facilitate, guide and lead the product program.

• Lead analysis to form a relevant understanding of context (domain, business, market, emerging contexts, related trends, target groups, etc.) and define and articulate relevant insights.
• Manage the process of creating surprising and relevant scenarios/ themes/ concepts along with stakeholder teams.
• Create effective and appropriate visual languages by understanding the meaning and effect of these on the brand, audience, market and culture.
• Develop and use and direct the (project) team with clarity and accuracy in applying and defining (general) interface and interaction principles and general usability principles.
• Challenges technology, constraints and trends. Understand development tools and methods opportunities, constraints, trends.
• Create information architectures and application flows (flowcharts).
• Build relationships and appropriately influence relevant internal & external stakeholders
• Manage project budgets and also develop stakeholder relationships and build networks to achieve short- and long-term goals

Skills

• T-shaped person; however more visual than UX
• Knowledge of visual design software (e.g. Sketch, XD, InDesign)
• Experience in mobile app design
• Familiar with prototyping and prototyping programs (e.g. Axure, Flinto)
• Preference for someone with technical support or coding experience
• Flexible personality; ability to easily switch between toolkit and common components (coco) work
• Has proven to have a feeling for detail and can work accurate and according to guidelines

About the Company:

Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is a leading health technology company focused on improving people's health and enabling better outcomes across the health continuum from healthy living and prevention, to diagnosis, treatment and home care. Philips leverages advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights to deliver integrated solutions. Headquartered in the Netherlands, the company is a leader in diagnostic imaging, image-guided therapy, patient monitoring and health informatics, as well as in consumer health and home care. Philips' health technology portfolio generated 2017 sales of EUR 17.8 billion and employs approximately 74,000 employees with sales and services in more than 100 countries.

At Philips, we strive to make the world healthier and more sustainable through innovation. Our goal is to improve the lives of 3 billion people a year by 2025. We will be the best place to work for people who share our passion. Together we will deliver superior value to our customers and shareholders.