Job Description

Create design prototypes, including wireframes, mockups and workflows of varying fidelity for web, mobile, and responsive design, using applicable design software. Assist with establishing UI/UX standards for various software product lines. Assist in establishing a central repository and manage content to support UI/UX standards, release artifacts and communication of standards. Participate in design discussions and collaborative sessions with teams and stakeholders, offering and providing feedback on concepts and ideas. Collaborate with PMs, Customers, and other members of the UX and Engineering team to identify user needs and product specifications. Selectively present designs and work to teams and stakeholders, working with UX leaders to articulate and rationalize decisions. Be a productive teammate, actively helping leaders and peers to raise the bar while also capitalizing on ideas from others. Accurately estimate workload, providing team leads with the insight they need to manage and plan releases, while effectively prioritizing and executing tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

• 2+ years experience working in a dynamic UX practice, ideally with Enterprise B2B Application design experience agency or consultancy background is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Mobile, Tablet, and Desktop design constraints and patterns. Experience with at least two form factors and platforms preferred.
• Understands user requirements and translating these requirements into strong user experiences.
• Experience with user research, including user interviews, needs analysis, and using findings to inform the UX designs.
• Experience with archetypes, profiles, personas, scenarios, or other user centered design artifacts
• Working knowledge of technology mediums, including a familiarity with some of CSS3, HTML5, Bootstrap, Material Design etc.
• Familiarity with adaptive and responsive techniques
• Experience working collaboratively with development teams in the iteration and definition of a design approach.
• Able to execute with limited oversight
• Strong verbal and writing skills, ability to tell a story around an experience or solution.
• Familiarity with the Agile project methodology, and SCRUM based development methodology is a plus
• Deep experience with at least some core UX design and implementation tools (Visio, OmniGraffle, Adobe CS, Invision, Azure, etc.)

About the Company:

Host Analytics is the leader in cloud-based financial applications for planning, modeling, consolidation, reporting and analytics. Host Analytics’ enterprise performance management (EPM) customers benefit from better business agility, lower total cost of ownership, faster time to value, increased security, and a faster pace of innovation compared to traditional on-premises alternatives. World-class companies trust Host Analytics to power their strategic financial processes. Host Analytics is a fast-growing, private company backed by leading venture capitalists and is headquartered in Silicon Valley.

Job Description

Create design prototypes, including wireframes, mockups and workflows of varying fidelity for web, mobile, and responsive design, using applicable design software. Assist with establishing UI/UX standards for various software product lines. Assist in establishing a central repository and manage content to support UI/UX standards, release artifacts and communication of standards. Participate in design discussions and collaborative sessions with teams and stakeholders, offering and providing feedback on concepts and ideas. Collaborate with PMs, Customers, and other members of the UX and Engineering team to identify user needs and product specifications. Selectively present designs and work to teams and stakeholders, working with UX leaders to articulate and rationalize decisions. Be a productive teammate, actively helping leaders and peers to raise the bar while also capitalizing on ideas from others. Accurately estimate workload, providing team leads with the insight they need to manage and plan releases, while effectively prioritizing and executing tasks in a fast-paced environment.

Skills

• 2+ years experience working in a dynamic UX practice, ideally with Enterprise B2B Application design experience agency or consultancy background is a plus.
• Working knowledge of Mobile, Tablet, and Desktop design constraints and patterns. Experience with at least two form factors and platforms preferred.
• Understands user requirements and translating these requirements into strong user experiences.
• Experience with user research, including user interviews, needs analysis, and using findings to inform the UX designs.
• Experience with archetypes, profiles, personas, scenarios, or other user centered design artifacts
• Working knowledge of technology mediums, including a familiarity with some of CSS3, HTML5, Bootstrap, Material Design etc.
• Familiarity with adaptive and responsive techniques
• Experience working collaboratively with development teams in the iteration and definition of a design approach.
• Able to execute with limited oversight
• Strong verbal and writing skills, ability to tell a story around an experience or solution.
• Familiarity with the Agile project methodology, and SCRUM based development methodology is a plus
• Deep experience with at least some core UX design and implementation tools (Visio, OmniGraffle, Adobe CS, Invision, Azure, etc.)

About the Company:

Host Analytics is the leading provider of scalable, cloud-based enterprise performance management (EPM) solutions. We help finance teams automate their financial planning, consolidation, and reporting so they can get more done faster, make fewer mistakes, have more time to do value-added analysis, and drive alignment across the organization. The result is an organization that adapts quickly, stays aligned and ahead of the competition.