Job Description

Partner with the product manager, development manager, and technical lead to conceptualize, realize, and continuously improve a product or set of products within a product vertical Participate in creating a consistent and cohesive user experience across all product lines Facilitate design review sessions with key stakeholders with the goal of advocating for the user needs, and achieving consensus among stakeholders for the design solution Compromise when it makes sense. See user experience design as an evolution requiring relationship building to shepherd a product to the envisioned design over time. Execute continuous user research activities to guide the product evolution along a user centered approach Design of consistent information architectures, taxonomies, visual standards, interaction patterns, and use cases across multiple applications within a product vertical Create wireframes and functional specifications that are easily consumed by all relevant stakeholders Provide accurate time estimates for all tracks of work for each product research and design effort Collaborate with the product team to define the priority of features Steward your design through the software development process; champion the high standards set by the user experience design team Maintain a close working relationship with a geographically distributed team in an evolving agile environment Most importantly: Create an open and inclusive environment where all ideas are welcomed from all corners of the organization. You have the opportunity to find the best ideas wherever they may originate—either within you or within your team.

Skills

• Professional work experience that includes the following: creating concept models, site organization models, site maps, process flows, wireframes, and functional specifications
• Planning, executing, and reporting results of quantitative and qualitative usability and user research studies - Knowledge of common user centered design activities; such as user interviews, user testing, mental models, journey maps, user archetypes, behavioral models, and conceptual models to guide the product evolution along a user centered approach.
• Proven ability to document complex UI layouts & interactions
• Professional experience using the following design tools: Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Sketch and Invision

About the Company:

The Advisory Board Company is a best practices firm that uses research, technology, and consulting to improve the performance of 5,500+ health care organizations and educational institutions.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices worldwide, we forge and find the best new ideas and proven practices from our network of thousands of leaders, then we customize and hardwire them into every level of member organizations, creating enduring value.

Job Description

Collaborate with stakeholders including UX Leads, product managers, development managers, and technical leads to conceptualize, realize, and continuously improve our software products Construct rapid prototypes to support usability testing and/or design documentation Create design documentation utilizing existing design pattern libraries and interface guidelines Provide creative solutions to new interaction requirements and design-related visual assets Review, compile, and synthesize user research; participate in user interviews to inform design decisions Design consistent information architectures, taxonomies, visual standards, interaction patterns,use cases across multiple applications within a product Conceptualize solutions through workflows diagrams, wireframes, and site maps Steward your design through the software development process; champion the creative standards of the user experience design team Partner with a geographically distributed development team in an evolving agile environment Create an inclusive environment where all ideas are welcomed, finding the best ideas wherever they may originate Gain an understanding of the unique challenges facing the health care industry

Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree emphasizing information architecture, human computer interaction, interaction design, product design, cognitive
• psychology, or related discipline
• Portfolio demonstrating user experience design and/or research process and deliverables
• Experience with modern design and prototyping tools, e.g. Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop, InVision, Axure
• Knowledge of common user-centered design activities

About the Company:

The Advisory Board Company is a best practices firm that uses research, technology, and consulting to improve the performance of 5,500+ health care organizations and educational institutions.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices worldwide, we forge and find the best new ideas and proven practices from our network of thousands of leaders, then we customize and hardwire them into every level of member organizations, creating enduring value.

Job Description

Collaborate with stakeholders including UX Leads, product managers, development managers, and technical leads to conceptualize, realize, and Continuously improve our software products Construct rapid prototypes to support usability testing and/or design documentation Create design documentation utilizing existing design pattern libraries and interface guidelines Provide creative solutions to new interaction requirements and design-related visual assets Review, compile, and synthesize user research; participate in user interviews to inform design decisions Design consistent information architectures, taxonomies, visual standards, interaction patterns,use cases across multiple applications within a product Conceptualize solutions through workflows diagrams, wireframes, and site maps Steward your design through the software development process; champion the creative standards of the user experience design team Partner with a geographically distributed development team in an evolving agile environment Create an inclusive environment where all ideas are welcomed, finding the best ideas wherever they may originate Gain an understanding of the unique challenges facing the health care industry

Skills

• Education: Bachelor’s degree emphasizing information architecture, human computer interaction, interaction design, product design, cognitive
• psychology, or related discipline
• Portfolio demonstrating user experience design and/or research process and deliverables
• Experience with modern design and prototyping tools, e.g. Sketch, Illustrator, Photoshop, InVision, Axure
• Knowledge of common user-centered design activities

About the Company:

The Advisory Board Company is a best practices firm that uses research, technology, and consulting to improve the performance of 5,500+ health care organizations and educational institutions.

Headquartered in Washington, D.C., with offices worldwide, we forge and find the best new ideas and proven practices from our network of thousands of leaders, then we customize and hardwire them into every level of member organizations, creating enduring value.