Job Description

Be the chief advocate for the users and beneficiaries of Wadwani AI’s products. Work with cross-functional teams spanning product & program management, research and engineering to develop new products and prototypes. Work closely with external partners/customers such as government agencies, non-profits, and corporations. Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers, engineers, and AI researchers. Develop understanding of the end users through secondary and primary research. Generate user personas and user scenarios. Develop interaction flows, UI mock-ups and low-fidelity prototypes, with an understanding of the technical feasibility of the prototypes. Prepare and present designs, wireframes and prototypes to internal teams and key stakeholders. Deliver design solutions to stakeholders, defend design decisions and incorporate feedback into the design cycle. Identify and troubleshoot UX problems.

Skills

• Previous experience in designing mobile & web applications.
• Strong experience in execution of Prototyping, Wireframing & Mockups.
• Experience in product design tools like Sketch, Creative Cloud etc.
• Ability to understand user problems
• High attention to detail
• Good business communication skills
• Collaboration skills

About the Company:

The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI) is an independent not-for-profit research institute founded by the Indian-American tech entrepreneurs Romesh and Sunil Wadhwani. It aims to harness the power of AI to find the break points that cause the world’s deepest problems — and then find innovative solutions to fix them. The institute specializes in AI research conducted to address problems in public health, agriculture, education and infrastructure using techniques such as Machine Learning, Data Science, Cognitive Reasoning and IoT.

Job Description

Gather and evaluate user requirements in collaboration with product managers, engineers, and AI researchers Develop understanding of the end users through secondary and primary research. Generate user personas and user scenarios Develop interaction flows, UI mockups and low-fidelity prototypes, with an understanding of the technical feasibility of the prototypes Prepare and present designs, wireframes and prototypes to internal teams and key stakeholders Deliver design solutions to stakeholders, defend design decisions and incorporate feedback into the design cycle Identify and troubleshoot UX problems

Skills

• 3+ years of professional experience as web/mobile designer. Formal education in interaction design (Bachelor's/Master's/Diploma) is a plus
• Experience designing products and interfaces for users from diverse backgrounds, (preferably including some experience with rural, underprivileged, or other vulnerable groups)
• Good eye for aesthetics: layout, grid systems, colour theory and typography, visual hierarchy
• Attention to detail
• Effective interpersonal, communication, and collaboration skills

About the Company:

The Wadhwani Institute for Artificial Intelligence (Wadhwani AI) is an independent not-for-profit research institute founded by the Indian-American tech entrepreneurs Romesh and Sunil Wadhwani.