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ID #43569064
State Connecticut
City Hartford
Job type Permanent
Salary USD TBD TBD
Source Travelers
Showed 2022-06-23
Date 2022-06-22
Deadline 2022-08-21
Category Et cetera
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Senior Product Design Specialist - Design Systems & Accessibility

Connecticut, Hartford, 06101 Hartford USA

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Who Are We?

Taking care of our customers, our communities and each other. That's the Travelers Promise. By honoring this commitment, we have maintained our reputation as one of the best property casualty insurers in the industry for over 160 years. Join us to discover a culture that is rooted in innovation and thrives on collaboration. Imagine loving what you do and where you do it.

Compensation Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position is a nationwide market range and represents a broad range of salaries for this role across the country. The actual salary for this position will be determined by a number of factors, including the scope, complexity and location of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials and experience of the candidate; and other conditions of employment. As part of our comprehensive compensation and benefits program, employees are also eligible for performance-based cash incentive awards.

Salary Range$74,400.00 - $122,800.00

Target Openings1

What Is the Opportunity?Enjoy analyzing diverse inputs and finding patterns in the complexity? Love to iterate on concepts, using testing and experimentation to learn as you go? Dedicated to creating accessible, delightful, and effective digital experiences? If this is you, we need you on our Design System Team.

The Travelers Design System was created so that we can offer exceptional experiences for customers, partners, and employees at scale and with consistency. With the growth of our design system and the pace of digital transformation across the company, we need a designer to help the team tackle the next phase. As the Sr Experience Design Specialist, you'll work closely with the product manager, the team, and stakeholders to understand the needs of our users. You'll leverage insights for the creation of interface patterns and content.

What you'll do on the Travelers Design System Team:• Ensure exceptional craftsmanship in design artifacts.• Work closely with the developers on our team to create accessible, standards-compliant, reusable interface patterns.• Take part in continuous improvement efforts, finding opportunities to make our work more effective.

We'd love to hear from you if you have:• An understanding of common information architecture and interaction design methods • Knowledge of accessibility standards (WCAG 2.0 AA) and experience with their application in digital product design.• Familiarity with creating or working on pattern libraries, style guides, or design systems, especially with a focus on accessibility and inclusive design.• Experience designing and conducting user research activities (e.g. surveys, interviews, tests, observation), and evaluating results to create actionable insights.• Familiarity with Figma We believe in hiring smart, curious designers who are eager to learn and develop their skills. If you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfectly with the points outlined in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyways. You may be just the right candidate.

This position may be based 100% remote or in one of our offices.Primary Job Duties & Responsibilities
  • May serve as the key point of accountability for UX efforts at the project level. Advocates for user-centered design approaches.
  • Practices and encourages collaboration, experimentation, agility, and vigorous inquiry, while maintaining high expectations and attention to detail.
  • Provides input into the creation and evolution of design systems and best practices that account for user needs and context, while reinforcing brand values and standards.
  • Ensures adherence to UX guidelines across projects.
  • Informs UX resource allocation during ideation, prioritization, development, and quality assurance phases of projects.
  • Plans and serves as facilitator or observer for UX research and testing efforts. Conducts competitive research and analysis. May report research findings to stakeholders. Translates these findings into design solutions.
  • Creates artifacts that include personas, journey maps, user workflows, information architecture, wireframes, and interactive prototypes, within project timelines and budgets.
Minimum Qualifications
  • Bachelor's degree in graphic design, psychology, human factors, social sciences or related field or 3 years of User Experience work experience required.

Education, Work Experience, & Knowledge
  • Typical incumbent experience level 3+ years

Job Specific Technical Skills & Competencies
  • Strong communication, organization, time management and interpersonal skills.
  • Familiarity or basic understating of web-based technologies.
  • Experience with wireframing / prototyping software.
  • Experience in conducting end user research and interviews.

Environmental / Work Schedules / Other
  • Travel Requirements: Travel Occasionally

Employment Practices

Travelers is an equal opportunity employer. We value the unique abilities and talents each individual brings to our organization and recognize that we benefit in numerous ways from our differences.

If you are a candidate and have specific questions regarding the physical requirements of this role, please send us an email so we may assist you.

Travelers reserves the right to fill this position at a level above or below the level included in this posting.

To learn more about our comprehensive benefit programs please visit http://careers.travelers.com/life-at-travelers/benefits/.

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