About the job
The D. E. Shaw group is a global investment and technology development firm with more than $60 billion in investment and committed capital as of December 1, 2023, and offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Since our founding in 1988, our firm has earned an international reputation for successful investing based on innovation, careful risk management, and the quality and depth of our staff. We have a significant presence in the world’s capital markets, investing in a wide range of companies and financial instruments in both developed and developing economies.We are looking for an exceptionally capable interaction designer to join our Hyderabad-based Design and User Experience group and work on its core web platform, which serves as the underlying infrastructure for all web application development across the firm. Technology is an integral part of virtually everything we do, and our team enjoys access to some of the most advanced computing resources in the world.
What You'll Do Day-to-day
In this position, you will take complex scenarios and convert them into simple, fluid, and delightful experiences. You will drive innovation through visual, interaction, and information design and understand each facet of the design processes as you will partner with BU Heads, Product Managers, Team Leads, and Developers to shape end-to-end experiences from conceptualization to production. You will also work and co-create with talented and diverse, multi-disciplinary teams and individuals across the organization to conceptualize, design, and prototype new features and components of the firm’s web and mobile platforms (Design System). Additionally, you will create paper prototypes and appropriate high-fidelity image mockups to be converted into interactive prototypes using prototyping tools and/or HTML/CSS/JavaScript depending on the project requirements, and strategically design UIs using evidence-based best practices. Furthermore, you will serve as the go-to person for the platform’s design system recommendations while working closely with development teams, business analysts, and project owners throughout all phases of product development and continuously upholding and increasing the quality of products in terms of their user experience.
Who We’re Looking For
- The ideal candidate should have 1-4 years of experience in interface and interaction design, including at least 1 year of experience in designing data-intensive applications
- The candidate should have a bachelor’s degree or higher in product design, industrial design, or information design from a reputable university
- Candidate should have an excellent portfolio demonstrating experience creating user-centric design solutions
- The candidate should have the ability to self-motivate and work under deadline constraints
- Candidate should be a continuous learner when it comes to design, UX, and technology and be able to integrate these learnings into their work
- The ideal candidate should have the ability to collaborate across teams and roles to create, define, deliver, and support effective designs
- The candidate should have excellent verbal and written communication skills to be able to articulate their ideas to various stakeholders
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The Firm offers excellent benefits, a casual, collegial working environment, and an attractive compensation package. For further information about our recruitment process, including how applicant data will be processed, please visit https://www.deshawindia.com/careers
Members of the D. E. Shaw group do not discriminate in employment matters on the basis of sex, race, colour, caste, creed, religion, pregnancy, national origin, age, military service eligibility, veteran status, sexual orientation, marital status, disability, or any other protected class.
Posted on Sep 15, 2023.
