Senior Designer at McKinsey & Company

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in interaction design, interface design, human computer interaction, service design, (graphic) design with emphasis on UX or equivalent qualification
• 8+ years relevant industry experience designing applications, experiences, websites, products and services that balance user needs, business objectives and technological constraints
• Strong user-centered design portfolio that spans interface and experience paradigms across platforms, devices and environments with understanding of Agile software development processes and methodologies
• Holistic and human-centered approach to product and service design, from research and insight generation to concept to deliverable
• Proven ability as a solid hands-on practitioner demonstrated through a diverse body of work across a range of leading clients
• Ability to be a thought partner/ coach to clients and internal team in a fast pace environment
• Experience mentoring designers and other members of a cross-functional team
• Interaction and visual design skills, including use of a diverse set of software such as Adobe CS, Sketch, OmniGraffle, as well as good experience with MS Office
• Excellent knowledge of rapid prototyping tools such as Sketch, Axure, Invision or Flinto
• Strong influencing, negotiation and communication skills (written, verbal, presentation)
• Strong command of English language (both verbal and written)

What You'll Do

• You will work on a variety of projects that integrate digital designs into products, services and environments.
• In this role, you will be part of a blended cross-functional team and tackle all aspects of the design process, help to lead client engagements and guiding other members of their design team. Moving from insights to ideas, you will creatively solve complex problems, threading design and business thinking together to deliver inventive, durable and thoughtful, solutions from concept to launch. You will need to apply conceptual thinking to create desirable and feasible digital solutions across multiple platforms, smartly bringing together user needs, business goals and technical realities.
• You'll utilize industry design standards and best practices to define and implement design criteria. You'll apply user centered design methodologies to ensure your ideas are based on customer needs, and you'll prepare research and testing, produce personas, map customer journeys, develop service blueprints, for complex products and services.
• Additionally, you will effectively communicate research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually. You'll use a variety of methods to convey ideas and concepts (e.g., storyboards, wireframes, prototypes, etc.), using your narration and storytelling skills to bring product ideas to life. You'll construct quick interactive prototypes with initial, low fidelity visual designs that illustrate your UX/UI design and present a realistic feel to the intended experience.
• You will also be expected to perform task analysis and define the UI design through information architecture, wireframes and user flows, validating it through usability testing sessions. You will then consolidate findings and iteratively integrate into design solutions. You will also mentor others and capability build to cultivate and support more junior colleagues through their path at McKinsey.
• Lastly, you'll also participate in workshops, concept sprints and hackathons to inject design thinking tools and methodologies to produce tangible results. You'll work closely with development teams to ensure that design specifications are implemented, and you'll communicate the product’s vision to clients and customers. In this role, you will travel to work with clients directly on site and create real, lasting change.