Introduction

A career in IBM Software means you’ll be part of a team that transforms our customer’s challenges into industry-leading solutions.

We are an infinitely curious team, always seeking new possibilities, and dedicated to creating the world’s leading AI-powered, cloud-native software solutions. Our renowned legacy creates endless global opportunities for our network of IBMers. We are a team of deep product experts, ensuring exceptional client experiences, with a focus on delivery, excellence, and obsession over customer outcomes.

IBM’s product and technology landscape includes Research, Software, and Infrastructure. Entering this domain positions you at the heart of IBM, where growth and innovation thrive.

Your role and responsibilities

At IBM, work is more than a job - it's a calling: To build. To design. To code. To consult. To think along with clients and sell. To make markets. To invent. To collaborate. Not just to do something better, but to attempt things you've never thought possible. Are you ready to lead in this new era of technology and solve some of the world's most challenging problems? If so, lets talk. This position involves contributing to HashiCorp's offerings, now part of IBM, which empower organizations to automate and secure multi-cloud and hybrid environments. You will join a team managing the lifecycle of infrastructure and security, enhancing IBM's cloud solutions to ensure enterprises achieve efficiency, security, and scalability in their cloud journey.

Your Role and Responsibilities :

•Work with UX researchers to test concepts with users and integrate findings into the design direction through low and high fidelity mockups, patterns, prototypes and development-ready specifications

•Analyze and creatively solve complex user problems through user interface design, providing a usable, intuitive, efficient experience that has high standards in functionality and aesthetics

•Design information architecture, interactions, content, and navigation throughout the product experience, leveraging IBM's well-established design systems to create consistent, delightful client experiences

•Collaborate with cross-functional teams and multiple stakeholders, including product management, engineering, sales, marketing to craft UX solutions that aligns with business objectives and user needs

•Champion agile and design thinking methodologies and successfully manage projects from start to completion with minimal oversight

•Guide more junior designers and participate in UX reviews, critiques and guilds to help develop more effective and rich designs in our community

•Demonstrate committed and respectful collaboration between members of cross-functional teams and be part of promoting a positive team culture and work environment

•As an Advisory designer, you might expect your week to look something like this: 60% product design (Product, Storytelling, & Presentations), 20% strategy & coordination, 10% mentoring & critique, 10% project management

Required technical and professional expertise

•10-12 years of experience in UX or visual design

•A portfolio of work samples that demonstrate an understanding of user-centered design, interaction design, visualizations of complex experiences such as flows, scenarios, personas, etc. (any fidelity) and demonstration of delivering exceptional user-centered outcomes to market

•Mastery of design and prototyping tools such as Figma

Strategic thinking with ability to untangle complex information and share it across teams in a digestible format, aligning design goals with business goals

•A drive to embrace technical domains and explain the problem space

•Solid understanding of fundamental design principles (typography, layout, grid systems, hierarchy, color, composition)

•Experience in leading agile practices, design thinking and influencing projects through human-centered design principles.

•Excellent communication and storytelling skills in English

•Ability to work from the office in Bangalore or Kochi 3 days per week

Preferred technical and professional experience

•Degree in Design (such as HCI, Interaction Design, Web Design, Graphic Design or related field), or Computer Science

•8+ years of experience in design

•Familiarity with enterprise design systems and accessibility standards

•Experience in applying user research to guide design decisions

•Desire to make the best products in the industry hands-down

•Infectious curiosity — always looking for opportunities to learn new things

•Self-motivation, an open mind and a sense of humor