Product Designer Consultant- W2/Hybrid - 320104 - FORD MOTORS

Position: Product Designer Consultant- 320104 Location: Dearborn MI (Hybrid) Duration: 12 Months MOI: Phone & WebEx Direct Client: FORD MOTORS

Note: 1. U.S. Citizens and those authorized to work in the U.S. are encouraged to apply. We are NOT ABLE to sponsor H1-B at this time. - H1B Consultant who are willing to WORK ON OUR W2 (H1B TRANSFER) are welcome

"Position Description:
""This role is hybrid, which means the candidate must be located within a drivable distance to Dearborn, MI. Also, the candidate if selected might be asked to come into the office up to 2 or 3 days per week."" Quality Analytics (OA) is a product group that develops on-premises and cloud analytic solutions. Our product line designers oversee a portfolio of product teams, identifying patterns and use cases across the portfolio to better serve their end users. They apply a design thinking mindset, user research skills, and business strategy to align teams around a human-centric roadmap. They collaborate closely with product owners, product managers, and fellow designers across their portfolio. What you ll be able to do: Take the stage. Facilitate and lead design thinking sessions with various technical and non- technical stakeholders Conduct generative user research such as contextual inquiry, ethnography, field research, user interviews, and stakeholder interviews Transform user research into assets such as affinity walls, journey maps, empathy maps, story boards, personas, etc. Justify your research strategy and insights to stakeholders (un)familiar with the UX discipline Work as a collaborative team member with business partners, product managers, developers and fellow designers. Provide mentoring, teaching, and leadership to fellow designers and team members Evangelize UX within your team and across the department

Skills Required:
User Research Wireframing/Mockups Prototyping Usability Testing Task Flow Information Architecture Peer Leadership Team Collaboration Project Management
Skills Preferred:
InVision Sketch Excel Word
Experience Required:
3 years proven experience in the UX, product management, or a mixture of the two 2 years of experience in user research 2 years of experience in facilitating design thinking and ideation workshops
Experience Preferred:
Passion for growing your skills, tackling challenging problems, and sharing your learnings with other Research chops, strong leadership skills, and diversity of experience are all a plus! 3 years of relevant product management experience Ability to build credibility and trust with team members and senior leaders Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with changing priorities. Prior member of a Lean/Agile product team
Education Required:
Bachelor s degree
Education Preferred:
Bachelors or master s degree in human-computer interaction, human factors, psychology, communications, or equivalent
Additional Safety Training/Licensing/Personal Protection Requirements:
Additional Information :
""This role is hybrid, which means the candidate must be located within a drivable distance to Dearborn, MI. Also, the candidate if selected might be asked to come into the office up to 2 or 3 days per week."""