PwC Hiring for Products & Solutions – UI Senior Designer – Sr Manager at Des Moines Full Time

Specialty/Competency: IFS – Internal Firm Services – Other

Industry/Sector: Not Applicable

Time Type: Full time

Travel Requirements: Up to 20%

A career in Products and Technology is an opportunity to bring PwC’s strategy to life by driving products and technology into everything we deliver. Our clients expect us to bring the right people and the right technology to solve their biggest problems; Products and Technology is here to help PwC meet that challenge and accelerate the growth of our business. We have skilled technologists, data scientists, product managers and business strategists who are using technology to accelerate change.

Our team creates useful, usable and satisfying/compelling experiences for users of a product, often drawing on results from user research and workflow analysis. The UX designer’s job is to zero in on users’ underlying emotional and functional needs — then help execute on those discoveries to create a clear and delightful experience. You will be part of an energetic, fast-paced and growing team of designers whose goal is to collaboratively design digital solutions for complex enterprise applications that meet user needs.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.

• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.

• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.

• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.

• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.

• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.

• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.

• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.

• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.

• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Job Requirements and Preferences :

Basic Qualifications :

Minimum Degree Required :

Bachelor Degree

Additional Educational Requirements :

Bachelor’s degree or in lieu of a degree, demonstrating, in addition to the minimum years of experience required for the role, three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college.

Minimum Years of Experience :

8 year(s)

Preferred Qualifications :

Degree Preferred :

Master Degree

Preferred Knowledge/Skills :

As UX/UI Sr. Manager, you are a self-starter who is tenacious, creative and practical in finding ways to get things done. You will be part of an energetic, fast-paced and growing team of designers whose goal is to design digital solutions for complex applications and users. You will use the appropriate design and research methods to define the user experience requirements, shape the long term design vision of a product and work closely with stakeholders to deliver the day-to-day experience in a timely manner.

As a Senior Manager, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution.

Demonstrates intimate abilities and/or a proven record of success as a team leader. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to the following:

• Delegating to others to provide stretch opportunities, coaching them to deliver results;

• Demonstrating critical thinking and the ability to bring order to unstructured problems;

• Using a broad range of tools and techniques to extract insights from current industry or sector trends;

• Reviewing your work and that of others for quality, accuracy and relevance;

• Knowing how and when to use tools available for a given situation and can explain the reasons for this choice;

• Using feedback and reflection to develop self awareness, personal strengths and address development areas;

• Seeking and embracing opportunities which give exposure to different situations, environments and perspectives;

• Using straightforward communication, in a structured way, when influencing and connecting with others;

• Having the ability to read situations and modify behavior to build quality relationships;

• Upholding the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct;

• Having the ability to understand the problem when being presented with a solution;

• Having the ability to help product teams learn to uncover these underlying problems;

• Demonstrating the ability to take abstract ideas and mould them into tangible ideas articulating the “why”;

• Having the ability to persuade stakeholders and collaborate with PM,Tech, and other roles within our projects;

• Being versed in design thinking, user centric, agile methods;

• Having the ability to lead Journey Mapping, persona, user flow, and experience design workshops;

• Having the ability to deliver on multiple projects at the same time at various stages of maturity;

• Having the perspective to bring to the team on how to improve the process, work we do and our workflows;

• Demonstrating the ability to run a swim lane while keeping in tight communication with the other swimlanes to design a cohesive whole;

• Having experience working with a design system. Bonus for building or maintaining said system;

• Having experience designing for enterprise business applications;

• Having Experience working with distributed product and development teams; and,

• Explaining complex UI concepts to non-design.

At PwC, our work model includes three ways of working: virtual, in-person, and flex (a hybrid of in-person and virtual). Visit the following link to learn more: https://pwc.to/ways-we-work.

PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.

For positions in Colorado, visit the following link for information related to Colorado’s Equal Pay for Equal Work Act: https://pwc.to/coloradoifsseniormanager.

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