Senior Design Technologist

Company Overview

Intuit is the global financial technology platform that powers prosperity for the people and communities we serve. With approximately 100 million customers worldwide using products such as TurboTax, Credit Karma, QuickBooks, and Mailchimp, we believe that everyone should have the opportunity to prosper. We never stop working to find new, innovative ways to make that possible.

Job Overview

At Intuit, our mission is to power prosperity around the world. Join the Virtual Expert Platform (VEP) Design team, where we aspire to transform the lives of our customers and the services industry through technology-powered, human-enabled platform solutions.

Design Technologists on the VEP Design team inspire others through provocations and ideal state prototypes that leverage the latest technical capabilities. We focus on future expert experiences as well as internal tools that enable our partners to prototype current experiences. We use technical skills to elevate design through prototyping, motion design, and developing new tools to bridge the gaps between design and engineering.

Responsibilities

As a Design Technologist, you will work closely with Visual, Product, and Interaction Designers to help prototype what the future looks like for our Intuit Expert Portal (IEP). You will:

• Inspire and influence others to aim for bigger, bolder, and smarter designs.
• Develop functional prototypes to prove out concepts, test with users, and influence development teams and senior leadership.
• Focus on customer-centered design and deeply understand users' context and needs.
• Collaborate with designers, product managers, and developers in a highly interactive, experiment-driven development environment.
• Tackle challenging problems independently, and bring the team along on your journey through excellent communication and presentation skills.

How You Will Lead:

• Actively participate in concept development and design ideation.
• Bring a robust design point of view, supported by personal expertise, design rationale, customer data, and industry trends.
• Partner with design, engineering, data science, and research teams to push the boundaries of the product experience.
• Teach and share learnings to take experiences to the next level.
• Contribute to the Intuit Expert Portal and Intuit Design System.
• Elevate design through software engineering skills in prototyping, motion, and developing tools to improve design processes.
• Utilize excellent interpersonal communication skills and maintain a positive attitude in collaborative settings.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in design technology, UX engineering, web development, or related fields.
• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Human-Computer Interaction, Design, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience.
• Demonstrated ability to lead major prototyping and proof-of-concept efforts within an organization.
• Proven track record in pushing the boundaries of user interface design through experimentation, developing new tools and processes, and partnering with design, engineering, data science, and research teams.
• Exceptional organizational and self-direction skills, efficient in managing multiple and complex projects.
• Strong sense of web design fundamentals and user experience principles.
• Proficient in modern JavaScript technologies, including React, and/or native iOS/Android development.
• Familiarity with design tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe Creative Suite, or similar.
• Skills and Expertise:
• Technical Design Principles: Expertise in creating comprehensive solutions that demonstrate refined technical design principles.
• Broad Integration: Ability to craft proofs-of-concept that integrate complex technologies like AI/ML and real datasets.
• AI/ML & Data: Deep understanding of AI concepts and personalized user experiences.
• Generative AI: Proficient in utilizing Generative AI tools to produce code, content, or motion.
• Narrative Storytelling: Uses robust storytelling skills to create compelling technology narratives that inspire and drive collective vision within the organization.
• Large-Scale Solutions: Builds scalable solutions to address business problems across mobile and web platforms in collaboration with engineering and data science teams.

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