Staff UX Designer

Staff UX Designer, Flash Business Unit Economics & Data Science

You are driven by a passion for creating exceptional user experiences and constantly seek new ways to enhance user interactions through innovative design and research. You have a relentless curiosity for understanding user behavior and are dedicated to infusing user-centered design principles into every aspect of your work. You thrive on solving complex design challenges and are excited by the opportunity to shape the future of our internal web applications for sophisticated users. You exemplify excellence in your field and continuously strive to set new standards for UX design. You are a visionary who builds lasting design solutions that will benefit users long after your work is done. You thrive in a dynamic environment and are eager to make a significant impact. If this describes you, then the Staff UX Designer role in our Flash Economics & Data Science team is your next career move.

Job Description:

We are seeking a talented and experienced Staff UX Designer to join our software product management team. In this role, you will be responsible for designing and enhancing the user experience of our internal web applications. You will also be tasked with conducting UX research to inform and validate your design decisions. This is a critical role that requires a blend of creativity, technical expertise, and a deep understanding of user-centered design principles.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Design & Prototyping: Create user-centered designs by understanding business requirements, user feedback, and usability findings. Develop wireframes, prototypes, and high-fidelity mockups that effectively communicate design ideas.
• UX Research: Plan and conduct user research to gather insights into user behavior, needs, and pain points. Use a variety of methods including user interviews, surveys, usability testing, and analytics.
• Collaboration: Work closely with product managers, developers, and other stakeholders to ensure that the design vision is executed effectively. Participate in cross-functional team discussions to align on design goals and objectives.
• Usability Testing: Design and conduct usability tests to validate design solutions and identify areas for improvement. Analyze and present findings to the team.
• Iteration & Improvement: Continuously iterate on designs based on user feedback and testing results. Stay updated with industry trends and best practices to ensure our products remain user-friendly and innovative.
• Documentation: Maintain detailed documentation of design processes, research findings, and design decisions.

REQUIRED:

• Experience: Minimum of 5 years of experience in UX design, with a strong portfolio showcasing your design and research work.
• Education: Bachelor’s degree in Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Psychology, or a related field. Master’s degree is a plus.
• Skills:
  • Proficiency in design tools such as Sketch, Figma, Adobe XD, or similar.
  • Strong understanding of user-centered design principles and practices.
  • Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
  • Ability to conduct various UX research methods and synthesize findings into actionable insights.
  • Familiarity with HTML/CSS and basic understanding of front-end development is a plus.
• Attributes:
  • Detail-oriented with a strong sense of aesthetics.
  • Empathetic towards users and passionate about solving user problems.
  • Proactive and self-motivated with the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.

Western Digital is committed to providing equal opportunities to all applicants and employees and will not discriminate against any applicant or employee based on their race, color, ancestry, religion (including religious dress and grooming standards), sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, breastfeeding or related medical conditions), gender (including a person’s gender identity, gender expression, and gender-related appearance and behavior, whether or not stereotypically associated with the person’s assigned sex at birth), age, national origin, sexual orientation, medical condition, marital status (including domestic partnership status), physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, protected medical and family care leave, Civil Air Patrol status, military and veteran status, or other legally protected characteristics. We also prohibit harassment of any individual on any of the characteristics listed above. Our non-discrimination policy applies to all aspects of employment. We comply with the laws and regulations set forth in the “Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is Illegal” poster. Our pay transparency policy is available here: Pay Transparency Nondiscrimination Provision (dol.gov)

Western Digital thrives on the power and potential of diversity. As a global company, we believe the most effective way to embrace the diversity of our customers and communities is to mirror it from within. We believe the fusion of various perspectives results in the best outcomes for our employees, our company, our customers, and the world around us. We are committed to an inclusive environment where every individual can thrive through a sense of belonging, respect and contribution.

Western Digital is committed to offering opportunities to applicants with disabilities and ensuring all candidates can successfully navigate our careers website and our hiring process. Please contact us at [email protected] to advise us of your accommodation request. In your email, please include a description of the specific accommodation you are requesting as well as the job title and requisition number of the position for which you are applying.

Based on our experience, we anticipate that the application deadline will be 01/11/2025 (3 months from posting), although we reserve the right to close the application process sooner if we hire an applicant for this position before the application deadline. If we are not able to hire someone from this role before the application deadline, we will update this posting with a new anticipated application deadline.

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Compensation & Benefits Details

• An employee’s pay position within the salary range may be based on several factors including but not limited to (1) relevant education; qualifications; certifications; and experience; (2) skills, ability, knowledge of the job; (3) performance, contribution and results; (4) geographic location; (5) shift; (6) internal and external equity; and (7) business and organizational needs.
• The salary range is what we believe to be the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and this range is only applicable for jobs to be performed in California, Colorado, New York or remote jobs that can be performed in California, Colorado and New York.  This range may be modified in the future.
• You will be eligible to participate in Western Digital’s Short-Term Incentive (STI) Plan, which provides incentive awards based on Company and individual performance.  Depending on your role and your performance, you may be eligible to participate in our annual Long-Term Incentive (LTI) program, which consists of restricted stock units (RSUs) or cash equivalents, pursuant to the terms of the LTI plan. Please note that not all roles are eligible to participate in the LTI program, and not all roles are eligible for equity under the LTI plan. RSU awards are also available to eligible new hires, subject to Western Digital’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Restricted Stock Unit Awards.
• We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid vacation time; paid sick leave; medical/dental/vision insurance; life, accident and disability insurance; tax-advantaged flexible spending and health savings accounts; employee assistance program; other voluntary benefit programs such as supplemental life and AD&D, legal plan, pet insurance, critical illness, accident and hospital indemnity; tuition reimbursement; transit; the Applause Program, employee stock purchase plan, and the Western Digital Savings 401(k) Plan.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.