Lead Product Designer - Design Thinking, Interaction Design, User Experience Design, Figma Cloud & Networking Security (12+ Years Experience)
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Are you looking for an opportunity to craft the future of networking security? Are you passionate about understanding the needs of people and organizations? We're looking for a Lead Product Designer to join our organization!
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As part of the Cloud & Networking Security UX team, you will work with fellow product designers, researchers, strategists, product managers, software engineers, and data analysts. You will have the opportunity to bring your knowledge and passion for building extraordinary user experiences and take it to a new level.
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Who You Are
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12+ years crafting user experiences and interaction design for rich, interactive, consumer or enterprise applications
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Thinks deeply about user experience and utilizes business rationale to advise their designs.
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Collaborates closely with Project Managers, Engineers and others to bring an outstanding design-centric perspective to the table.
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Crafts design solutions that scale for the future, but understands the technology constraints of now.
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Encourages and leads the team toward real business outcomes, while living our "kinder than vital" value.
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Experience collaborating with senior executives to understand business objectives; ability to present design goals, process and vision to senior leadership
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Expertise in defining and implementing user experience guidelines; demonstrated experience with industry/platform standards
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Experience in conceptual development and rapid creative prototyping as well as tactical UI design and implementation
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Knowledge in Security domain and enterprise UX is plus.
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Professional and Personal Attributes
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Strong communication, collaboration and presentation skills
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Proven track record to meet tight deadlines
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Outstanding critical thinking, influence and leadership skills
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Strong analytical skills
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Independent and self-motivated
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Be intentional, purposeful, bold, and humble
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Education
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Degree or work experience equivalent in User Experience, Human Computer Interaction, Information Science, Product or Digital Design
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What You'll Do
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The User Experience Designer is a mission critical role passionate about crafting user experience strategy and design. This is a role that will challenge you to push user-centered design into organization’s thinking and processes. You will partner with User Research, Design Thinkers, other UX/UI Designers, Product Mangers, Engineering, Technical Marketing Engineers and Program Managers to build design solutions which serve Cisco’s customer needs for a seamless, intuitive, sophisticated and innovative product experience. In this role you will lead large, multi-quarter initiatives that align with Security business top priorities.
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Help craft the overall product strategy, by applying your domain expertise and collaborating with peers across the cross functional teams.
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Play an active role in advocating for a Human-Centered Design process and crafting a collaborative environment.
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Lead as a ‘player/coach’… hands-on design and mentoring less experienced designers.
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Who You'll Work With
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We are looking for an upbeat and creative Lead Product Designer to join our growing product design team within the Security. You will be working closely with a multi-disciplinary team that includes designers, product managers, and engineers to build fabulous user experiences for our end users
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