Job Description

Business Area:

Product Mgmt.

Seniority Level:

At Cloudera, we empower people to transform complex data into clear and actionable insights. With as much data under management as the hyperscalers, we're the preferred data partner for the top companies in almost every industry. Powered by the relentless innovation of the open source community, Cloudera advances digital transformation for the world’s largest enterprises.

As a designer at Cloudera your main focus is to let your curiosity drive you. You will use your passion and knowledge to create precision-crafted designs that bring simplicity and innovation to our products and services. The Cloudera Platform helps customers manage the lifecycle of their data, from the edge to AI. Our hybrid data platform delivers unprecedented value to our customers and is key to our overall strategy and success. We need an experienced and talented designer to drive enterprise ready improvements and cross cutting product design initiatives related to the Cloudera Platform.

You will be leading the full user-centered design process, from user interviews, competitor analysis, high fidelity interface designs, prototypes, feature validation, and working with engineering to uphold the quality of implementation. All while partnering closely with other designers and your product triad to deliver the most usable solutions possible. Additionally, you will work closely with the entire design team to improve our process, our design system, and our design culture. The culture of the Cloudera Design team is human first, we actively seek to grow each member’s career through outside education and candid, compassionate feedback from other experienced designers.

As a Lead UX Designer you will:

• Design user flows, diagrams, wireframes, and designs to satisfy product requirements and follow product design standards.

• Create high-fidelity visual designs and/or prototypes that demonstrate user flows.

• Deliver design specifications and supporting assets to the development teams.

• Participate in design reviews to collect feedback from designers and stakeholders.

• Facilitate collaborative workshops that unlock innovation.

• Be the champion of the Product Triad to inspire meaningful collaboration to help your team realize their best work possible

• Iterate on existing application features to improve usability and drive key metrics.

• Assist in the planning and estimating of design activities, participating in broader workflow coordination and setting of expectations.

• Conduct product research and usability studies.

• Dive deep into domain research, understanding the customers and the technology.

• Conduct competitive analysis of other products and services.

• Contribute to and maintain design pattern libraries.

• Provide mentorship and guidance to other members of the design team.

We are excited if you have (Required Experience):

• 6+ years of professional experience in UX design, UI design, product design, and/or web

• Self-starter with excellent time management skills and ability to handle multiple projects with shifting priorities.

• Portfolio exhibiting the ability to conceptualize and demonstrate visual communication skills. Examples of process and design approaches are highly recommended.

• Strong understanding of user centered design processes and methodology, particularly as applied to enterprise software, PAAS, and on-prem applications.

• Mastery of design principles with a firm understanding of grid systems, typography, and color.

• A strong attention to detail and consistency in design.

• Experience in coordinating and conducting qualitative and quantitative research, including usability studies, discovery interviews, and product analytics data analysis.

• Strong collaborator experienced in working with cross-functional, international teams.

• Demonstrable systems thinking skills.

• Proficient in Figma, Figma Make, Zeplin, and relevant AI-assisted design and prototyping tools.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in a relevant field required or equivalent experience.

• Excellent verbal and written English communication skills are required.

• Experience working with cloud, on-prem and hybrid data platforms, or other similar technologies.

You might also have:

• Strong opinions & curiosity of AI & Design, along with your own experiments, workflows and AI x design processes.

• Working knowledge of HTML, CSS, front-end javascript frameworks, and mobile centric design patterns.

• Experience designing for data streaming, data engineering, data warehousing, machine learning and AI applications.

This is a full-time contract role.

The anticipated hourly range for this position is: 65.00-70.00/HR

Individual compensation within the published range is determined by the candidate's skills, experience, qualifications, and primary work location. In addition to base pay, sales roles are eligible for Cloudera's commission plan, while non-sales roles are eligible for the corporate incentive plan. All employees receive a comprehensive benefits package.

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