Job Description

Job Description
UI/UX Architect - Remote ( Towson, MD)

We Dont Just Build The World, We Build Innovative Technology Too.

This is the career youve been waiting for your whole life. Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means working in an innovative, tech-driven and highly collaborative team environment supported by over 58,000 professionals in 60 countries across the globe. Here, youll get the unique chance to impact some of the worlds most iconic brands including STANLEY TOOLS, DEWALT, CRAFTSMAN, MAC TOOLS and Black & Decker. Your ideas and solutions have the potential to reach millions of customers as we work together to write the next chapter in our history. Come build with us and take your career to new heights.

Who We Are
Joining the Stanley Black & Decker team means joining one of the worlds largest, fastest growing, and most dynamic companies. Stanley Black & Decker is unique in that weve got a rich and storied history dating back to 1843, but that hasnt stopped us from evolving into a vibrant, diverse, global growth company poised and ready for the future. Being a part of our team means living our core values of integrity, accountability, respect, speed, stretch, vision, and boundary less. It means thriving in an environment of constant innovation and positive change. It means delivering tools, services, and solutions that the world counts on when it really matters. It means maintaining the highest standards in everything you do, every day. It also means joining a team that has been globally recognized as one of the most innovative, sustainable and rewarding companies in the world.

Who You Are
Youre a curious problem solver who has the ability to bring big ideas to life. Youre creative and scrappy but can navigate a large organization with ease. Youre agile and adaptable but work with precision to ensure we deliver top-notch customer experiences, always. You will work on a team of outstanding technology professionals who provide AI-based solutions and Big Data Platform to Automotive, Industrial, Manufacturing customers with solutions that employ state of the art data analytics and machine learning technologies as well as project/product management practices including Lean, Agile, and Design Thinking.
You will be working very closely with the engineering, product, marketing and sales teams on the development of design deliverables for cloud based, data centric product and service offerings involving industrial IOT and AI. You'll be expected to do Customer journey mapping, wireframing, prototyping and the development of high-quality digital assets. The position is 60% UI and 40% UX however, the experience and knowledge of UX design is a critical part of the role.
Specifically, as an UI/UX Architect:

* You'll have at least 4+ years of hands-on experience in web design and digital media with a clear understanding and ability to articulate limitations & possibilities
* Experience with Design Thinking approaches and methods (IDEO or similar)
* A solid understanding of graphic design and web technologies, and of wireframing and prototyping tools such as Figma
* 5+ years of experience with Photoshop, XD, Illustrator, InDesign, and Sketch including delivery tools such as Zeplin and Abstract
* Ability to design assets and experiences for web and mobile apps
* Experience with Web accessibility and WCAG guidelines
* 2+ years in working in Agile scrum teams including use of Jira and/or DevOps
* Creative flair and sharp attention to detail
* Ability to review development outcomes to ensure the UI/UX is consistent and aligned to the intended design
* Ability to communicate complex design concepts and decisions to stakeholders
* Understanding of cross-browser and cross-OS differences and compatibility issues
* Bachelors degree in design, human-computer interaction, graphic design, web design, psychology, neuroscience, computer science, web development, or a similar field
* Ability to demo portfolio of work
* Proven technical writing skills on engineered solutions.
* Willingness to share and learn from others.
* Can Do, Customer Centric Attitude.
* Self-starter and comfort working in an early-stage environment

What you'll Do:

* Analyze user experience data and provides recommendations to address business need
* Collaborates and pairs with other product team members (Engineering, and product management) to design solutions
* Creates designs that organizes data and AI features such that information is easy to find, consume, and understand
* Communicates ideas and designs to end user and product team members
* Participates in and contributes to learning activities around modern software design and development core practices (communities of practice)
* Communicates with key user and operational groups to understand business needs
* Presents design concepts, user needs, and design rationale to multidisciplinary teams, as well as to key stakeholders and business partners



What Youll Also Get

* Career Opportunity: Career paths arent linear here. Being part of our global company with 60+ brands gives you the chance to grow and develop your skills along multiple career paths.
* Learning & Development: Our lifelong learning philosophy means youll have access to a wealth of state-of-the-art learning resources, including our Lean Academy and online university (where you can get certificates and specializations from renowned colleges and universities).
* Diverse & Inclusive Culture: We pride ourselves on being an awesome place to work. We respect and embrace differences because thats how the best work gets done. Youll find we like to have fun here, too.
* Purpose-Driven Company: Youll help us continue to make positive changes in the local communities where we work and live as well as in the broader world through volunteerism, giving back and sustainable business practices.

Stanley Black & Decker is one of the world's largest, fastest growing and most dynamic companies. SBD, a Fortune 200 company is a world-leading provider of tools and storage, commercial electronic security and engineered fastening systems, with unique growth platforms and a track record of sustained profitable growth.

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EEO:
All qualified applicants to Stanley Black & Decker are considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veterans status or any other protected characteristic.