Staff Product Designer, Innovation - Data Ventures
We're building Walmart Data Ventures from the ground up, and high-quality Product Design is critical to our foundation. Our disruptive data products serve millions of customers, suppliers, and associates across our unique user ecosystem. Join our mission of crafting world class data experiences with, and for, the biggest brands in the world.
As a Staff Product Designer, Innovation, you'll lead design for our new product innovation group. This team is charged with exploring, prototyping, testing, and validating new product ideas that inform potential business directions.
You'll work across functions and stakeholder groups, contributing your deep knowledge of the human-centered design process to deliver new products at the appropriate speed and level of fidelity to inform strategic business decisions. If you're motivated by solving complex problems alongside some of brightest folks in the industry, then this is the opportunity for you.
About Data Ventures:
Data Ventures exists to unlock the full value of Walmart's data by delivering enterprise data products that empower our biggest merchants and suppliers to make better, faster decisions. We're seeking entrepreneurial individuals to help define our products from concept to deployment.
What you'll do:
Define and drive innovation incubator design vision, strategy, and approach, directly impacting our business strategy and direction
Design at the appropriate fidelity - use frameworks, sketches, diagrams, user flows, information architecture, wireframes, and prototypes to communicate and pressure test ideas
Use your expertise of design thinking to facilitate cross-functional conversations and workshops, gather and give shape to ideas from our partner teams, and rapidly build prototypes for testing and iteration
Collaborate closely with our cross-functional partners in Business Strategy, Product Management, Engineering, Data Science, and beyond, to ensure we're getting the best out of our teams, maintaining alignment, and translating Walmart's complex data ecosystem into high-value products
Act as a leader within our growing Product Design organization, sharing knowledge, mentoring on best practices, shaping our culture, and helping the team stay up to date on how today's high-performing design teams operate
Qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction, Information Architecture, User Experience, Visual Communications, or other related field, with 7-9 years of professional experience, or Master's Degree in related field with 5-7 years of professional experience, or 10+ years of professional experience
A portfolio showcasing shipped design work, preferably in high-complexity industries like finance, healthcare, big data, or other enterprise areas
Deep understanding of design thinking methodologies and user- / human-centered product design and development
Track record for turning ambiguity and complexity into effective design solutions
Ability to leverage the "superpowers" of design (visualization, rapid prototyping, pressure testing ideas early and often) to influence product + business direction
You thrive in constant zero-to-one product exploration - you understand that killing ideas in favor of uncovering the best ideas is critical to new business success
Perks and benefits:
Beyond competitive pay, this role is eligible to receive incentive awards based on performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, employee stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
Equal Opportunity Employer:
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - by choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas and opinions - while being inclusive of all people
We believe our business only succeeds when our people do, and we work to foster an environment of diversity and inclusion. That means welcoming, respecting, and making space for diverse lifestyles, backgrounds, experiences, ideas, and beliefs. Our teams are designed to leverage each others' strengths, cover each others' blind spots, and work together to solve some of the biggest challenges in retail.
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Hoboken, New Jersey US-10279:The annual salary range for this position is $132,000.00-$264,000.00 San Bruno, California US-08848:The annual salary range for this position is $143,000.00-$286,000.00 Bentonville, Arkansas US-09401:The annual salary range for this position is $110,000.00-$220,000.00
Additional compensation includes annual or quarterly performance bonuses. Additional compensation for certain positions may also include:
- Stock
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
Option 1: Bachelor's degree in UI/UX design, graphic design, visual communication, product design, computer science, information technology, or related area and 4 years' experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area. Option 2: 6 years' experience in UI/UX, interactive and visual design, electronics art, multimedia design, or related area.
Preferred Qualifications...
Outlined below are the optional preferred qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no preferred qualifications.
Design certification (for example, IDEOU - Foundations in Design Thinking Certificate), Driving product development in a user experience area, Master's degree in UI/UX Design, Interactive and Visual Design, Product Design, or related area, Related industry experience (for example, retail, supply chain, eCommerce, healthcare), UI/UX, Interactive and Visual Design, Electronics Art, Multimedia Design, or related area, We value candidates with a background in creating inclusive digital experiences, demonstrating knowledge in implementing Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.2 AA standards, assistive technologies, and integrating digital accessibility seamlessly. The ideal candidate would have knowledge of accessibility best practices and join us as we continue to create accessible products and services following Walmart's accessibility standards and guidelines for supporting an inclusive culture.
Primary Location...
221 River St, Hoboken, NJ 07030, United States of America
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Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer- By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, abilities, ideas and opinions- while being inclusive of all people.
All the benefits you need for you and your family
Multiple health plan options, including vision & dental plans for you & dependents
Financial benefits including 401(k), stock purchase plans, life insurance and more
Associate discounts in-store and online
Education assistance for Associate and dependents
Parental Leave
Pay during military service
Paid Time off - to include vacation, sick, parental
Short-term and long-term disability for when you can't work because of injury, illness, or childbirth
Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific plan or program terms. For information about benefits and eligibility, see One.Walmart.com/Benefits.
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