Senior Design Lead - Digital Growth and Commerce

IntroductionThomas J. Watson said it best: 'Good design is good business.' Visualization is critical to discovering data-driven insights and effectively communicating that knowledge to others. Designers at IBM work to create experiences that work together, work the same, and work for our clients. Does the thought of creating the platform at the heart of solutions like Watson, Blockchain, IoT, and Security excite you? If so, read on!Your Role and ResponsibilitiesGood design is good business. Experience is product. In the modern days of cloud, virtuality, and connectivity, IBM.com is increasingly becoming a core pillar of product experiences. And as such, we envision the next generation IBM.com to be a consistent, coherent, and delightful platform where our customers find information and get their jobs done in an efficient and effective way. You will be at the center of the evolution of IBM.com experiences in this new era. As the Senior Design Lead for the Digital Growth and Commerce design org, you will work with highly talented multi-disciplinary teams to create, own, and apply our vision of the next generation IBM.com experiences. You will shape the creative vision and culture for the design team. You will represent our users to our executives and stakeholders, and help the team and the company create user-centric offerings and experiences.**Who You Are...**You are a fearless Leader and Thinker who knows how to innovate towards the future - Possessing a solid foundation and proven expertise in core design areas including digital experience design, UX, UI, and visual. You employ your excellent written and verbal communication skills to succeed in a multi-team and multi-disciplinary environment. In this role, you'll provide mentorship to the multi-disciplinary team members and be the center of design excellence through examples and inspiration.Sound interesting? Roles and responsibilities include...+ Create and own a creative vision for IBM.com and oversee the expression of it+ Lead creative strategy in collaboration with business, design teams, developers, and stakeholders+ Lead the Carbon Design System adoption on IBM.com through the evolution of Carbon for IBM.com library and by providing creative support for proper adoption+ Provide creative directorship to the various squads within Digital Growth Commerce and adopters who are building IBM.com experiences+ Represent and advocate for the users and work with stakeholders and executives to execute the creative vision, setting priorities, and operationalizing the various projects+ Represent IBM.com and web based design practices at the Carbon Steering committee and at the larger design leadership level.IBM's digital future is our business. We ask if there are different ways to help our customers, more modern, more delightful, more innovative, and simply better. We're hiring...JOIN US.**Keywords....**#InVision #Sketch #Carbon @IBMDesign #UX #UI #visualdesign @LifeAtIBM @caffeinate_adam #usercentric #SCRUM #cxRequired Technical and Professional Expertise+ 10+ years of hands-on experience in user centric design areas including UX, UI, and visual+ 7+ years of experience in design strategy+ 5+ years as a Creative Director leading large scale creative projects+ Hands-on experience in research and data driven design+ Hands-on experience in systemic design at scale+ Hands-on experience in various design frameworks and methodologies - Including Design Thinking and AgilePreferred Technical and Professional Expertise+ Hands-on experience in Carbon Designs System or other comparable large scale design system+ Hands-on experience in large scale design operation and oversight+ IBM Enterprise Design ThinkingAbout Business UnitIBM's Cloud and Cognitive software business is committed to bringing the power of IBM's Cloud and Watson/AI technologies to life for our clients and ecosystem partners around the world. IBM provides you with the most comprehensive and consistent approach to development, security and operations across hybrid environments-with complete software solutions for business and IT operations, development, data science, security, and management. Our experts and software capabilities help organizations develop applications once and deploy them anywhere, integrate security across the breadth of their IT estate, and automate operations with management visibility. With IBM, you also have access to new skills and methods, governance and management approaches, and a deep ecosystem of industry experts and partners.Your Life @ IBMWhat matters to you when you're looking for your next career challenge?Maybe you want to get involved in work that really changes the world? What about somewhere with incredible and diverse career and development opportunities - where you can truly discover your passion? Are you looking for a culture of openness, collaboration and trust - where everyone has a voice? What about all of these? If so, then IBM could be your next career challenge. Join us, not to do something better, but to attempt things you never thought possible.Impact. Inclusion. Infinite Experiences. Do your best work ever.About IBMIBM's greatest invention is the IBMer. We believe that progress is made through progressive thinking, progressive leadership, progressive policy and progressive action. IBMers believe that the application of intelligence, reason and science can improve business, society and the human condition. Restlessly reinventing since 1911, we are the largest technology and consulting employer in the world, with more than 380,000 IBMers serving clients in 170 countries.Location StatementIBM offers a wide range of resources for eligible IBMers to thrive both inside and outside of work. In addition to a competitive benefits program consisting of medical and life insurance, retirement plans, and time off, eligible employees may also have access to:*12 weeks of paid parental bonding leave. Family care options are also available to support eligible employees during COVID-19.*World-class training and educational resources on our personalized, AI-driven learning platform. IBM's learning culture supports your restless attitude to grow your skills and build the depth and scale of knowledge needed to achieve your career goals.*Well-being programs to support mental and physical health.*Financial programs that empower you to plan, save, and manage your money (including expert financial counseling, 401(k), IBM stock discount, etc.).*Select educational reimbursement opportunities.*Diverse and inclusive employee resource groups where you can network and connect with IBMers across the globe.*Giving and volunteer programs to benefit charitable organizations and local communities.*Discounts on retail products, services, and experiences.We consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.Being You @ IBMIBM is committed to creating a diverse environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, pregnancy, disability, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.