Introduction A career in IBM Consulting is rooted by long-term relationships and close collaboration with clients across the globe. You'll work with visionaries across multiple industries to improve the hybrid cloud and AI journey for the most innovative and valuable companies in the world. Your ability to accelerate impact and make meaningful change for your clients is enabled by our strategic partner ecosystem and our robust technology platforms across the IBM portfolio; including Software and Red Hat. Curiosity and a constant quest for knowledge serve as the foundation to success in IBM Consulting. In your role, you'll be encouraged to challenge the norm, investigate ideas outside of your role, and come up with creative solutions resulting in ground breaking impact for a wide network of clients. Our culture of evolution and empathy centers on long-term career growth and development opportunities in an environment that embraces your unique skills and experience. Your role and responsibilities As an entry level Designer at IBM, you'll focus on customer and employee strategies that explore opportunities to improve digital innovation, addressing user needs and designing world-class digital experiences. You'll support to uncover user and business requirements in the context of the technical landscape through applying User Experience, Design Thinking, and Information Architecture methods. In your role, you may be responsible for: UX and UI work such as: creating wireframes, visual interfaces and prototypes; annotating the wireframes; collaborating with other designers, researchers, consultants and developers; making sure the interaction is getting recorded and addressed correctly. - Conduct user research leveraging IBM Enterprise Design Thinking and do direct user research as part of managing a project - Supporting a Senior Designer on UX and UI production tasks, getting and incorporating the feedback, and working very closely with developers and testers on a day-to-day basis. - Visual Design work, such as creating delightful concepts and exploring art of the possible, creating mock-ups and prototypes from sketches and wireframes, working closely with clients, senior designers, front-end developers to implement dynamic human-centered digital solutions. - Create storyboards, layouts, impactful presentations, graphics, data visualizations, and other design artifacts in preparation for client meetings or product development. - Participate/lead in design workshops, incorporate input from multiple stakeholders, communicate conceptual ideas and design rationale, outline digital experiences screen by screen, working with front-end development teams. Required technical and professional expertise - Be an Australian Citizen/ Permanent Resident - Satisfy an AU Gov client Pre-Engagement Integrity Check - Be eligible to obtain an AGSVA NV1 security clearance or already have AGSVA NV1 security clearance - Permanent Residents: Must have been an Australian resident for the past five (5) years. - Outcome focused, possessing a high level of resilience, you demonstrate the flexibility and resolve needed to achieve success a across a broad range of consultative contexts Track record of academic success Highly motivated, with clear evidence of drive and significant achievements - Ability to understand clients' needs and challenges, and apply creative and logical approach to identify solutions - Exceptional quantitative analysis skills and ability to derive recommendations informed by data and insights - Ability to handle multiple tasks concurrently and meet deadlines, while maintaining focus in an environment with conflicting demands - Ability to communicate complex situations clearly and simply by listening actively and conveying difficult messages in a positive manner - A passion for innovative ideas, coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view - Ability to translate business requirements into technical solutions - Ability to apply logic to solve business problems through a detailed analytical approach - Drive to overcome the most challenging or difficult obstacles and look for ways to improve results - Initiative to actively seek new knowledge and improve skills - Ability to translate requirements into a business case Preferred technical and professional experience - Professional or University-based design experience with a portfolio representing design artifacts and associated projects - Demonstrated accountability and adaptability with willingness to readily and voluntarily take ownership of highly challenging tasks and problems, even beyond initial scope of responsibility - A passion for innovative ideas, coupled with the ability to understand and assimilate different points of view - Effective interpersonal skills with ability to collaborate and work with individuals, strengthening relationships to achieve win-win solutions - Possesses deep empathy for users and their needs, humility to recognize the limits of assumptions, and boldness in the conception of solutions IBM 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, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, caste, genetics, pregnancy, disability, neurodivergence, age, veteran status, or other characteristics. IBM is also committed to compliance with all fair employment practices regarding citizenship and immigration status.
