Full Job Description
Job Summary
The Principal User Experience Designer / Information Architect will be responsible for developing high profile and highly complex web, mobile and cross channel user experience designs through individual contribution and participation in teams. Sets UX vision for project work. May work across multiple User Experience teams. Performance output will include complex adhoc deliverables such as site heuristic reviews, site maps, user flows, wireframes, design specifications, usability test results analyses, experience design briefs, etc. The User Experience Architect will work with experience design leads and the User Experience group leadership, Delivery and program/project managers, internal business clients, creative teams and information technologists.
Job Responsibilities
Creates site maps, flows, wireframes, and design specifications; analyzes usability test results; and develops user experience design briefs. Follows established practices and style guidelines when designing experience solutions and understands the rationale for their use and level of importance. Works with the “voice of the online customer” in mind and works in alignment with the Walgreens brand. Seeks out consumer data and web analytics when developing experience solutions.
Works with Business Analysts in the development of use cases required to document the business rules and expected online customer behaviors and identify areas of difficulty in the customer experience.
Participates in, contributes to and may lead project reviews; collaborates with the User Experience group in the development and promotion of, and compliance to, experience design standards.
Develops and executes interface design solutions related to information layout and user experience
Works on high profile and highly complex projects. Leads small project teams of UX and Visual Designers. Assesses products positioning and role within the online organizatin's sites, products and services
Develops and writes interactive and functional specifications.
Reviews competing products and recommends design solutions that differentiate the organization's products from those of competitors.
Develops, tests and refines prototypes. Develops new research and tests theories that lead to alternative, leading edge design solutions
Applies latest technological advances and user interface practices to evaluate applications and functionality and designs necessary solutions. Applies knowledge of human cognitive development or response
Walgreens (www.walgreens.com) is included in the Retail Pharmacy USA Division of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Inc. (Nasdaq: WBA), a global leader in retail and wholesale pharmacy. As America’s most loved pharmacy, health and beauty company, Walgreens purpose is to champion the health and wellbeing of every community in America. Operating more than 9,000 retail locations across America, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands, Walgreens is proud to be a neighborhood health destination serving approximately 8 million customers each day. Walgreens pharmacists play a critical role in the U.S. healthcare system by providing a wide range of pharmacy and healthcare services. To best meet the needs of customers and patients, Walgreens offers a true omnichannel experience, with platforms bringing together physical and digital, supported by the latest technology to deliver high-quality products and services in local communities nationwide.
Basic Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree and at least 4 years experience in eCommerce OR a High School Diploma / GED and at least 7 years experience in E-Commerce.
Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing, tracking details, and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates.
Experience interacting with creative teams, business owners and/or technical teams
Experience performing usability testing.
Experience participating in, and defining, user experience processes including identifying best practices.
Experience with page design / wireframing programs, such as Axure, Adobe Creative Suite, or Visio.
Experience with E-Commerce languages used to create structured web documents, such as HTML, JAVA, AJAX
Willing to travel up to 10% of the time for business purposes (within state and out of state).
Preferred Qualifications
Master's Degree in Interactive Design, Human-Computer Interaction, or similar
Interactive agency or consulting experience
Experience managing a user experience team
