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SAS · 1 day ago

UX Designer, Design System Components

SAS is a leader in data and AI, inspiring customers worldwide to transform data into intelligence. They are seeking a UX Designer to join their design system team, focusing on expanding the component library and enhancing marketing and post-purchase experiences through collaboration with Product, Engineering, and Marketing teams.

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Responsibilities

Design detailed mockups and/or prototypes to effectively communicate component designs, UI patterns, and user interactions, ensuring consistency and scalability
Define component specifications, including variants, states, and responsive behaviors, to ensure components work across contexts and screen sizes while supporting accessibility and universal design principles
Develop documentation and design resources to support cross-team adoption of Filament components. Contribute to Figma libraries, plugins, templates, and design resources
Partner with developers, designers, marketers, and other stakeholders to refine component specifications, validate implementations, ensure design intent is preserved, and collaborate on innovative designs
Prepare and conduct user surveys, design reviews, and usability tests with key stakeholders and representative users to validate and iterate designs as needed
Analyze quantitative and qualitative user research data and present findings and recommendations to inform design decisions
Ensure consistency across components and support seamless integration within the broader design system
Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability. These are our values and influence everything we do

Qualification

User experience designDesign systems expertiseFigma proficiencyWCAG complianceFront-end technologiesUser research experienceInnovationCommunication skills

Required

Five years of experience in user experience design and research
Bachelor's degree in UX, Interactive Media/Design, Information Architecture, Human Computer Interaction, or in a related design field such as Computer Science, Visual Communications, or related field
Demonstrated experience contributing to or working within design systems, with an understanding of component architecture, tokens, and documentation
Proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools, particularly Figma, for component design and developer handoff
Experience designing for WCAG compliance and understanding of accessibility principles, including keyboard navigation, screen reader compatibility, and inclusive design practices
Strong communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate design rationale and collaborate effectively across disciplines
Available online portfolio demonstrating design deliverables (design systems, personas, journey maps, wireframes, research, and prototypes)
Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications

Preferred

Decision Making - Identifying and understanding problems and opportunities by gathering, analyzing, and interpreting quantitative and qualitative information; choosing the best course of action by establishing clear decision criteria, generating and evaluating alternatives, and making timely decisions; taking action that is consistent with available facts and constraints and optimizes probable consequences
Quality Orientation - Accomplishing tasks by considering all areas involved, no matter how detailed; showing concern for all aspects of the job; accurately checking processes and tasks; being watchful over a period of time
Innovation - Creating novel solutions with measurable value for existing and potential customers (internal or external); experimenting with new ways to solve work problems and seize opportunities that result in unique and differentiated solutions
Demonstrated history of conducting user research, or assisting with the collection of user insights and feedback (e.g., customer interviews and usability studies), and leveraging research in your designs
Experience designing user interfaces for enterprise decision management, analytics, machine learning, or digital marketing
Understanding of front-end technologies (HTML, CSS, JavaScript) and familiarity with modern frameworks (React, Angular, Vue, etc.) and Web Components to effectively collaborate with developers
An understanding of the current AI landscape and a familiarity with AI-assisted design tools

Benefits

Comprehensive medical, prescription, dental and vision plans.
Medical plan options include: + PPO with low annual deductible and copays. + HDHP combined with a health savings account with a contribution from SAS (no access to on-site health care center).
Onsite Health Care Center (HQ) that’s free to employees and family members enrolled in the PPO plan. There's a pharmacy too! Not local to HQ? The pharmacy will ship prescriptions for no additional charge!
An industry-leading 401k plan.
Tuition Assistance Program and programs and resources to support your development
Generous time away including vacation time, a variety of paid holidays, and our much-loved U.S. Winter Wellness Break between December 25 and January 1.
Volunteer Time Off, parental leave and unlimited paid sick days.
Generous childcare benefits for all full-time employees.

Company

SAS provides advanced business analytics and business intelligent software and services to enable companies to optimize their operations.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage
Total Funding
$1M
Key Investors
CollaboratoryEuropean Commission
2022-11-08Grant· $1M
2020-11-10Grant

Leadership Team

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Deepak Ramanathan
Vice President
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Jason Mann
Vice President, Internet of Things (IoT)
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