User Interface/ User Experience Designer
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Description
Hara is currently seeking a lead User Interface/User Experience Designer. You must have a positive attitude and thrive in a fast paced startup environment where change is the norm, and flexibility is essential. You will be expected to take rough ideas and high level concepts to create detailed, implementable mock-ups for development. Please be prepared to show a portfolio of your past work. This is a full-time position located in our Redwood City office.
Responsibilities
Translate audience, technology and other key product requirements into effective UI design
Design prototypes quickly and refine through an iterative approach
Develop stand-alone demos and prototypes to help articulate and envision functional requirements
Design user experiences that are implementable within technology design constraints
Write design documents and style guides to effectively communicate functional behavior to stakeholders
Work with the product development team to implement customer-centric solutions
Create, run, and analyze user-centered test regiments and incorporate these activities and resulting data into overall UX design processes
Innovate and find creative ways to meet requirements with an eye for detail and accuracy
Experience performing UX within an Agile SDLC or variation thereof
Partner with our dynamic multidisciplinary team and present new product ideas and strategies to the executive staff
Support the development team with creation of graphics and CSSs needed for the development process
Requirements
Experience working in a startup / fast-paced environment preferred
Ability to work well under pressure & within a team
In depth knowledge of SaaS, User Interface Design principles, Human Factors, User-Centered Design Processes, Interaction Design guidelines, Usability Testing Methodologies, web-industry standards and trends ( cross browser design), platform standards, software development process, and prototyping/design
At least 6 years of professional design experience preferably with a focus on creating rich enterprise applications
BA/BS or advanced degree preferred in Human Factors, Human-Computer Interaction, Industrial Design, Cognitive Psychology, or a related field or demonstrated comparable experience designing commercial software products
Knowledge of internationalization, localization, and accessibility (508) design considerations
Proficient using graphic imaging and design tools such as Photoshop, Illustrator, DreamWeaver, MS Visio, MS Visual Design Studio, etc.
Familiarity with Adobe Flex, JSF, JBOSS Rich Faces desired but not required
About Hara EEM
HaraEnvironmental and Energy Management (Hara EEM), a comprehensive software-as-a-service solution, enables organizations to holistically monitor and manage their natural resource consumption and environmental impact. Hara EEM empowers organizations to identify and implement sustainable initiatives across organizational and value chain stakeholders. Fortune 500 companies such as The Coca-Cola Company and government organizations such as the City of Palo Alto are using Hara EEM to identify millions of dollars in savings from energy, water and waste abatement strategies while reducing their carbon emissions.
About Hara
Hara helps organizations grow and profit while optimizing natural resource consumption and minimizing environmental impact. The Hara Environmental and Energy Management solution gives customers auditable transparency and control of their organizational metabolism the collective resources consumed and expended by an organization including energy, water, waste, carbon and other resources. Leading organizations use Hara solutions to manage their environmental record and leverage best practices in order to improve their operational efficiency, maximize shareholder value and manage risks. Hara was initially funded in 2008 by Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE).
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