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As a Design Researcher with UI/UX skills you will be the chief advocate for the users and beneficiaries of our products. You will reveal what our users need from our solutions by conducting primary research and exploring their behaviors and motivations. You will work with crossfunctional teams spanning product & program management research and engineering to develop new products and prototypes. You will also work closely with external partners/customers such as government agencies nonprofits and corporations.
Humancentric design is central to our approach and will be at the forefront of how we create effective intuitive impactful solutions for social good. Our users and beneficiaries come from a variety of geographies cultures and backgrounds and your work will yield insights that will guide the design of the products and services we create for these diverse groups.
Location Delhi
ABOUT US AI is a nonprofit institute building and deploying applied AI solutions to solve critical issues in public health agriculture education and urban development in underserved communities in the global south. We collaborate with governments social sector organizations academic and research institutions and domain experts to identify realworld problems and develop practical AI solutions to tackle these issues with the aim of making a substantial positive impact.
We have over 30 AI projects supported by leading philanthropies such as Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation USAID and . With a team of over 200 professionals our expertise encompasses AI/ML research and innovation software engineering domain knowledge design and user research.
In the Press:
Our Founder Donors are among the Top 100 AI Influencers
G20 Indias Presidency: AI Healthcare Agriculture & Education Solutions Showcased Globally.
Wadhwani AI Takes an ImpactFirst Approach to Applying Artificial Intelligence
Winner of the H&M Foundation Global Change Award 2022
Cultures page of Wadhwani AI AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Lead and conduct user research activities (e.g. domain research field research surveys ethnographic studies expert interviews etc)
Lead UI/UX decision and execute designs on Figma.
Collaborate crossfunctionally with Engineers Product & Project Managers and Researchers to overcome various challenges and prioritize user experience.
Lead in developing and testing prototypes proof of concept trials etc.
Share research findings with diverse audiences through written reports and presentations.
Identify new research methods tools and techniques in order to improve our products and solutions.
REQUIREMENTS
Have a formal design degree from an accredited institute with a specialization in HCD
45 years of inoffice experience doing humancentered design preferably as a service designer
Good UI/UX capabilities and experience
Experience of research with users from diverse backgrounds preferably including some experience with rural underprivileged or other vulnerable groups have worked on minimum 2 projects related to user research(Must have)
Advanced level of working experience with Figma have delivered minimum 2 projects (Must have)
Willing to travel extensively and excited to get on the ground in rural settings
Must be fluent in speaking Hindi and English; multiple Indian languages is a plus
Knowledge of a wide range of qualitative and quantitative research methods such as labbased usability studies field research usability inspections creation of user profiles or personas participatory design survey research experiment design and statistical analysis.
Understanding of the strengths and shortcomings of various research methods including when and how to apply them during each product phase.
Effective interpersonal communication and collaboration skills.
We are committed to promoting diversity and the principle of equal employment opportunity for all our employees and encourage qualified candidates to apply irrespective of religion or belief ethnic or social background gender gender identity and disability. If you have any questions please email us at .
Required Experience:
Senior IC
Full-Time