SAS

User Experience Designer

SAS

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: Cary • North Carolina • United States

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About the role

  • Design detailed mockups and/or prototypes to effectively communicate software designs, UI patterns, and user interactions, ensuring consistency and scalability.
  • Work in global, cross functional teams to translate requirements into formal UX designs.
  • Partner with developers, designers, product managers, and other stakeholders to influence functional requirements, validate implementations, ensure design intent is preserved, and collaborate on innovative designs.
  • Conduct user research focused on understanding user behavior leading to software improvements.
  • 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.
  • Gain appropriate levels of proficiency with SAS software and information systems, Filament Design System, AI, and design tools to support user experience design activities.
  • Embrace curiosity, passion, authenticity and accountability.

Requirements

  • 5 years of experience in user experience design and research.
  • Ability to understand complex and technical problems and to empathize with users facing them.
  • Experiences using design and research skills to solve complex user problems in highly technical domains.
  • Proficiency with modern design and prototyping tools, particularly Figma, for 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 (user experience designs, personas, journey maps, wireframes, research, and prototypes).
  • 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 the like.
  • Equivalent combination of related education, training and experience may be considered in place of the above qualifications.
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.
  • 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.
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