User Experience Design (UXD) Architect

At Jeppesen we create truly amazing software. We help millions of airline passengers around the world to safely and efficiently reach their destinations. Look up in the sky and you will find a quarter of a million crew members flying schedules produced by our software. We are the best in the world at what we do. We are the preferred choice for premiere airlines such as Lufthansa, Delta Airlines, Qatar Airways, SAS, Turkish Airlines, British Airways, Virgin Atlantic, Qantas, Singapore Airlines and many others. One of our guiding tenets is to continuously improve. We are always striving to become an even more agile and dynamic organization.

You will work in a one-of-a-kind software development organization with fascinating solutions that make a real difference to people around the world, every second of the day. You will find yourself working with extremely talented colleagues who are up for any challenge and who will not hesitate to challenge you. You will have the opportunity to learn and broaden your views by working with people from over thirty different nations, all under the same roof. Most importantly, you will be expected to make a difference.

As an Architect for User Experience Design (UXD) you have a deep knowledge of UXD, including its principles and methods. You have a unique ability to understand user needs and balance them with technical feasibility to develop world-class designs. You can effectively communicate your concepts and methods and clearly justify your decisions. It is quite natural for you to describe solutions through user flows, storyboards, wire frames, personas, prototypes, test cases and user stories. With Jeppesen you will provide leadership and direction for all aspects of our UX vision and strategy. You will work with a wide variety of different roles including customers, product managers and developers. You have a passion for agile development and will help us drive improvements for UXD throughout our organization. As part of the architecture team, you will work closely with development architects and report to the Chief Architect.

Qualifications:
-Degree in computer science or similar
-5+ years of experience with UXD
-Experience with desktop systems

Please send us your application, together with any supporting information such as your GitHub alias, hobby projects, LinkedIn profile or your blog address. We look forward to receiving your application before January 22 , 2015.

For questions about this position, please contact Annika Aasa, at [email protected], or on +46 31 722 6356.

Please note that we do NOT accept applications mailed directly to Annika.