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About the Job
Let's face it... when people think "energy usage data," they don't necessarily think "fun and interesting." The challenge for the UX team is to take complex data and make it simple and relevant for everyday people around the world (millions of people in fact). We combine best design practices with our strong foundation in behavioral science to inspire real, positive action. UX is a core part of Opower's success - without great product design we would not have been able to achieve the amazing results we have to date, and there's a lot more to come. Exciting things are happening here on the design front, and we're looking to add some rockstars to our team. Our team is small and nimble with limited hierarchy and lots of ownership. We're looking for designers who are out-of-the-box thinkers, passionate about our mission, excited to move their product through a complete lifecycle, and want to dive in and get their hands dirty.A portfolio is required. We are looking for case studies of extremely usable, consumer-oriented product design that showcase your UX skills, your design process, and your creativity for solving design challenges.
About You
- You have an MS (preferred) in HCI, Design, or related field.
- You're a design rockstar - everyone fights to have you on their team.
- You're a UX designer first and foremost, but have some other skills as well - you can put on your prototyping hat and build a lean, mean web prototype, or you can put on your visual designer hat and make things look awesome.
- You jump at the chance to sketch, post-it, mind map, brainstorm to solve problems.
- You love diving into the details.
- You are comfortable and experienced leading user research & testing sessions on your designs.
- You are a master at time management.
- Experience working with Agile development process is a plus.
Responsibilities
- You'll own UX design for product features within the Opower offering. You'll be designing for print, web, mobile, and devices.
- You'll explore UI solutions, create UX flows, build wireframes, write specs for developers.
- You'll help drive the UX vision for future products and new features.
- You'll participate in the entire design & development process, including close collaboration with scrum teams.
- You'll lead usability testing and incorporate findings into your designs.
- You'll be an advocate for our users.
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http://opowerjobs.com/obB3VfwuOpower is an energy efficiency and smart-grid software company. Our products encourage energy efficiency by empowering people to make better decisions about the ways they use energy every day. With industry-leading data analytics and a unique approach to customer engagement, we're changing the way the world understands personal energy consumption, and helping more than 40 utilities---including 8 of the US’s 10 largest—achieve unprecedented, sustainable energy savings in tens of millions of households.
In March 2010, President Obama gave his national policy speech on green-job creation from our office in the Washington, DC area. In September of 2010, we were named a Technology Pioneer by the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, for creating "innovations that will have a critical impact on the future of business and society.” In January, the Washington Post called us one of "5 Companies that will Lead in 2011," and in March, the Wall Street Journal named us a Top 10 Cleantech company. By the end of this year, the energy we save will equal a third of the power produced by the entire US solar industry, and have the impact of effectively removing 50,000 homes from the grid.
Founded in 2007, Opower has offices in Arlington, Virginia, and San Francisco, California. Our rapidly expanding team includes software engineers, product specialists, behavioral scientists, statisticians, marketing experts, infographic designers, and efficiency advocates.
Opower is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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