Solution Owner - Experienced Associate

at  PRICE WATERHOUSE COOPERS

A career in Software Engineering will provide you with the opportunity to deliver innovative solutions that are valuable, usable, fit with our market and aligned with accomplishing the company’s mission. We help build software and design data platforms, manage large volumes of client data, develop compliance procedures for data management, and continually researching new technologies to drive innovation and sustainable change. As a part of our User Interaction Engineering team, you’ll focus on design, coding, testing and deployment skills needed for web and mobile user interfaces. Experience in working with fast paced, modern architecture with extensive experience with designing and building applications, and actively participate in research and development on new frameworks.
To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As an Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct.

Minimum Degree Required
Bachelor’s Degree
Additional Educational Requirements
Bachelor’s degree or in lieu of a degree, demonstrating three years of specialized training and/or progressively responsible work experience in technology for each missing year of college.
Minimum Year(s) of Experience
1 year(s)
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred Fields of Study
Graphic Design,Computer and Information Science,Computer Graphics
Certification(s) Preferred
User Experience Design Certifications from recognized institutions
Preferred Knowledge/Skills

The UX Designer is responsible for product user experience design (user experience research, wireframe and low/medium/high fidelity prototyping , etc) within digital products and across a variety of digital mediums (web, mobile, email, kiosk, enterprise apps, reports, marketing brochures etc). Working in an agile environment and demonstrates some abilities and/or a proven record of success in the following areas:

• Conceptualizing, designing, testing and refining product solutions that are based on customer and business needs;
• Managing multiple projects/initiatives, with a customer-centric approach to designing product;
• Assessing apps/web-sites/product for usefulness, usability, accessibility, visual design, content, branding, and industry-leading practices;
• Facilitating design/user testing sessions and deliver detailed analysis;
• Identifying and documenting meaningful patterns from user research and UX audit findings
• Developing detailed, annotated wireframes depicting all elements on unique screen types, including content, functional, navigation, and interaction specifications
• Working in agile team environments establishing and confirming the consumer’s needs and priorities are understood to solve the problems/opportunities ahead;
• Having an expressive and up-to-date (anonymized) presentation design portfolio;
• Building effective teaming relationships;
• Working knowledge of one or more experience design products like Adobe Creative Suite including Adobe XD; Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign etc;
• Developing responsive HTML5 & CSS3 artifacts;
• Working in an agile environment and be able to create clickable prototype for product/business stakeholders, consumers, and engineering team members;
• Performing user testing and leveraging user research;
• Conducting qualitative and quantitative research and analysis, market research and remote usability testing;
• Developing personas and and journey mapping;
• Understanding and is well-versed in design thinking, user centric, agile methods;
• Leveraging business communication and presentation skills;
• Being up-to-date with the latest user experience trends, techniques and technologies;
• Leveraging functional decomposition to create Information Architecture;
• Reviewing implementation to confirm UX requirements are implemented as intended;
• Supporting Development and QA Teams during implementation to provide clarity;
• Providing all “hi-fi” assets required to implement UI; and,
• Contributing to the client’s design language and standards and applies them consistently across digital channels.

Learn more about how we work: https://pwc.to/how-we-work
PwC does not intend to hire experienced or entry level job seekers who will need, now or in the future, PwC sponsorship through the H-1B lottery, except as set forth within the following policy: https://pwc.to/H-1B-Lottery-Policy.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment at PwC without regard to race; creed; color; religion; national origin; sex; age; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity or expression; genetic predisposition or carrier status; veteran, marital, or citizenship status; or any other status protected by law. PwC is proud to be an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.
For positions based in San Francisco, consideration of qualified candidates with arrest and conviction records will be in a manner consistent with the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance.
Applications will be accepted until the position is filled or the posting is removed, unless otherwise set forth on the following webpage. Please visit this link for information about anticipated application deadlines: https://pwc.to/us-application-deadlines
The salary range for this position is: $75,000 - $118,000, plus individuals may be eligible for an annual discretionary bonus. Actual compensation within the range will be dependent upon the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications and location, and applicable employment laws. PwC offers a wide range of benefits, including medical, dental, vision, 401k, holiday pay, vacation and more. To view our benefits at a glance, please visit the following link: https://pwc.to/benefits-at-a-glanc

As an Associate, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Invite and give in the moment feedback in a constructive manner.
• Share and collaborate effectively with others.
• Identify and make suggestions for improvements when problems and/or opportunities arise.
• Handle, manipulate and analyse data and information responsibly.
• Follow risk management and compliance procedures.
• Keep up-to-date with developments in area of specialism.
• Communicate confidently in a clear, concise and articulate manner - verbally and in the materials I produce.
• Build and maintain an internal and external network.
• Seek opportunities to learn about how PwC works as a global network of firms.
• Uphold the firm’s code of ethics and business conduct

The UX Designer is responsible for product user experience design (user experience research, wireframe and low/medium/high fidelity prototyping , etc) within digital products and across a variety of digital mediums (web, mobile, email, kiosk, enterprise apps, reports, marketing brochures etc). Working in an agile environment and demonstrates some abilities and/or a proven record of success in the following areas:

• Conceptualizing, designing, testing and refining product solutions that are based on customer and business needs;
• Managing multiple projects/initiatives, with a customer-centric approach to designing product;
• Assessing apps/web-sites/product for usefulness, usability, accessibility, visual design, content, branding, and industry-leading practices;
• Facilitating design/user testing sessions and deliver detailed analysis;
• Identifying and documenting meaningful patterns from user research and UX audit findings
• Developing detailed, annotated wireframes depicting all elements on unique screen types, including content, functional, navigation, and interaction specifications
• Working in agile team environments establishing and confirming the consumer’s needs and priorities are understood to solve the problems/opportunities ahead;
• Having an expressive and up-to-date (anonymized) presentation design portfolio;
• Building effective teaming relationships;
• Working knowledge of one or more experience design products like Adobe Creative Suite including Adobe XD; Figma, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign etc;
• Developing responsive HTML5 & CSS3 artifacts;
• Working in an agile environment and be able to create clickable prototype for product/business stakeholders, consumers, and engineering team members;
• Performing user testing and leveraging user research;
• Conducting qualitative and quantitative research and analysis, market research and remote usability testing;
• Developing personas and and journey mapping;
• Understanding and is well-versed in design thinking, user centric, agile methods;
• Leveraging business communication and presentation skills;
• Being up-to-date with the latest user experience trends, techniques and technologies;
• Leveraging functional decomposition to create Information Architecture;
• Reviewing implementation to confirm UX requirements are implemented as intended;
• Supporting Development and QA Teams during implementation to provide clarity;
• Providing all “hi-fi” assets required to implement UI; and,
• Contributing to the client’s design language and standards and applies them consistently across digital channels