UX Designer, Amazon Alexa for Shopping

Description

We're seeking a talented UX designer to contribute to the innovation team behind Amazon's generative AI-powered assistant in the store, Alexa for Shopping.

Alexa for Shopping makes it easy for customers to find and discover products by helping with product research, providing comparisons and recommendations, answering specific product questions, and more. As a UX designer on this fast-moving project, you'll help shape the future of this high-impact product, which benefits from extensive customer research and behavioral data, and a rapid launch cadence.

You'll collaborate closely with a diverse, cross-functional team of designers, researchers, writers, engineers, and product managers to deliver best-in-class experiences. This role requires both big-picture vision and meticulous attention to detail as you bring our bold product roadmap to life for hundreds of millions of customers world-wide.


Key job responsibilities
* Partner closely with product and research to define a shared vision, grounded in deep customer data analysis.
* Rapidly produce flows, wireframes, design prototypes, and high-fidelity designs to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interactions.
* Advocate for design excellence, raising the bar for quality.
* Develop and maintain detailed UI specifications while meeting accessibility standards.
* Present and defend design recommendations to stakeholders and leadership for review, feedback, and approval.
* Work with technology teams to build efficiently, without compromising core experience principles.
* Continually learn and grow your skills in design craft, generative AI, and emerging technologies.

A day in the life
* Partner cross-functionally with research and product to deeply understand customer needs and translate them into strategic, user-centered experiences.
* Develop visually compelling visual design solutions that work for UI, PR, and marketing channels
* Collaborate with designers across the Alexa for Shopping and broader Shopping teams.
* Leverage strong design and business acumen to transform conceptual ideas into exceptional, scalable solutions.
* Create a variety of design artifacts (e.g., wireframes, prototypes, videos) to test, evangelise, and deliver your ideas.
* Learn and grow through hands-on work with our Leads and Principals, and a dedicated mentor paired with you from day one.

About the team
The vision of the Alexa for Shopping Team is to revolutionize the search and shopping experience through innovations in advanced AI and machine learning. Our goal is to create intuitive, personalized experiences that seamlessly connect customers with information and recommendations that help them easily and enjoyably shop for the products they need.

Basic Qualifications

- 3 years of design experience

Preferred Qualifications

- 4 years of UX designer or interaction designer experience

Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of protected veteran status, disability, or other legally protected status.

Our inclusive culture empowers Amazonians to deliver the best results for our customers. If you have a disability and need a workplace accommodation or adjustment during the application and hiring process, including support for the interview or onboarding process, please visit https://amazon.jobs/content/en/how-we-hire/accommodations for more information. If the country/region you’re applying in isn’t listed, please contact your Recruiting Partner.

The base salary range for this position is listed below. Your Amazon package will include sign-on payments and restricted stock units (RSUs). Final compensation will be determined based on factors including experience, qualifications, and location. Amazon also offers comprehensive benefits including health insurance (medical, dental, vision, prescription, Basic Life & AD&D insurance and option for Supplemental life plans, EAP, Mental Health Support, Medical Advice Line, Flexible Spending Accounts, Adoption and Surrogacy Reimbursement coverage), 401(k) matching, paid time off, and parental leave. Learn more about our benefits at https://amazon.jobs/en/benefits.