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Please send your responses regarding this position to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Thanks and best of luck, -Adamya Ashk Sr. Manager Usability | Staples Inc. Ph. 508 253 3986 | Fax 508 253 8946 ---------------------------------------------------------- Manager Information Architecture You've heard our tagline: "That was easy." Now come join one of the key teams that is making that statement a reality. The Staples Usability team is looking for a Manager of Information Architecture who is passionate about the user experience at every level. In this position you will design and direct the user interaction and information architecture (IA) of our websites and internal systems. This means you will be asked to work on user interfaces for: • Our high traffic E-commerce sites such as Staples.com, Stapleslink.comand Quill.com, which represent one of the biggest online businesses in the world • Our internal associate facing systems such as intranets, order management systems and AS400 applications • Retail systems for use in our stores such as our point-of-sale cash register software, kiosks and signage applications The ideal candidate for this position is a well rounded user experience professional who has a yen for design but can also perform usability research if needed. You must be fairly hands-on, have great interpersonal skills and be able to run projects with minimal supervision. You must also have: • A long and impressive track record of building usable solutions • Thorough grounding in usability principles and experience with usability research as well as techniques for contextual inquiry, task analysis and interaction design • Ability to produce designs that leverage previous learning and consider how seemingly disparate systems may work together to create efficiencies • Leadership abilities to drive a varied group to design consensus You must, above all, be someone who knows how to balance business and user needs. Responsibilities • Lead project teams in defining the functional business requirements and the UI through JAD and white-board sessions and other collaborative techniques • Partner with Usability Manager on user-research activities and integrate findings into design through an iterative process • Architect and document user interaction solutions through site-maps, process flows (experience maps), wire-frames and thumbnail flows • Perform expert reviews on concepts and wire frames • Manage internal employees and contractors as needed • Give input on long term IA strategy and vision. In this capacity: - Lead IA strategy implementation across websites and systems - Define reusable IA/ user-interaction models/patterns - Develop a holistic view of all Staples systems and document them. Actively maintain this repository to reflect design changes and proposals Qualifications • Minimum of an MS degree in Interaction Design, Cognitive Psychology, Industrial Design or related discipline required • Minimum of 6 years experience including at least 4 years of UxD/IA/interaction design experience in a corporate or consulting environment required; Experience in retail environment a plus • Proven experience translating business strategies into conceptual diagrams, task flows, and site maps using standardized tools and techniques. Strong experience with Visio preferred • Experience managing internal and contract employees • Strong understanding of computer platforms and browsers and the effects those variables have on the design of a system and ensuing impact to the user. Well versed in coding languages such as HTML, JavaScript • Ability to lead high-level, cross-functional definition meetings that map out the user experience of new projects • Awareness of various methodologies for software creation and the software development life cycle About Our Team The Staples Usability team continues to be one of the thought leaders in usability and is growing to meet company demand for our services. We are comprised of researchers, information architects and analytics experts. Our mission is to cut costs and increases sales by using science to predict behavior and optimize design. No easy task but one that is achievable with a focused, all-star team of experts all driving to the same goal. Please send your responses regarding this position to [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________________________________________ *Come to IxDA Interaction08 | Savannah* February 8-10, 2008 in Savannah, GA, USA Register today: http://interaction08.ixda.org/ ________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
