9/9/9 Here are the latest job openings at CISCO. Please contact Brent at [email protected] if interested.
**I had not included the requisition numbers with the previous discussion group job postings on IxDA. They are included on this listing.** Interaction Designer Location San Francisco, California Description This position is in Ciscos Consumer Business Group (CBG), formerly known as Linksys. It's an exciting time to work at Cisco. Every day we connect people to the network and make it come to life. The Cisco Consumer Business Group sells home networking and networked entertainment products and services under the Cisco, Linksys, Linksys by Cisco, Flip Video and Network Magic family names. Cisco products enable people to live a connected life that is more personal, more social, and more visual. Flip Video exemplifies Ciscos passion for video. The best-selling brand makes video simple, accessible and fun, allowing users to easily capture and edit videos and then share them instantly with friends, family and on popular video-sharing Web sites. Flip Video at Cisco, makers of easy-to-use video camcorders (www.theflip.com), is seeking an Interaction Designer to join us working on our software, hardware, websites, and other materials. We want someone with the talent to create elegant designs which appeal to a wide range of customers, the skills to support the product definition process, and the passion to help us create the best possible experience for our users. This is a full-time, on-site position reporting directly to our User Experience Design Manager. The central project for this role will be the Windows, Mac, and Web applications which our users employ to work with the videos they capture with our cameras. We need someone who can contribute to the design from the early conception of tools functionality through to the final behavior specification, giving our products an elegant design which supports our brand: accessible, simple, and effective. The position will also involve various other design projects, including some collaboration with visual design in defining the presentation of the interface. Responsibilities for this position include: Defining the behaviors of hardware and software in our future product line Progressively refining designs in collaboration with our design / product / development team Producing and delivering wireframes, walkthroughs, and behavior specifications Directing and advising other design resources, both internal and external Advising and mentoring more junior designers as the team grows Candidates for this position must: Have mastery of software interaction idioms and basic information design principles Have fundamental skills with design authoring tools (Fireworks / Photoshop / Illustrator / Visio / etc) Have professional experience in interaction design Effectively balance multiple projects and reliably meet deadlines Understand the design implications of fundamental Web technologies (HTML / Ajax / etc) Work well in a collaborative environment Communicate well visually, verbally, interpersonally, and in writing Be able to present design solutions to a range of audiences Have the ability to independently drive a design process from beginning to end The ideal candidate will also: Have portfolio examples of consumer-facing work Have skills in user research Have strong skills using Fireworks Have experience within a software development process Have some interest and background in visual design Have some Web authoring skills Based in San Francisco, the revolutionary Flip Video family of camcorders ignited a new category of video cameras that puts the power to shoot and share video into the pockets of everyday consumers. Flip Video camcorders are the world's first with on-board software to enable editing, organizing, and seamless video uploading to YouTube, MySpace, AOL Video and other video sharing sites. As part of its Flip Video Spotlight Program, the company pledged to deliver 1 million camcorders to help non-profits use the power of video to change the world. Flip Video camcorders are available in over 10,000 retail locations including Amazon, Best Buy, Circuit City, Wal-Mart, Sam's Club, Sears, Kmart, and TheFlip.com. S849190 User Experience Manager Location San Jose, California Description This leadership position within the Small Business Solutions Business Unit encompasses responsibility for driving all aspects of the Business Units user experience activities. You will be responsible for establishing and driving the overall strategy with emphasis on interactive design, visual design, documentation, and out of box end user experience. Responsibilities include: Develop and implement the definition overall user experience vision for SBSBU products Lead local and remote resources and virtual product teams through the process of developing and implementing best in class user experiences Define design principles and be the voice to overarching user experience and its associated products Facilitate overall development of and articulation of end user tasks and needs Prepare, conduct and facilitate the interaction with product management and engineering in brainstorming activities to create and implement compelling and intuitive interface designs Establish processes to develop easy to use and intuitive interaction models and visual interfaces for Ciscos Small Business Solutions BU products, services and solutions. Validate the models, designs and implementations through internal and external verifications Ensure the implementation is faithful to the designs thought inspection usage and other validation techniques. Ensure that gaps and issues are resolved without compromising the project teams shrared understanding of end users requirements Regularly interact with senior management and executives on matters concerning strategy, design and implementation Education Qualification Required: BA/BS degree in Human Computer Interaction, Human Factors, Cognitive Psychology, Behavioral Science, Anthropology, Visual Design, Industrial Design or other related experience Preferred: MS or other advanced degree/post bachelor degree in related field Work Experience 8 years of experience in software, web, broadcast or industrial design with 5 years of experience in Graphic Design, Interactive Media or Human Computer Interaction. Previous experience must include architecting and or performing design and usability testing Knowledge, Skills and abilities Advanced ability to work with product teams and apply Human-Centered design principles to deliver creative solutions to challenging business problems ranging from on line services to physical products Advanced skills in concept s sketching, information architecture, wire framing, prototyping and design iteration resulting in world-class visual experiences Advanced skills in usability planning, heuristic evaluation and working with teams to create world-class user experiences Advanced ability to lead local and remote teams Intermediate ability to communicate professionally, both orally and in writing, including ability to position strategies and solutions with VP level stakeholders Intermediate capability to work in both strategic and tactical modes Intermediate ability to create and document visual and functional design standards R850420 Senior User Researcher Location Santa Clara, California Description Cisco/WebEx is looking for Senior User Researcher to join the User 
Experience Team. In this position you will be working closely with visual designers, interaction designers, usability engineers, product managers and engineers to define the user experience of Cisco/WebExs communications suite.

You will be part of a newly forming research team that will help to improve current application solutions and to contribute to new, usable, useful and compelling communications applications.

 Responsibilities * designing test plans and conducting ethnographic
research 
 * generating user personas and scenarios
 * conducting heuristic reviews and usability studies


 Qualifications * 3+ years experience in gathering user requirements, field
studies, usability testing, and questionnaire/survey design.
 * Graduate degree in Cognitive Psychology, Human Computer Interaction, 
Human Factors, Sociology, Anthropology or related field..
 * Experience conducting ethnographic research in corporate settings is 
highly desirable.
 * Excellent time-management, multi-tasking, strong communication skills 
and the ability to prioritize quickly
 * Ability to develop new approaches to complex design problems and 
ability to convey these designs in the form of design specifications and prototypes.
 Must communicate clearly and effectively; strong analytical and oral 
communication skills; excellent interpersonal skills; a self starter 
that is able to collaborate actively with others R849746 Senior Software Engineer User Interface and User Experience - SaaS Location Santa Clara, California Description Join the PostPath team to help establish a new Email SaaS (Software as a Service) business at Cisco. PostPath, recently acquired by Cisco/Webex and now part of Collaboration Software Group (CSG), has delivered the only non-Microsoft email server that features drop-in/native compatibility with Outlook, Exchange and with the rest of the email ecosystem - including Blackberry, Active Directory, and ActiveSync devices etc. The new mission of the team is to transform the existing on-premise email server business into a new Email server on the Cloud SaaS business for Cisco. This is a highly visible position where the individual will work in a fast pace environment, directly with interdisciplinary teams management. The PostPath development and QA teams are located in Santa Clara, California and in Sofia, Bulgaria. Responsibilities: Interact with product managers and business stake holders to translate business and product requirements into compelling user interface designs, navigation flows, interactions flows and information flows. Work with product management, engineering and quality assurance teams to ensure that the final product meets expectations, technical specifications and requirements. Help develop the UI architecture strategy and task models/flows for new product features, grow the set of relevant use cases. Develop low and high fidelity prototypes, map back to functional specifications and use cases. Work effectively in a fast-paced and constantly changing environment. Communicate effectively with all stakeholders. Qualifications & Experience: 5+ years of experience in user interface design. Proven track record of designing quality web applications that deliver excellent user experience. Strong understanding of UI/UX principles and practices. Must have experience creating clickable prototypes. Experience with designing email and collaboration applications highly desirable. Knowledge of Web 2.0 industry trends is a must. Minimum of Bachelors degree in a related field. Excellent interpersonal, written and oral communication skills. Ability to collaborate effectively with inter-disciplinary teams and management. Motivated self-starter, with a high capacity for rapid learning and meticulous attention to detail. R850939
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