[Hiring] UX Designer @Panasonic

Role Description

Responsible for leading and supporting change and innovation for Panasonic R&D Company of America (PRDCA) and its customers including Internal Companies/BDs to support the organizations competitive differentiation by providing open innovation initiatives. Drives adoption and manages high-quality execution to enhance business outcomes. Responsible for generating new concepts from inception to successful execution, managing strategic partnerships.

This role involves leading the overall product from a UX/UI design perspective for the MVP product currently under development. Specific responsibilities include the following:

• Formulating UX/UI guidelines based on product requirements, user perspectives, and case studies from other companies
• Sharing UX/UI guidelines with external design agencies, providing design direction, and conducting reviews
• Performing UX/UI design tasks yourself to produce high-quality outputs quickly
• Participating in design sprints conducted in parallel with MVP development, and providing input and advice from a UX/UI perspective
• Designing and creating a design system with an eye toward commercial app implementation (including direction)
• Consulting, explaining, and reaching consensus with stakeholders such as product teams, engineers, and design agencies
• Providing feedback on the content of surveys conducted by a separately established research team, focusing on delivery and design specifications

Qualifications

• 2+ years as a UX/UI designer for an in-house brand/marketing team or design agency
• Bachelor’s degree in graphic design desired, or related work experience
• Must be comfortable working both independently and within a team
• Must be able to work rapidly to produce designs in a variety of styles
• Meet all project deadlines by balancing priorities and schedules
• Advanced Demonstrated interpersonal/verbal communication skills
• Advanced Demonstrated written communication skills
• Advanced Ability to work as part of a team
• Advanced Ability to influence internal and external constituents

Requirements

• This work will generally be performed remotely.
• Participation in online meetings held during Japan Standard Time is mandatory as the project is led by Japanese side.
• Depending on the meeting schedule, you may be required to attend meetings during the morning in Japan.
• For practical purposes, you will report to the Product Lead at our Japanese project.
• The main tools I use are as follows:
• Figma
• Confluence
• Jira
• Slack
• Microsoft Office

Benefits

• Health Benefits – Offering medical, dental, vision, prescription plans, plus Health Savings Account and Flexible Spending Account options.
• Voluntary Benefits – Life, accident, critical illness, disability, legal, identity theft, and pet insurance.
• Panasonic Retirement Savings & Investment Plan (PRSIP) – 401(k) plan with company matching contributions and immediate vesting.
• Paid Time-Off Benefits – Vacation, holidays, personal days, sick leave, volunteer, and parental & caregiver leave.
• Educational Assistance – Tuition reimbursement for job-related courses after six months of service.
• Health Management and Wellbeing Programs – Lifestyle Spending Account, EAP, virtual health management, chronic condition, neurodiversity, tobacco cessation, substance abuse support, and life stage and fertility resources. Available to eligible employees starting the first day of the month following your start date. Eligibility for each benefit may vary based on employment status, location, and length of service.
• Employee Recognition Program - High5 employee recognition and awards platform, quarterly and annual employee recognition.
• Annual Bonus Program - Opportunity for an annual performance-based bonus.