UI/UX Designer

Habemco is a shared services company wholly owned and operated by the Habematolel Pomo

of Upper Lake, a federally recognized Native American tribe located in Northern California.

Habemco s support services such as product development and technology which are needed

for business growth, ultimately power the Tribe s economy, and enable the delivery of

education, health care and elder support programs for the Tribal community. Our talented

team provides cross-functional support services to various tribal business and government

entities. The Habemco team plays a critical role in ensuring a successful future for our

customers, our employees, and the Tribe.

Headquartered in a beautiful, yet remote part of California, the Tribe recognizes that to

compete in highly competitive industries such as FinTech, the Tribe must access expertise

throughout the nation. In addition to employees that work remotely, the Tribe has employees

located at its headquarters in Upper Lake, California and at a campus in Lenexa, Kansas.

Employees receive competitive pay and benefits, quarterly performance bonuses and 401(k) with a 4% match. Our team is creative, forward-thinking, passionate and moves fast! Are you ready to grow with us?

Purpose of the Position

Designs web pages and develops web-based technical solutions that engage users and meet

business requirements. Handles projects from conceptualization through delivery. Develops

and applies creative designs, ensuring that content meets brand standards and targets the

intended audience. Uses knowledge of front-end platforms, frameworks, and languages to

deliver high-quality site and application designs. Tests and improves site usability while

ensuring optimal performance on a variety of browsers. Incumbent works in a generally

independent and collaborative manner while contributing to moderately complex aspects of a

project.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and guide the user experience and visual design for online banking and lending
• customer experiences.
• Participate and lead user research efforts, including usability studies, remote moderated
• tests, user interviews, etc.
• Create wireframes, storyboards, user flows, and other UX artifacts/deliverables as
• needed.
• Build clickable prototypes to help communicate UX concepts and for user testing.
• Build UI elements with a component-based approach.
• Execute visual designs based on UX process and hand-off to engineering teams.
• Deliver against the long-term vision for our customer experience and the broader
• strategy for innovation.
• Benchmark FinTech and other similar customer facing industries for customer
• experience best practices and designs.
• Demonstrable UX/UI design skills with a strong portfolio.
• Detail-oriented who always aims to deliver pixel-perfect designs.
• Proficiency in Adobe XD and/or Creative Suite, Zeppelin, Sketch, InVision, Axure, or
• other visual design and wire-framing tools.
• Ability to design, conduct, and analyze qualitative research.
• Proficient in design thinking and user-centered design principles.
• Knowledge of Adobe XD / Creative Suite and proficiency in creating style sheets (CSS)
• Collaborative worker with a proven track record of partnering with cross-functional
• teams to solve short- and long-term customer experience challenges.
• Regular, reliable attendance during normal business hours.
• In-person attendance and travel as requested.
• Other duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

Required:

Bachelor of Science or Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from an accredited university with a

major in Visual Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Digital Media,

or other similar technical field OR, in lieu of education, four (4) or more years

performing UI/UX Designer work. Plus:

Four (4) or more years of experience working in demonstrating one or more of

the following competencies or skills:

• Graphic Design
• User Research
• User Stories
• UX Design
• Web Design
• Web Development
• Bug Tracking Software
• Graphic Design Software
• Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Software
• Source Code Management Software
• Programming Language

Applicants for this position must have work authorization that does not now or in the

future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the United States

and with Habemco (e.g., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (STEM/OPT), TN visa.)

All offers are contingent upon signing a confidentiality agreement and satisfactory

completion of drug screening and background checks. Employer observes federal

standards for controlled substances.

Preferred:

Master of Science or Master of Fine Arts degree from an accredited university with a

major in Visual Design, Human-Computer Interaction, Interaction Design, Digital Media,

or other similar technical field.

Skills & Abilities

• Advanced problem-solving skills and the ability to optimize data for the best possible
• outcome.
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple milestones and projects efficiently.
• A willingness to dig deep, learn from others, share your skills, and be part of a talented
• and dedicated team.
• Superior attention to detail.
• Highly adaptable, a driver of change, and capable of quickly rallying teams.
• Effectively prioritizes and executes tasks in a highly productive yet autonomous
• environment.
• Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills (i.e., design, debugging, and testing)
• and experience with software development projects.
• Ability to present technical ideas in concise, user-friendly, or layman s language.
• Strong interpersonal skills used in developing effective working relationships and
• listening skills.
• Excellent communication skills: utilizing the ability to communicate effectively both
• orally and in writing with professionalism, excellent grammar, respect, and
• courteousness.
• Possess a balance of assertiveness and diplomacy along with adaptability to
• communicate on all levels.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods in a stationary seated position, such as working on a computer.
• Must be able to travel to offsite assignments.
• Ability to differentiate wire and cable colors as well as various audible tones.