Principal Interaction Designer (AI)

Lab Summary:  

Samsung Design Innovation Center, located in San Francisco, is opening a Computational Design Lab, reinventing the way we design products and manufacturing with computational design, AI an ML. In this new dynamic lab, we will solve inspirational and complex design problems to spark creativity, to optimize design concepts, and to design innovative products for the present and the future. The lab will engage with various internal teams across the world to create globally-impacting designs by collecting data, developing models, and applying computations. 

We are looking for talented designers and creative technologists to join our group and bring new energy to our process. You should be ready to help at all stages of product design, from identifying unmet and latent needs, discovering new design opportunities, designing new product concepts to applying technology creatively to solve real user problems and create radically new experiences that re-imagine the way we interact with products. 

Samsung Design Innovation Center is one of the leading overseas design studios in Samsung. Our mission is to understand people and lifestyles to deliver meaningful experiences, through beautiful yet functional design, enabled by innovative cutting-edge technologies. 

The studio is working on various advanced product experiences which can shape the future of Samsung Businesses, working with various internal teams through experience-driven approach. Our work appears on smartphones, tablets, computers, televisions, wearables, and other devices we can’t describe yet. See some of our work at http://design.samsung.com/global/contents/sdic/ 

Position Summary: 

The Principal, Interaction Designer (AI) is responsible for creating beautiful, functional and desirable interfaces and services across a wide array of technologies.  This is an individual contributor role, where you will lead projects and ensure a high bar for the work. You will need to understand how people use products, systems, or services to craft the desired user experience, with a focus on AI rich user experiences. Ability to understand all the touchpoints and be capable of using research insights to build customer-centric solutions that define working principles for UX, products, services, and technologies. 

We are interested in passionate and self-motivated individuals who are comfortable in a highly fluid environment. You will bring drive, smarts, and curiosity; we will provide the environment for you to thrive and grow. 

Position Responsibilities: 

• Expected to lead projects and engage with a variety of stakeholders to get input and assess options 
• Conceptualize, visualize and develop ideas for products and take them from germinal to shippable 
• Integrate AI with the lens of improving the user experience leveraging various AI technologies 
• Building ideas that turn complex and confusing into simple and understandable 
• Wireframing, conceptualizing, rapid prototyping, user-testing, interaction design, and visual design 
• Collaboration! Work on products and features in close collaboration with other Designers and Engineers 
• Crafting experiences that accomplish appropriately set goals, successfully 
• Developing various fidelity prototypes for iterative design throughout the project 
• Knowing how to ask the right questions based on learning objectives and conducting user testing alone and/or with peers 
• Extending beyond expectations to push ideas forward 
• Travel International and Domestic and work overtime when needed 

Required Skills: 

• Bachelor’s Degree or Master’s Degree preferred in Design, HCI, Product Management, Engineering, or equivalent combination of education, training, and experience 
• 16+ years of UX Design with Project Management/Leadership, User experience/Interaction 
• Understand user behaviors and interactions of products and services and create compelling product solutions based on their behaviors 
• Experience working on a range of products from hardware/software, mobile, voice interfaces etc. 
• Experience leveraging AI to improve the user experience 
• Strong HCI (human-computer interaction) skills and strong user research appetite 
• Strong understanding of design thinking, design principles, and experience design methodologies and their applications