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Service Designer

University of Technology Sydney

University of Technology Sydney

The Service Designer plays a leading strategic role in improving the overall digital experience at UTS. Typically, a Service Designer will take on active responsibility for a broad “slice” of experience (for example “Student experience” or “Staff Experience”) and they ensure that all initiatives and programs impacting that slice will positively uplift the end-user experience.
In this role, you will;
• Continuously advocate for a diverse range of customers and end-users, and champion inclusion across all relevant programs.
• Lead and oversee complex end-to-end experience across multiple Agile Release Trains (ARTs) and interconnected programs of Human-Centred Design (HCD) initiatives.
• Identify strategic areas for improvement and recommend approaches to continuously uplift the university’s HCD maturity.
• Establish influential relationships with a range of senior stakeholders across the University and partner with them to instil a customer-centric approach to planning and delivery.
The team currently have 2 open vacancies.
About You
As the Service Designer, you will have:
• Extensive experience as a Service Designer and demonstrated experience applying HCD principles and practices in a complex environment.
• Ability to think strategically and align research activities and design solutions to desirability, viability and feasibility, considering long term implications and emerging technologies.
• In depth understanding and knowledge of the various research methods and their strategic application for gaining insights into user behaviours, preferences, and pain points, resulting in informed design decisions.
• Demonstrated proficiency in applying design thinking principles and experience in creating user personas, journey maps, service blueprints, prototypes and customer-centric design artefacts.
• Proven experience presenting design solutions to diverse stakeholders in a clear and concise manner, fostering understanding among cross-functional teams.
• Outstanding critical thinking and problem-solving skills including capacity to identify complex design challenges and develop innovative solutions.
• Superior communication and presentation skills that are clear and effective, with the ability to persuade, influence and negotiate to enable successful business outcomes.
• Proven experience designing and facilitating workshops and discussions to drive productive and inclusive collaboration among stakeholders.
• Excellent time management skills, with a demonstrated ability to respond to changing priorities, manage multiple projects/tasks and meet competing deadlines by using judgement and initiative

Job Details

Date PostedFebruary 13, 2024
StatusActive
LocationAustralia flagSydney NSW, Australia
IndustryAcademia and education
TypeFull Time
PositionMid level
Job ExpiryMarch 4, 2024
Salary$132,164 - $138,457