Sr. User Interface Designer

As the world's leading provider of business software, SAP delivers products and services that help accelerate business innovation for our customers. We believe that doing so will unleash growth and create significant new value – for our customers, SAP, and ultimately, entire industries and the economy at large. Today, more than 46,100 customers in more than 120 countries run SAP applications – from distinct solutions addressing the needs of small businesses and midsize companies to suite offerings for global organizations.PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES Works collaboratively with user interface designers, developers, product managers other related disciplines to identify, specify, maintain and govern user interface building blocks (UIBBs) for SAP applications, including enterprise, small and medium-sized business solutions. Ensures UI Standards and Specifications satisfy business, functional, technical, and usability requirements. Is responsible for managing the evolution and usability of the UIBBs, patterns and associated standards and guidelines.EXPECTATIONS AND TASKS *Ability to think abstractly/conceptually about design with an understanding and appreciation of how these abstractions would be applied by the end-users (application designers and developers) *Ability to think abstractly/conceptually about design with an understanding and appreciation of how these abstractions would be applied by the end-users (application designers and developers) *Defining/specifying user interface building blocks, user interface controls in addition to user interface and interaction patternsWORK EXPERIENCE Strong experience in: *Gathering and synthesizing business, technical, functional, and usability requirements *Developing user profiles, use cases, and scenarios *Writing detailed technical specifications as well as standards and guidelines for international software applications *Prototyping UIBB and user interface concepts *Learning and understanding complex business technologies *Collaborating with multi-disciplines TRAVEL 0% to 30%EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS/SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES *Graduate level training or equivalent work experience in: o Human Computer Interaction o Human Factors o Other related user interface design discipline *Five or more years experience designing user interfaces for data-driven applications – preferably business applications.     Title: Sr. User Interface DesignerCompany: SAPLocation: Palo Alto, CA 94304Status: Full Time, EmployeeJob Category: IT/Software Development