Job Description

The Opportunity

Nutanix is a global leader in cloud software and a pioneer in hyper-converged infrastructure solutions, transforming computing to be seamless and accessible anywhere. Businesses worldwide rely on Nutanix to streamline the management of applications across private, hybrid, and multi-cloud environments, all from a single, scalable platform.

As part of the engineering organization, the design team is seeking a strong staff designer for the San Jose office. We are looking for someone who is recognized as a product expert and known for their design leadership within the product.

About the Team

Design and customer delight are ingrained in every step of our product journey. With a design first philosophy, Nutanix blends consumer-grade design with web-scale engineering to deliver exceptional user experiences—rivaling the best in the consumer world, from Apple to Tesla. Visit our career’s page to know more about life at Nutanix.

We are a hybrid first company. This position will be based in San Jose, CA being onsite 3+ days a week. We work collaboratively across functions and geographies.

Your Role

• Generate customer insights and influence feature direction.
• Create innovative product experience journeys spanning one or more products, gets it on the roadmap and drives to make it a reality
• Develop and operationalize customer insight generation activities for team
• Guide designers across Geos and provides leadership across multiple concurrent projects with complex issues where analysis of situations or data requires both broad and in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
• Take ownership to lead design projects by collaborating with the broader designers, Product Managers, UI developers, back end engineers and other Engineering leaders
• Facilitates design sprints, workshops, and brainstorming sessions
• Motivates and drives consensus across multiple functions (PM, Engineering & Design)
• Define the direction of our flagship product’s design as a part of a multidisciplinary team
• Work with UI development and backend engineering teams to ensure effective execution of designs

What You Will Bring

• Be a natural leader and passionate designer
• Preferably have a strong design portfolio of enterprise projects
• Have an ability to challenge status quo with attention to detail on implementation and micro-interactions
• Have hands-on experience in applying agile methodology in the design phase
• Able to work effectively in a fast-moving environment, juggle multiple projects, and prioritize work
• Stay current on technology trends to inform and inspire modern design
• Has strong Presentation and Communication Skills
• Must present and communicate their design work to all stakeholders
• Able to explain rationale for design decisions within a larger context. Regularly communicates project status and shares design iterations
• Understands the mission and goals of design and is able to communicate this to product teams
• Actively influences decisions on products and solutions objectives and design methodology
• 10+ years of user experience in enterprise product/ consumer product company
• Experience in enterprise product industry is preferred
• Passion for design, telling customer stories, and simplifying the complex problems
• Strong working knowledge of latest wireframing/ design and prototyping tools
• Familiar with usability testing (in person and remote), user research, contextual inquiry, interviews, qualitative design analysis, and design thinking
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, Able to work cooperatively and communicate effectively
• Bachelor’s degree or advanced degrees (Masters, PhD, etc.) in Design, Interaction design, HCI, or related CS/design field

The pay range for this position at commencement of employment is expected to be between USD $ 182,400 and USD $ 364,800 per year.

However, base pay offered may vary depending on multiple individualized factors, including market location, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements, including a sign-on bonus, restricted stock units, and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits, such as vacation, sick time, and parental leave), dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment.

If hired, employee will be in an “at-will position” and the Company reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time, including for reasons related to individual performance, Company or individual department/team performance, and market factors. Our application deadline is 40 days from the date of posting. In good faith, the posting may be removed prior to this date if the position is filled or extended in good faith.

We're an Equal Opportunity Employer 

Nutanix is an Equal Employment Opportunity and (in the U.S.) an Affirmative Action employer. Qualified applicants are considered for employment opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, marital status, protected veteran status, disability status or any other category protected by applicable law. We hire and promote individuals solely on the basis of qualifications for the job to be filled. We strive to foster an inclusive working environment that enables all our Nutants to be themselves and to do great work in a safe and welcoming environment, free of unlawful discrimination, intimidation or harassment. As part of this commitment, we will ensure that persons with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodations. If you need a reasonable accommodation, please let us know by contacting CandidateAccommodationRequests@nutanix.com.