Do you enjoy steering innovation through design for next-gen enterprise product experiences?

Would effecting change in building user-centric, collaborative design processes excite you?

Join Guardicore (now Akamai Enterprise Security Group)

Guardicore (now Akamai!) is changing the way organizations protect their data centers and clouds from advanced threats. Our team boasts some of the most talented and experienced cyber security experts in the field. We're always looking for new people to inspire us and make us better.

Great design can transform businesses

This is an exciting time to be part of our product design team! UX and Design is at the forefront of everything we do.
We are committed to creating outstanding user experiences.
We are seeking a creative Product Designer, who is passionate about UX, design, product and technology.

As Senior User Experience Design, you will be responsible for:

• Leading a complex product area with full ownership over the full design process Ideation, research, design, validation, and hand-off.
• Having to collaborate with product management and engineering to create innovative solutions for the user experience.
• Having to conceptualize ideas that simplify and bring user-friendliness to complex design challenges.
• Having to conduct analysis and user research to solve customer pain points and drive business outcomes.
• Identifying and prioritizing opportunities that elevate the product experience and create clear design flows.
• Contributing to team knowledge by sharing user-centered design and research best practices.

Do what you love

To be successful in this role you will:

• Have 5+ years designing complex, data-driven B2B SaaS products with proven successful outcomes.
• Have a portfolio showing design skills, process understanding, and business impact.
• Have excellent communication skills to present designs and influence various stakeholders.
• Have experience participating in product strategy discussions and thinking beyond just the visual aspects. (not just 'how it should look' but 'what we should build')
• Have experience and familiarity with a range of research methodologies (usability studies, interviews, surveys, card sorting, etc.) and with designing for and with AI.
• Have up-to-date knowledge of UI trends, UX patterns, techniques, and emerging
  technologies.

Work in a way that works for you

FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, is based on the principles that are helping us create the best workplace in the world. When our colleagues said that flexible working was important to them, we listened. We also know flexible working is important to many of the incredible people considering joining Akamai. FlexBase, gives 95% of employees the choice to work from their home, their office, or both (in the country advertised). This permanent workplace flexibility program is consistent and fair globally, to help us find incredible talent, virtually anywhere. We are happy to discuss working options for this role and encourage you to speak with your recruiter in more detail when you apply.

Learn what makes Akamai a great place to work

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We power and protect life online, by solving the toughest challenges, together.

At Akamai, we're curious, innovative, collaborative and tenacious. We celebrate diversity of thought and we hold an unwavering belief that we can make a meaningful difference. Our teams use their global perspectives to put customers at the forefront of everything they do, so if you are people-centric, you'll thrive here.

Working for you

At Akamai, we will provide you with opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things. Our benefit options are designed to meet your individual needs for today and in the future. We provide benefits surrounding all aspects of your life:

• Your health
• Your finances
• Your family
• Your time at work
• Your time pursuing other endeavors

Our benefit plan options are designed to meet your individual needs and budget, both today and in the future.

About us

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform from cloud to edge we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Join us

Are you seeking an opportunity to make a real difference in a company with a global reach and exciting services and clients? Come join us and grow with a team of people who will energize and inspire you!

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.

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