Job Description
Position Summary...What you'll do...
About Store N o 8
We are the incubation arm of Walmart. Store N o 8 was formed in 2017 as part of Walmart's larger innovation mission to shape the future of commerce. We pursue big ideas and take risks by stepping outside of Walmart's core business to focus on leapfrog capabilities across conversational commerce, mixed reality, in-store digitization, and more. Our ultimate goal: fuel Walmart's core business, create new operational efficiencies, and unlock amazing experiences for our customers in the long-term.
This stealth team within Store N°8 is paving the way for extended reality applications in the retail space creating productive and entertaining immersive shopping experiences.
About The Role
This is the opportunity to get in early with a stealth project currently developing in Walmart's Store N o 8 incubator. At Store N o 8, the team will discover and deliver capabilities for the future of how we engage with technology and people, through the unparalleled scale of Walmart's platform. In this role, you will contribute to the operations
Position Type
Contract to hire.
Top Reasons To Work With Us
- This is a rare opportunity - you will help shape the growth of a stealth project from the ground up, ultimately helping Walmart's customer of tomorrow to live better every day.
- Startup energy, Walmart backing - you will move at the speed of a startup with the backing and of an established company.
- Long term vision - we are focused on transforming the way people engage and connect with technology and each other.
As a UX Designer, Commerce / Extended Reality, you play a critical role in bringing this initiative into existence. Reporting into the Head of Engineering, you will be part of a small team tasked with creating net new capabilities in the field of extended reality. Do you have experience designing commerce UX flows? Get in on the ground floor with a small fast-paced team in an emerging technology industry.
- Work with a small team including software engineers, testers, operations members and end users to architect, design, build, and test new capabilities in the extended reality domain.
- Design user interfaces for consumer and commerce experiences within gaming and augmented reality.
- Develop conceptual diagrams, wireframes, visual mockups, and animated flows (such as Figma or Invision).
- Create user-centered designs by considering market analysis, customer feedback, user psychology, and usability findings.
- Contribute to feature design alongside other stakeholders.
- A creator and a doer - you identify a problem, envision a solution, and take a hands-on approach towards building it.
- An entrepreneurial teammate - you love working together to build new things and have an entrepreneurial mindset that sees opportunity where others find only barriers
- "Challenge Accepted" - you love to work on projects that challenge the status quo and focus beyond the horizon.
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science
- 5 years' experience in consumer UX Design, including 2 years on commerce or shopping UX
- 2 years on 3D, AR, VR or blended reality.
- Experience designing consumer and commerce experiences.
- Experience in designing cross platform experiences.
- Ability to extract complex concepts and quickly turn around flows and mock-ups reflecting a range of options.
- Bonus: Experience conducting usability research and incorporating feedback into the UX design process.
Beyond competitive pay, you can receive incentive awards for your performance. Other great perks include 401(k) match, stock purchase plan, paid maternity and parental leave, PTO, multiple health plans, and much more.
The above information has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed in the role. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job. The full Job Description can be made available as part of the hiring process .
Walmart, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer - By Choice. We believe we are best equipped to help our associates, customers, and the communities we serve live better when we really know them. That means understanding, respecting, and valuing diversity- unique styles, experiences, identities, ideas, and opinions - while being inclusive of all people.
Minimum Qualifications...
Outlined below are the required minimum qualifications for this position. If none are listed, there are no minimum qualifications.
As permitted by applicable law, provide evidence of full vaccination as defined by CDC guidelines OR secure approval of medical or religious accommodation for the vaccination mandate.
Preferred Qualifications...
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Primary Location...
250 Hudson St, NEW YORK, NY 10013-1006, United States of America