DESIGNING AT FORTUNE 500 TECH

Reimagining the scalability and rapid adoption of IBM products through Product-Led growth

Reimagining the scalability and adoption of IBM products through Product-Led growth

Company

Company

IBM, Data & AI

IBM, Data & AI

Role

Role

UI/UX Designer

UI/UX Designer

Timeline

Timeline

8 months Internship (2023), Ongoing (2024)

8 months Internship (2023), Ongoing (2024)

Cross-functional collaboration

Cross-functional collaboration

Engineering, Product, UI/UX Design, Content

Engineering, Product, UI/UX Design, Content

OVERVIEW

I tackled UI/UX problems specifically for IBM Planning Analytics, a financial modeling and planning software.

I tackled UI/UX problems specifically for IBM Planning Analytics, a financial modeling and planning software.

I actively participated in accelerated design sprints and a company-wide hackathons. Designs teams explored ways to enhance the adoption of IBM SaaS products, championing product-led growth and the integration of agile methodologies to design and engineering processes.

I actively participated in accelerated design sprints and a company-wide hackathons. Designs teams explored ways to enhance the adoption of IBM SaaS products, championing product-led growth and the integration of agile methodologies to design and engineering processes.

Work is NDA-protected.

GIVING BACK TO THE COMMUNITY

I actively participated in extracurriculars internally and externally, enriching the larger IBM ecosystem and the local community.

I actively participated in extracurriculars internally and externally, enriching the larger IBM ecosystem and the local community.

Sponsored and hosted by IBM, I volunteered as a STEM4Girls workshop instructor. STEM4Girls is a yearly summer camp for girls' aged 10-12 with a mission to cultivate young girls' interest and passion for STEM. I created informational and promotional materials for the IBM iX Behavioural Science Guild, enhancing IBM designers' toolkit.

Sponsored and hosted by IBM, I volunteered as a STEM4Girls workshop instructor. STEM4Girls is a yearly summer camp for girls' aged 10-12 with a mission to cultivate young girls' interest and passion for STEM. I created informational and promotional materials for the IBM iX Behavioural Science Guild, enhancing IBM designers' toolkit.

LEARNINGS

Designing complex B2B products has honed my tactical, hard design skills.

Designing complex B2B products has honed my tactical, hard design skills.

IBM's Carbon Design System was a challenging yet exciting learning curve. Designing user experiences of a highly technical, robust product like an analysis and planning software has proved to be the perfect vehicle for my growth as a designer.

IBM's Carbon Design System was a challenging yet exciting learning curve. Designing user experiences of a highly technical, robust product like an analysis and planning software has proved to be the perfect vehicle for my growth as a designer.