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UX Design Internship

UX Design Intern @ Guidewire Software (Dublin, Ireland)

6-month Internship June – November 2022

Join Guidewire Design!

UX@Guidewire

Love solving sticky problems? Excited about crafting innovative solutions for global software? Interested in working on products that touch everyone’s lives? We’re a close-knit and multidisciplinary UX team working to make cloud software that is at the forefront of the insurance industry. We are committed to inclusion and diversity in skills and talent, as diverse as the global clients we serve. Our success is dependent on building teams that include people from divergent backgrounds and experiences who will support and challenge each other's assumptions with fresh perspectives.

Our team tackles a variety of domains within Property and Casualty insurance; the internship is designed to provide opportunities to work in a real-world business environment, researching user needs for software that people use in the insurance industry. You’ll also have an opportunity to join other interns to network and build relationships in our global internship program.

Your day-to-day:

Being a part of our Dublin GCSD (Global Content & Solutions Delivery) UX team will give you an opportunity to learn what it means to be a professional User Experience Designer by allowing you to gain experience:

·       Working with fellow designers to make Guidewire’s line of products market-ready for Europe, Japan & Australia-New Zealand (among other regions)

·       Working with teams to create compelling user experience following a design-led process (Discover – Define – Conceptualize – Design – Build – Evaluate)

  • Current student or recent graduate of a bachelors or masters program in: human-computer interaction, industrial design, user experience design, Design Thinking, or a field related to user experience design with an accredited college/university.
  • Keen interest in localization, adapting global products to specific countries or regions
  • Excellent communication skills:
  • Capable of clearly communicating, in both written and verbal format
  • Strong relationship management skills are a plus
  • Must demonstrate excellent organizational skills
  • Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects
  • Keen attention to detail is required
  • Must be fluent in English, additional languages a plus