Designer Spring Co-op 2027 in Durham, NC

At IBM Software, we turn client challenges into solutions by building AI-powered, cloud-native products that shape the future of business and society. IBM's long tradition of innovation gives IBMers many chances to learn, grow, and make an impact at a global scale.

Working in Software means joining a team driven by curiosity and collaboration. You will work with diverse technologies, partners, and industries to design, develop, and deliver solutions that power digital transformation. You will have the tools and opportunities to grow your career while building software that changes the world.

About the Role

As a Designer: Generalist, you will advocate for the people who use our products and services, creating delightful experiences through emotional design. You will turn requirements into hypotheses and test them with users through research methods and facilitation.

Key Responsibilities

• Explore User Needs: Learn how users connect emotionally with products and services, and identify unmet needs through research and facilitation.
• Craft Emotional Design: Create delightful experiences by addressing visceral impact, behavioral influence, and reflective consequence.
• Collaborate with Teams: Work with cross-disciplinary teams to turn requirements into hypotheses and test them with users.
• Develop Design Solutions: Create designs that balance practical and aesthetic needs in business while putting people first.
• Facilitate Research: Engage users through research methods and facilitation to uncover emotional connections with products and services.

What We Are Looking For

• Human-Centered Design: Interest in design principles that prioritize user needs and emotions.
• Research Methods: Basic familiarity with research methods and facilitation techniques.
• Emotional Design: Curiosity about visceral impact, behavioral influence, and reflective consequence.
• Cross-Disciplinary Collaboration: Exposure to team projects with diverse stakeholders.
• Design Principles: Interest in the practical and aesthetic side of design in a business setting.
• Design Tools: Exposure to design software that supports human-centered design.
• Business Context: Curiosity about how design serves people within business.
• Facilitation Techniques: Exposure to methods that uncover user needs and emotional connections.