Customer Experience Designer, I-Sr. (Customer Journey Design) at Entergy

Job Title:Customer Experience Designer I-Sr. (Customer Journey Design)Work Place Flexibility: HybridLegal Entity:Entergy Services LLCThis position can be filled as a Customer Experience Designer I Sr. depending on related experience.The Customer Journey Design team is responsible for collaborating with cross functional teams to gain a comprehensive understanding of the customer experience identifying pain points and opportunities for improvement across all touchpoints. By creating a service blueprint including mapping the end-to-end customer journey and customer service processes the team creates smoother more intuitive interactions that reduce friction and better align with customer needs leading to increased satisfaction loyalty and advocacy. The teams efforts directly contribute to improvements in key customer experience metrics such as Net Promoter Score Customer Satisfaction and Customer Effort Score positioning the organization as an industry leader in delivering exceptional customer experiences.The Customer Experience Designer is responsible for leveraging human-centered design principles to enhance the end-to-end customer journey within the organization. As part of the Customer Journey Design team the Designer will work collaboratively to map customer experiences identify pain points and develop innovative solutions that improve customer satisfaction and loyalty.Job Duties/Responsibilities:Map the Customer Journey:Collaborate with groups across the Integrated Customer Organization (ICO) and operating companies to deeply understand customer behaviors needs and pain pointsCollaborate with the team to create comprehensive customer journey maps that capture the emotional and functional aspects of the customer experienceCreate detailed visualizations of actual and ideal customer interactions across all touchpoints using customer feedback.Prioritize high-impact touchpoints where customer sentiment is strong or weak to spot gaps and pain points.Analyze customer experience data to prioritize initiatives that will improve satisfaction and loyalty.Validate journey maps with customers to ensure accuracy and relevance(Service Blueprint)Service Blueprint Development:Create detailed visualizations of actual and ideal customer interactions across all touchpoints using customer feedback.Prioritize high-impact touchpoints where customer sentiment is strong or weak to spot gaps and pain points.Analyze customer experience data to prioritize initiatives that will improve satisfaction and loyaltyProcess Mapping and Optimization:Identify pain points bottlenecks and areas of inefficiency within the service delivery processesAnalyze the relationships and interdependencies between different service components to understand the overall systemDevelop recommendations to streamline processes eliminate redundancies and improve the coordination of service deliveryDesign Customer Journey Solutions:Design and optimize the customer touchpoints (e.g. digital interfaces physical environments employee interactions) to ensure a seamless intuitive and consistent experienceCollaborate with cross-functional teams (e.g. IT operations customer service) to ensure the touchpoints are aligned with the organizations capabilities and resourcesConduct usability testing and gather customer feedback to iteratively refine the touchpoint designsAgile MethodologyUtilize agile methodology to iterate quickly and incorporating feedback on deliverables and outputs.Participate in agile project management activities such as sprint planning daily standups and retrospectives to ensure the timely delivery of data solutions.Emerging Technical TrendsStay up to date with the latest advancements in customer journey mapping and recommend new techniques or tools to enhance the organizations capabilitiesCross Functional CollaborationPartner with various departments to align on customer experience goals and initiatives.Communicate insights and recommendations to executive leadership to inform strategic decision-making.Foster a customer-centric culture and promote the use of ethnographic research across the organizationMinimum RequirementsMinimum Education required of the positionBachelors degree in user experience design interaction design human-computer interaction or equivalent work experience in utility customer operations.Minimum experience required of the positionCustomer Experience Designer I: 0-2 years of relevant professional experienceCustomer Experience Designer II: 2-4 years of relevant professional experienceCustomer Experience Designer III: 4-6 years of relevant professional experienceCustomer Experience Designer Sr: 6 years of relevant professional experienceMinimum knowledge skills and abilities required of the positionTechnical Skills:Proficiency in user research methods including interviews observations and usability testingSkills in affinity mapping journey mapping and other customer experience research techniquesExpertise in design thinking methodologies including problem framing ideation prototyping and testingAbility to facilitate collaborative workshops and co-creation sessions with customers and cross-functional teamsSkills in generating and iterating on conceptual designs wireframes and interactive prototypesFamiliarity with design tools and software (e.g. Figma Adobe Creative Suite Sketch)Strong problem-solving and critical thinking skills with the ability to translate customer insights into innovative solutionsFamiliarity with the regulated electric utility industry including customer touchpoints operational challenges and regulatory environmentCollaborative mindset and the ability to work effectively in a cross-functional teamPassion for improving the customer experience and driving organizational change through human-centered designAnycertificates licenses etc. required for the positionNone#LI-BW1Primary Location: Louisiana-New OrleansLouisiana : New OrleansArkansas : Little RockLouisiana : Baton RougeMississippi : JacksonTexas : BeaumontTexas : WoodlandsJob Function: ProfessionalFLSA Status: ProfessionalRelocation Option: No Relocation OfferedUnion description/code: NON BARGAINING UNITNumber of Openings: 1Req ID: 121696Travel Percentage:Up to 25%An Equal Opportunity Employer Minority/Female/Disability/Vets. Please click here to view the EEO page or see statements below.EEO Statement:The Entergy System of Companies provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age disability genetic information marital status amnesty or status as a protected veteran in accordance with applicable federal state and local laws. The Entergy System of Companies complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including but not limited to recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.The Entergy System of Companies expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee harassment based on race color religion sex gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of the Entergy System of Company employees to perform their expected job duties is absolutely not tolerated.Accessibility:Entergy provides reasonable accommodations for online applicants. Requests for a reasonable accommodation may be made orally or in writing by an applicant employee or third party on his or her you are an individual with a disability and you are in need of an accommodation for the recruiting process please clickhereand provide your name contact number the accommodation requested and the requisition number that you are requesting the accommodation for. Employee Services will contact you regarding your request.Additional Responsibilities:As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.Know Your Rights: Workplace Discrimination is IllegalThe non-confidential portions of the affirmative action program for individuals with disabilities and protected veterans shall be available for inspection upon request by any employee or applicant for employment. Please to schedule a time to review the affirmative action plan during regular office hours.EEI Testing:One way that Entergy has found to identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs is through pre-employment testing. If this position does require an EEI test the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting. If you are invited to a test session we strongly recommend you review and complete the practice test as well as review the testing brochure for your respective test. The test brochure will give you critical information on the test such as time allocated and numberof questions. Also keep in mind that the actual test is timed; you should practice timing yourself while doing the practice tests. The practice test information and test brochures can be located by going to the EEI website Logon ID: entergy password: practice test (2 words).Travel expenses incurred in connection with EEI testing are non-reimbursable.In addition to EEI testing there is also Fit-for-Duty testing which will identify and assess the abilities and skills needed for certain jobs. If this position does require Fit-for-Duty testing the type of test will be located under the qualifications section of the job posting.WORKING CONDITIONS: As a provider of essential services Entergy expects its employees to be available to work additional hours to work in alternate locations and/or to perform additional duties in connection with storms outages emergencies or other situations as deemed necessary by the company. Exempt employees may not be paid overtime associated with such duties.Please note: Authorization to work in the United States is a precondition to employment in this position. Entergy will not sponsor candidates for work visas for this position.Required Experience:Senior IC Key Skills Bidding,Business Solutions,ABAP,Business Operations,Business Sales,Corporate Marketing Employment Type : Full-Time Experience: years Vacancy: 1