Intern, UX Team

Alkami is a leading cloud-based digital banking solutions provider for financial institutions in the United States that helps clients to transform through retail and business banking, digital account opening and loan origination, payment fraud prevention, and data analytics and engagement solutions.

Founded in 2009, we continue to be recognized for our intentional culture and tremendous growth (Best Place to Work in Fintech; Best & Brightest to Work For Nationally; and Comparably’s Best Company Culture, Best Career Growth, Best Engineering Team, and Best Places to Work in Dallas, among others). Through our bold investments in technology and people, we empower our clients to grow confidently, adapt quickly, and build thriving digital banking communities through tailored experiences for over 13M users.

As a remote-first company, this position can sit in Plano, TX or remote in the US.

Position Overview

The UX Design Team is composed of UX designers and researchers, who are focused on delivering best-in-class, research-based user experiences. We are looking for a motivated student, interested in conducting user experience research to support UX designers. The UX Research Intern will write scripts and conduct unmoderated studies using the platform UserTesting.com. They will analyze the findings from those studies and present them to stakeholders.

Key Responsibilities & Duties

• Full participation and attendance in Alkami’s 12-week summer program, including participation in all team meetings and internship cohort meetings (weekly Leadership Series, Group Check-Ins, etc.)
• Successful completion of one large summer project, assigned by team manager
• Successful completion of other projects or duties as assigned
• High collaboration with mentor, team members, and others at Alkami
• Creation and presentation of end-of-program presentation to leadership teams
• Write test scripts for usability tests within UserTesting.com
• Launch unmoderated tests through UserTesting.com
• Collect and calculate SUS Scores
• Put together research decks to present insights to stakeholders
• Update and publish UX Research documentation in order to share findings with the broader organization
• Available to collaborate in person once a week with designers and researchers in our Plano office.

Qualifications

• Current enrollment as a Senior (Graduating Summer/Fall/Winter 2023) in an undergraduate program or current enrollment in a graduate program (and able to be hired full-time post internship)
• Availability to attend orientation and any other pre-scheduled events in person or virtually
• Ability to participate in full uninterrupted 12-week program; Alkami is unable to provide time off during the summer internship program
• 2 years of UX Design study or UX Design Course Certification
• Eligibility to work in the United States without a visa or sponsorship. Students on OPT are ineligible to participate in the program at this time

Desired Skills

• Knowledge of Figma and UserTesting.com
• Solid written and verbal communication skills
• Eager to learn and self-sufficient, but not afraid to ask for help when needed

Cool Things to Know

Not Just Any Company: Alkami has an awesome diverse and inclusive environment. We have a FUN culture and offer great benefits, including remote-first environment, unlimited paid time off, 401k with employer match, and more. Every Alkamist has ownership in the company through equity compensation and our stock purchase program.

Work Authorization: We cannot offer employment sponsorship at this time. Candidates must be eligible to work in the US for full-time employment.

Recruiters: We are not looking for outside recruiting firms to help us in this search. Thank you for understanding.

The Important Stuff

Alkami Technology is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Prohibits Discrimination and Harassment of Any Kind: Alkami is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions at Alkami are based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, color, religion or belief, national, social or ethnic origin, sex (including pregnancy), age, physical, mental or sensory disability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other status protected by the laws or regulations in the locations where we operate. Alkami will not tolerate discrimination or harassment based on any of these characteristics. Alkami encourages applicants of all ages.