Lead UX Designer

Lead UX Designer

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Computer Interaction (HCI), interaction design, graphic design, industrial design, information science, computer science or a related field. Graduate degree is a plus.
• 5+ years of work experience designing web and mobile applications and applying user-centered techniques.
• Demonstrated experience leading, mentoring and inspiring other product designers in their craft.
• Proven track record of successful product releases in which you guided a team through a user-centered product design process.
• Ability to grasp product requirements and scope design work accordingly, with careful attention to detail.
• Strong ability to collaborate with teams across varying disciplines (hardware engineering, software development, marketing, etc.) to create a holistic product experience.
• Passion for innovation and a “can do” attitude.
• Keen attention to detail and systems thinking.
• Thoughtful and well-presented portfolio of UX design solutions.
• Ability to interpret and act on design feedback from both collaborators and stakeholders.
• Excellent presentation and written communication skills, including the ability to clearly and concisely articulate solutions, design rationale and process to colleagues in different disciplines, stakeholders and executives.
• Ability to discuss high level concepts and detailed design with equal fluency.
• Well-versed in applying quantitative data and a wide range of qualitative user insight techniques to drive prototypes and decision making.
• Demonstrated eye for visual design.
• A strong grasp of current UI/UX trends and platforms (e.g., iOS and Material Design guidelines).

Responsibilities

• Lead the design work for software applications for both desktop and mobile devices across a range of operating systems.
• Reinforce a learning mindset: Participate in user research and A/B testing, advocate for our users at every step of the way, and leverage findings artfully to continuously improve designs.
• Bring a keen understanding of our users’ motivations, goals and needs to help define new features, functions and products.
• Extend and evolve our UX design language to craft elegant and consistent design experiences.
• Foster successful collaboration with software product managers and software developers to drive solutions through to completion.
• Help evolve our design processes and deliverables to best meet the needs of a growing organization, as well as increase efficiency within the UX group.
• Capture ideas and solutions in varying levels of fidelity, as the situation warrants – from whiteboard sketches to flow charts to interactive prototypes.
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Closely collaborate with other designers on the UX team and provide mentorship where needed.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience designing for combined hardware and software interaction, community features and/or data-driven experiences are a plus.
• Crafting experience not necessary.