Job Description
UI UX Design Manager
locations
Englewood Cliffs, NJ
Minneapolis – Nicollet Mall
Rogers, AR
Remote – USA
time type
Full time
job requisition id
R-80049
Our ambition is toenabledemocratization of data, information and insightsasa completelyagileorganizationthat buildsfantastic careersfor our peopleand is accountablefor delivering great workthat maximizesimpactand delivers growth.
This Data & Analytics function endeavours to create clear accountability for all aspects of Data Strategy, Data Management, Information Management, Analytics, and Insights. We would be accountable for impact of solutions, maintaining market relevance and minimising unnecessary overlaps in analytics products, ensuring simplicity and that our solutions better meet the needs of our users.
We have four key operating principles: One team | Connected to the business | Deploying with pace and discipline | Designing for experience
Our vision is to make Unileverdata intelligent,partnering with the business to powerkey decisions withdata, advanced analytics and AItoaccelerategrowth. Our 5 strategies to achieve this are:
Accelerate & simplify access to relevant data, information and insights
Build in-house, leading-edge data, information, insights & analytics capability
Lead the data & insights culture and careers to empower employees across Unilever
Rapidly embed analytics products, solutions and services to drive growth
Advance Information Automation at Scale
Who You Are and What You’ll Do
The UI / UX Design Manager is responsible for leading UX design work on all solution requirements across North America D&A. The role will be accountable for ensuring UX design components of proposals are completed in a timely fashion and contributing towards cost & time estimates for solution delivery. The UX lead will be accountable for detailed UX reviews of solutions delivered by third-parties to ensure compliance with designs.
- Design customer-first products and solutions ready to be built, tested and developed further to meet the needs of users
- Pushing the usability and market success of new and current interactive digital products, enabling us to fulfil our ambitious business objectives
- Creating wireframes, low/hi fidelity prototypes and visual designs that effectively communicate the product vision and user experience
- Running and managing ideation, brainstorming, user interviews and stakeholder workshops to experiment with different designs and validate assumptions
- Conducting research and analysis to understand user needs and behaviour
What You’ll Need to Succeed
- Bachelors Degree with 4+ years of relevant experience including Mastery of the interactive Development Process – Thorough knowledge and experience planning, documenting and leading interactive analytics products (Web, Mobile App, Intranet, Web App). Immersed in UX best practices.
- 5+ years of experience as a UX PM/Lead, Information Architect or related user experience position. Demonstrable experience with information architecture for websites and apps.
- Become a zealous user advocate Work to become an expert in the field of user experience design and people-centred digital products.
- Communicate externally and internally Facilitate internal team communication, bridging the gap between visual design, functional development, and content. Communicate the value of these disciplines to internal clients.
- A Designer’s Eye Must be able to translate complex concepts and interactions into visually coherent wireframes or prototypes. This is a strongly creative position.
- Passion Strong affinity for the digital lifestyle and zealous drive to make interactive technology better for real people.
- Client Interaction – An outgoing personality and ability to interact excellently with clients.
- Writing You must be able to write clearly, concisely and quickly. You must be able to create succinct requirements documentation for interactive projects.
- Forever Learning – Relentless desire to learn and leverage the latest Web technologies.
- Detail-oriented You must be highly organized to be an excellent Information Architect.
- Creativity – Possess problem-solving skills, an investigative mentality and a proactive nature.
- Independence – The ability to make things happen with limited direction. Excellent proactive attitude, take-charge personality and can-do demeanour.
- Stewardship – Be committed to delivering solutions on time and within budget.
- Personal Organization – Ability to multi-task and meet tight deadlines
- Tracked record of Conceiving, Planning and Leading the development of high-end, effective digital products. Create or assist with information architecture and UX design for complex interactive projects.
Desirable:
- Define digital strategies. Produce app maps, wireframes, prototypes and UX requirements documentation.
- Proficiency/expertise in: InDesign | Axure RP | Figma | JIRA | Other Interactive Prototyping Tools
