Director, UI/UX Design - Analytics & Data Visualization Focus (hands on still, managing a team of 2 to start, growing to a team of 6 this year)
Summary The Sr. Director, User Experience & Design is responsible for leading a growing team of UI/UX professionals who are responsible for designing and delivering functional, repeatable, and elegant visual representations of data & analytics platforms, to drive rapid insight and decisioning.
This is a unique opportunity to shape the future of our analytics products and the way they're perceived, while being a fierce advocate for our customers. Ideal candidates have insatiable curiosity, are natural problem solvers, and are motivated by delivery and execution. We're looking for leaders who possess strong instincts, have a track record of success, and are comfortable creating solutions that resolve complexity and ambiguity.
What you'll be doing
Manage and lead a growing team of UX professionals, UI designers, and dashboard developers, to bring our data to life
Work closely with internal executives, internal product managers and external customers to develop personas, identify user needs, understand user motivation and behavior, and design experiences that inform and delight
Develop, implement, and train staff on a new product research process and visual design lifecycle
Develop sustainable design and development practices by overseeing the development of pattern libraries and componentry
Remain hands on in the UI/UX design while the team scales
Mentor and develop staff across the UX and design family of roles
Skills we're seeking
7+ years of experience with UI/UX
3+ years of experience as a UI/UX leader (team lead, principal, manager, director, etc.)
2+ recent years of experience focused on UI/UX for analytics, or other data-visualization platforms
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Information Technology
Industries
IT Services and IT Consulting
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