Experience Design Vice President - Travel

Join us for an exciting opportunity to elevate user experiences at Chase Travel, fostering inclusivity and innovation.

As a Vice President of Experience Design within Chase Travel of Design and Customer Experience team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping user experiences across our products and services. You will leverage your deep knowledge of design and research practices to lead strategically important initiatives and develop innovative solutions that align with business requirements and user needs. As a subject matter expert, you will collaborate with cross-functional teams, guide and mentor junior designers, and foster a culture of inclusivity and accessibility. Your expertise in experience strategy and inclusive design will ensure that our offerings are not only visually appealing but also accessible and user-friendly, enhancing the overall customer experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Develop and execute design strategies for complex projects, ensuring alignment with business objectives and user needs across multiple product areas.
• Diagram service flows and product features, design wireframes, and prototype interactions for key touchpoints as you lead end-to-end design initiatives within a specific domain.
• Drive the adoption of inclusive design practices and accessibility guidelines, mentor junior designers, and foster a culture of diversity and inclusion.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate user experience design into the product development processes and ensure seamless and customer-centric solutions.
• Analyze market trends, gather feedback from user research, and learn from data insights to inform design decisions and optimize user experiences across various platforms and channels.

Required Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• 7+ years of experience or equivalent expertise in user experience design or similar roles.
• Design portfolio demonstrating UX/UI expertise in simplifying complex transactional workflows to be more usable, error-proof, and elegant.
• Demonstrated hands-on ability to create visual representations of user journeys, such as storyboarding, wireframes, and prototypes.
• Demonstrated experience in inclusive design and accessibility guidelines, with the ability to incorporate diverse perspectives and abilities into design solutions.
• Proven ability to develop experiences that meet or exceed the initial proposal of a product or experience, including the development of transformational innovation strategies and the creation of 'north star' representations to drive customer-centric decision-making.
• Advanced technical literacy, including an advanced understanding of client-side technologies, APIs, microservices, and the components of the technology stack, as well as their impact on user experience.

Preferred Qualifications, Capabilities, and Skills

• Design leadership or managerial experience leading teams of 2-5 people for over 3 years.
• Experience working on contact center applications.