UX MANAGER

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Well-versed in best practices for iOS, Android applications and mobile web experiences
• Manage a team of talented lead and senior designers to drive culture, desired business outcomes, and individual’s growth in a fast-paced dynamic environment
• Lead the design for the distinct needs and expectations of VS&Co’s customers with user research, brand insights, data analytics, and competitive analysis as your guides
• Produce user flow diagrams that articulate complex user journeys across multiple web pages and touchpoints
• Work with cross-functional teams to support and evangelize alignment around processes and methodology to create efficiencies and best practices for collaboration
• Support designers’ career growth plans, navigating day-to-day situations, and preparing their work to be reviewed by our team and our partners
• Partner with design leadership, actively participating in mentoring and patterning best practices in design, our culture, and our rigor and craft
• Tailor app experiences for parity with relevant new web features and through and omni-channel lens
• Structure and lead collaborative working sessions with cross-functional partners and other product partners to identify and define what problems your product is trying to solve and how best to solve them
• Use, contribute to, and advocate for a systems-based design methodology that is designed to support multi-tenant implementations of solutions
• Work side-by-side with Front End Development and Back End Development to build and validate all visual/functional enhancements
• Present solutions to cross-functional and brand partners, clearly articulating the UX design principles and methodologies that informs the work

Qualifications:

• Passionate advocate for the end user
• UI, visual design, and interaction design expertise
• Proven ability to translate complex design challenges into clear, user-friendly experiences
• Sophisticated sense of visual design/style
• Working understanding of e-commerce and usability best practices
• Collaborative, inclusive, and flexible team member
• Highly organized with extreme attention to detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
• Positive, constructive approach

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:

• 8+ years of product design experience
• 2+ years of people management experience
• Understanding of the capabilities and best practices relating to the design and interaction for mobile applications, iOS and Android
• Understanding of best practices for mobile first web customer experiences
• Retail/fashion brand experience desired; e-commerce experience ideal
• Experience delivering on business and creative goals through design
• Previous management experience
• An online portfolio of case studies highlighting:
• Demonstration of full design process, including numerous diverse artifacts (ex. research, flows, sketches, wires, low- and high-fidelity designs)
• Meticulous attention to detail, high-quality UX design craft