Design Manager

About the Role

The Design Manager needs to be competent in all facets of the design process, hands-on experience with visual design, user research and exceptionally talented and skilled in Interaction and Information Architecture Design. As a well-rounded UX/UI professional you will connect the dots between business needs, innovation and good design. A great communicator with extensive cross functional collaboration experience and able to balance user needs and business objectives.

Responsibility

• Ability to build user flow charts, storyboards, wire frames, and related elements that play into the planning phase of an application.
• Experienced in conducting user research to make trade offs backed up by validate user testings, data and experience.
• Plan and conduct cross functional product strategy workshops to facilitate ideations and creations of UX related artefacts to help product scoping and delivery planning.
• Strong focus on usability and interactive design.
• Researching and analyzing industry UX/UI trends and competitor sites and strategies.
• Regular review of usage data to analyze user behaviour, pain points and to inform design decisions.
• Able to handle expectations of Stakeholders and setting clear vision and get buy in cross functional.
• Able to evangelize UX across the organization.

Requirements

• 12+ years working experience as a UX Designer.
• BA/BS degree in Design (e.g. graphic, interaction, visual communications, product, industrial), HCI, or a related field or equivalent practical experience.
• Familiarity with design techniques, such as, building user personas, storyboarding, user research and wireframes.
• Fluent in responsive design, native mobile/tablet UI UX design.
• Expert knowledge of major mobile platforms. Strong design portfolio, either of client projects or personal ones.