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Senior UX Architect

  • Location: Atlanta
  • £ Salary: £150000.00 - £160000.00 per annum + 401k, PPO Healthcare, PTO per year
  • Job Type:Permanent

Posted over 2 years ago

  • Sector: Technology
  • Contact: Rachel Chalmers
  • Expiry Date: 30 December 2021
  • Job Ref: JN -102021-464892

Our client is a global automotive software specialist that is leading the industry in digital marketing, retail, financial and wholesale solutions for consumers, dealers, manufacturers and the overall automotive ecosystem worldwide. They are transforming the way the world buys, sells and owns cars. Come join the transformation!

The Senior UX Architect is responsible for owning the full UX process; product strategy, user research, information architecture, application concepts (prototyping), and visual design. As a key member of a core Agile team, this position collaborates with product and engineering leaders to deliver features that delight customers while delivering on business objectives.

Location:

Atlanta, GA - Hybrid working - 4-10 days on-site per month.

Responsibilities:

  • Lead product user experience strategy; research, identify and work directly with customers and consumers, using stakeholder interviews, competitive audits (business and UX) and user research to understand and validate product concepts and direction.
  • Create enjoyable customer experiences by iterating on designs and gathering feedback to constantly improve products and transform needs prioritized by business goals into testable questions
  • Design and evaluate visual human interfaces using user-centered design principles
  • Develop UX related documentation, such as requirements, research findings, journey maps, use cases, user profiles, and mental models
  • Define the information architecture and interaction flow of applications
  • Present conceptual diagrams, wireframes, and prototypes to key stakeholders
  • Analyze usage data to gain deeper product understanding, KPIs and craft recommendations
  • Conduct surveys and interviews with internal team members, product experts, and external customers
  • Evangelize and educate product and engineering teams to have a better understanding of UX best practices and techniques
  • Mentor, multiply and grow skills in more junior UX roles
  • Familiarity with Agile development process and Lean UX methodologies

Required Experience (minimum):

  • 7+ yrs championing and delivering on UX best practices
  • Experience with InVision/Sketch/Miro
  • A strong data-driven portfolio.
  • Strong prototyping/wireframing experience.
  • Strong understanding of product development lifecycles
  • Experience with design sprints in an Agile development process, and Lean UX methodologies
  • Strong proficiency wireframing and prototyping software, as well as familiarity with frontend code and web/mobile-based environments
  • Experience with mobile, tablet and responsive design
  • Ability to gather and synthesize different types of usability research; surveys, A/B tests, user interviews, eye tracking, and usability tests
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Benefits

  • 10-20% Annual Bonus
  • 6% match on 401k
  • Comprehensive PPO Healthcare with Aetna
  • Unlimited PTO

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