Associate Director Full-time Job

3 weeks ago   Sales & Marketing   Dubai   41 views Reference: 19504
Job Details

This role includes all the critical aspects of UX function - persona definition, information hierarchy, user research, usability study, interaction design, wireframing, prototyping, analysing usage data, cross product consistency, Responsiveness across form factors - to create wireframes for our entire Source-to-Pay suite of products.

As Head of UX Design, you will play the strategic role of aligning the product's roadmap with consumer/market needs & facilitate product experience creation. You will also play a major role in product marketing and advocacy, guiding the consumers through the product experience.

You will apply your passion for leadership, analytics, brand, craft, and design fidelity to guide research and design processes, mentor members of your team, and collaborate with leaders of other UX and Engineering teams

Our ideal candidate has an uncanny sense for clean design, is a fierce advocate for the user, and is committed to creating elegantly simple user experiences from otherwise complex workflows. You will take the time to understand not just the execution side of design, but the business aspects of the products as well.

Responsibilities

Build, develop and nurture a world-class technical product design team; enable your team to innovate, solve complex design problems and deliver extraordinary results

Create close working alliances with Product Management, Engineering, and Marketing to shape and deliver design vision and strategy

Define and design the multi-channel experience of our customers - product portfolio will span mobile, web and a variety of other end points

Uncover and decode the latent and unmet needs of our users, successfully converting their needs into solutions

Lead customer research and apply insights to generate Website/Mobile experiences that deliver customer delight

Lead prioritization discussions with leadership teams, defining scope, budget, timelines and resource allocation

Deliver a UX vision, along with a plan for evolutionary, iterative updates, that actualize the larger vision over time

Build strong relationships and operating rhythms with leaders inside and outside their core product team to efficiently implement user experiences that are cohesive, inclusive, and well-informed.

Coach and guide teams through all stages of the product design and development lifecycle, including generative research, concepting and definition, prototyping, UI design, and testing

Develop baseline knowledge in all our UX disciplines (Research, Design, Content) and deep domain expertise in enterprise security

Lead user interviews and testing to gain key insight to improve our products Deliver a design vision, along with a plan for evolutionary, iterative updates, that actualize the larger vision over time

12+ years of relevant experience in UX product design function with top software product companies on mobile and web products

Masters or Bachelor's in Design will be an added advantage

Excellent communication, presentation, interpersonal and analytical skills; the ability to communicate complex, interactive design concepts clearly and persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization

Familiarity with tools like Sketch, Azure, Invision, proto.io, Balsamiq, PowerPoint is expected

Fluency with design tools like Illustrator, Photoshop, InDesign, Invision and/or other UX & prototyping software

Exceptional skills in ideation, sketching, wireframing, user flows, mapping and information architecture

Clear and current understanding of the capabilities and limitations of HTML, CSS, JavaScript & developing platforms

Ability to understand customer needs (implicit and explicit), motivations and behaviours and translate them into delightful customer experiences

Should be up to date with general UX trends, best practices, design principles and tools/techniques

Exposure to agile working environments and methodologies working autonomously

Ability to communicate/demonstrate the value and rationale of UX decisions to stakeholders

Ability to quickly grasp processes and use-cases in a complex business domain

Exposure to a complete cycle - from ideation to post go-live of a SaaS product will be a plus

A strong portfolio demonstrating past work experience and relevant, user-centred design solutions.

Effectiveness in working across organizational boundaries to define, manage, and prioritize work.

Experience leading, mentoring and managing/developing a team of UI/UX designers and researchers

Company Description
Dimensions HRD help organizations in conducting talent search at all levels wherein they get the suitable candidates to their various business requirements. From top management positions to the lower, Dimensions focuses each and every category thoroughly and come up with the best recruiting solutions for an organization.
The determination and precision makes us the leaders in the field of recruiting process as we understand that what we do and how we do it castes a major impact on every client and on the lives of the people we recruit.