Director - User Experience Design (US REMOTE)

Company Overview

At Motorola Solutions, we're guided by a shared purpose - helping people be their best in the moments that matter - and we live up to our purpose every day by solving for safer. Because people can only be their best when they not only feel safe, but are safe. We're solving for safer by building the best possible technologies across every part of our safety and security ecosystem. That's mission-critical communications devices and networks, AI-powered video security & access control and the ability to unite voice, video and data in a single command center view. We're solving for safer by connecting public safety agencies and enterprises, enabling the collaboration that's critical to connect those in need with those who can help. The work we do here matters.

Department OverviewWant to design products that actually matter? Do you believe that the challenges facing public safety today can be solved by a thoughtful and holistic approach to user experience design? At Motorola Solutions, we help people be their best in the moments that matter. We are redesigning the way public safety works to make the world a safer place. From emergency call taking, dispatch, and video security solutions to applications for first responders, we are building some of the most meaningful software today. Real, professional, tools. The UX team includes UX designers, visual designers, experience researchers, and UX engineers.
Job Description

As a Senior Manager of UX Design, you’ll inspire a team of designers to create the next generation of public safety applications. You will provide leadership and direction to bring out the best in your team and mentor them through their career growth. You will be championing human-centered design best practices and infusing that into the overall product development process. You will collaborate with leaders of the global UX team, Product Management, and Engineering teams to define product roadmaps and ensure design quality.

Day to Day Responsibilities:

• Manage and mentor a team of user experience designers as part of a Global UX design team- coaching, directing and unblocking as needed, to produce work products that delight customers and achieves business goals.

• Proactively seek out strategic partnerships across organizations at every level, building strong relationships with product, technology and business stakeholders.

• Collaborate with UX researchers and product managers to take insights from the field and ideate, prototype, and deliver designs to development teams to make them a reality.

• Optimize internal design processes and allocate resources to meet project timelines.

• Establish and promote design guidelines, best practices, design tools, and standards.

• Work with product managers to influence product strategy and to ensure user-centric and design-led product development.

• Ensure product success by creating intuitive, delightful, and high-performance user interfaces.

• Evangelize and evolve our UX practice, culture and craft.

• Lead design meetings and actively participate in design reviews and design direction.

• Regularly and actively engage team members in career management conversions, charting a path and providing tools to develop skills as well as create new growth opportunities.

We are Seeking:

• An enthusiastic, highly motivated self-starter with a strong work ethic and an intense focus on achieving results.

• A collaborative partner to effectively build and nurture strong relationships with fellow design leaders, development and business stakeholders to advance the goals of the team and the business.

• People focused- you understand companies are only as strong as their teams and that a leader is in service to their team.

• Humble- You know the best idea wins, no matter who’s idea it is and foster a culture of creativity, experimentation, and ideation within your teams.

• Exceptional at problem-solving, issue resolution, and time management.

• An active listener, a strong and clear communicator and confident presenter.

• A continuous learner who adapts quickly and not only adapts positively to change but is also a skilled change agent.

• Ability to embrace the opportunity to collaborate with teammates and partners in other locations.

• Available to travel occasionally.

• Strong organizational and influencing skills across teams, ability to engage stakeholders, to understand change readiness, manage differences and create buy-in.

• Incredible problem solving, design skills, and product sense that inspires the teams you lead.

• Experience working in direct collaboration with product managers, developers, and stakeholders for the implementation of designs.

Preferred Qualifications:

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

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

• Experience in ownership of projects and communicating timelines and executing independently.

• Track record of managing and inspiring teams to achieve their maximum potential.

• Prior experience preferably focused on designing and delivering SaaS solutions.

• Bachelor's or advanced degree in industrial design, UX/interaction design, or another design-related field highly preferred.

Note: Candidate can reside anywhere in the US.

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Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with 10+ years of professional experience in UX design.

• AND 6+ years experience managing a UX design team.

• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. indefinitely is required, employer work permit sponsorship is not available for this position.

Travel RequirementsUnder 25%
Relocation ProvidedNone
Position TypeExperienced
Referral Payment PlanYes

Our U.S. Benefits include:

• Incentive Bonus Plans
• Medical, Dental, Vision benefits
• 401K with Company Match
• 9 Paid Holidays
• Generous Paid Time Off Packages
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Paid Parental & Family Leave
• and more!

EEO Statement

Motorola Solutions is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran's status, or, any other protected characteristic.