UX Manager (Remote)

Position:

UX Manager (Remote)

Job Description:

SUMMARY

Responsible for defining an organization design strategy and growing a UX team that delivers products in support of business and technology goals. Drives a DesignOps vision and maturation of an infrastructure to support professional practice for User Experience design and user research.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Collaborates with other teams to gather requirements, create visualization concepts, high-fidelity mockups, and prototypes for clients
• Manages UX operations budget and cost center
• Manages UX professionals and provide coaching, mentoring to encourage continuous development
• Creates the future for enterprise design systems and UI standards
• Determines the direction of user experience research and usability studies to optimize user experiences
• Directs creation of user flows, annotated wireframes, and clickable prototypes which enables developers to build great user experiences
• Reviews UX and UI designers' deliverables and provide necessary feedback
• Collaborates with engineering leadership to align UX and development activities in an agile environment
• Stays abreast of new and innovative trends in the information architecture discipline
• Focuses on growth, high morale, and retention of team and provides support in resourcing conversations and decision making
• Collaborate with back-end development, visual design, product management, and customers
• Study how users feel about a system, evaluate perceptions of: ease of use, value of the system, utility, efficiency in performing tasks, etc.
• May assist with new user interface testing and participate in usability reviews
• Translate user needs and business requirements into features and functionality for web/mobile experiences.
• Performs other duties as required

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor's degree or the equivalent combination of education, training, and work experience
• Requires ten 10+ years of experience in a UX or equivalent role
• Requires 5+ years of management experience

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Master's degree
• Skilled at rapid prototyping (Invision experience preferred)
• Experience with at least one of the following frameworks: Angular, React, or Vue.js
• Ability to showcase both hands-on experience as well as leadership experience with internal employees and clients
• Proficiency in common wireframing tools
• Experience with responsive design across multiple device types and contexts
• Knowledge of front-end development technologies and a solid understanding of HTML, CSS
• A strong portfolio that showcases a track record of design leadership, end-to-end experience ownership, and design excellence
• Ability to communicate concepts in a clear and compelling way to audiences of all levels of understanding and levels of seniority
• Strong interpersonal, partnership, and influencing management skills
• Proven experience working in an Agile development environment
• Strong understanding of design, usability, and research best practices
• Experience flexing between design strategy and planning and design execution
• Experience designing for mobile, tablet and desktop applications
• Experience creating a pattern library or design system
• Dedication to completing projects and tasks with passion and a relentless pursuit of excellence
• Proficient in design tools (e.g., Photoshop, Illustrator, Fireworks, InDesign, Visio, etc.)

The target pay range for this position typically starts at $130k - $150k.

Black Knight carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate's education, training, specialty, experience, and work location. The base salary (exempt) or hourly rate (non-exempt) is just one component of the total rewards package offered to our employees, including potential bonus or commission eligibility, insurance (medical/dental/vision/life/disability), matching 401(k) plan and matching employee stock purchase plan

EEO Statement:

Black Knight is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, age, and protected veteran or military family status. Our employees' diversity is our strength, and when we embrace our differences, it makes us better and brighter. Black Knight's commitment to inclusion is at the core of who we are, and motivates us in how we do business each and every day.

Location:

Remote

Time Type:

Full time