The Senior Director of User Experience is responsible for leading SnagAJob.com's UX team to help create and propose design strategies to meet our business objectives. The senior director position requires a deep understanding of strategy, usability, interaction and visual design and will be responsible for leading the team responsible for all of these initiatives. The senior director will wear many hats, think conceptually about design and be passionate about our job seekers. The senior director must have a clear understanding of each facet of the design processâinformation architecture and interaction design, research and usability, prototyping, visual design, brand integration, and content creation.
Position Overview + Create a an IA vision and strategy that results in an outstanding user experience and is in line with and consistently supports our brand, marketing, product, and revenue strategies. + Evaluate the effectiveness of new and existing IA elements on SnagAJob.com, through performance metrics, customer feedback, the competitive landscape, and industry standard best practices in order to continuously evolve and improve our online brand presence and user experience. + Work collaboratively across teams - program management, product management, marketing, sales, and engineering to meet business objectives and execute on product strategy. + Champion our users' needs. Be the voice of the job seeker and employer in all product development and champion the research and understanding of these users through personas and other tools. Influence the business strategy and experience development on projects by representing the voice of the seeker and by providing information about best practices and current industry standards in brainstorming and requirements sessions. + Prioritize User Experience work to align with corporate goals and business objectives. Think holistically about SnagAJob.com initiatives and goals to create solutions that meet short-term and long-term objectives. Understand the complexity of design and make it simple for users. + Have fun. + Live our values: collaborate, be accountable, be passionate. Key Responsibilities + Define strategies aligned with business goals and market environment to create compelling, innovate user experiences + Manage a team of design and web development experts + Manage engagements and requests for team and lead projects to targeted delivery dates with stated metric goals + Enhance methodology for usability and UX involvement in product development + Know and love our job seekers and find ways to greatly enhance their experience + Author the creation of personas, workflows, prototypes, process flows, sitemaps, and wireframes to solidify directions, plans and visual design + Help design and execute usability test plans and reports + Create, prototype, design and measure the user experience from seeker acquisition to retention + Work collaboratively across company functions including product management, business development and engineering + Establish and enforce hierarchy of key site pages + Influence and promote UX changes through the use of data and best practice suggestions Qualifications + 10+ years experience in web user experience design and information architecture with large-scale, high-volume consumer offering + Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree in information science, information design, human-computer interaction, cognitive psychology, human factors, or related such as visual design + Expertise in information architecture and usability with understanding of interaction design, visual design, and common design tools (HTML, CSS, JavaScript, AJAX, Flash, Photoshop, Axure) + Mastery of marketing and business principles and exhibits strong critical thinking skills including problem solving, decision making and analysis + Strong communication, analytical, and interpersonal skills working within cross-functional teams and in influencing the organization + Proven ability to balance multiple projects while meeting tight deadlines + Clear leadership skills + Experience with prototyping and storyboards + Excellent written and verbal communications skills + Strong organizational skills and an attention to detail + Portfolio to accompany resume. Compensation and Benefits: SnagAJob.com offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package including medical, dental, life, short and long-term disability insurance, 401k plan, tuition reimbursement, holidays, paid time off (starting with 18 days), casual and fun work environment, and eligibility for performance-based bonuses and stock options. To Apply: To be immediately and seriously considered for this exceptional opportunity that provides the potential for rapid career growth, send your resume to [email protected]. Your responses will be held in the strictest confidence.
________________________________________________________________ Welcome to the Interaction Design Association (IxDA)! To post to this list ....... [email protected] Unsubscribe ................ http://www.ixda.org/unsubscribe List Guidelines ............ http://www.ixda.org/guidelines List Help .................. http://www.ixda.org/help
