Location: Las Vegas, NV
URL: http://jobs.Zappos.com
Zappos Development, Inc. is looking for a Director of
User Experience! Why join us? In February 2010, Zappos.com, Inc. and its
affiliates were named #15 on the 2010 Fortune: 100 Best Companies to Work For
List.
Why else? Zappos Development, Inc. offers an extensive benefits
package for all full-time employees, including medical, dental, vision, and
401k!
And? we?re hiring like crazy right now, and
looking for smart, forward-thinking problem solvers to join our world-class, and
fairly wacky team.
The Director of User Experience leads and mentors
a team of user experience professionals, graphic artists, and user interface
engineers. You are the chief visionary and contribute directly to the strategy
and execution of the interface and interaction design. As the User Experience
leader, you mentor and review the work of your team, recruit top talent, and are
accountable for the quality of the deliverables produced by the group. You are
experienced in leading strong teams through rapidly evolving, complex demands,
including multiple projects with dependencies on other internal
teams.
Responsibilities:
Create the vision for
developing, communicating, and implementing the user experience and associated
UI framework and assets on the devices; follow through with the processes and
tactics to implement the vision.
Inspire and lead the User Experience
team from concept through project execution, including user flows, wireframes,
prototypes, user interface specifications, and final graphics.
Coordinate
closely with product managers and engineers to develop a shared vision of a
product and then lead a process to define the experience and design to deliver
on the product?s objectives.
Work strategically with other executives and
team members across the organization.
Partner with others in the broader
UX community to develop and extend the experience across the array of
offerings.
Initiate and manage user experience research and testing
processes.
Define reporting and perform metrics analysis to inform
design/UX optimization efforts.
Requirements:
Bachelors required or years of
professional experience in Human Factors, Psychology, Design, User Interface
design, or related field.
6+ years professional experience as an
interactive designer, user experience designer, information architect, or
interactive architect.
Superior planning skills to stay one step ahead of
the work ? you can model needs against high level roadmaps to make fact-based
recommendations to management about staffing levels.
Strong user
experience skill set ? experience strategy, information architecture, and design
aesthetic.
Solid experience guiding or managing user research and
usability testing.
Strong relationship skills and the ability to
influence people up, down and adjacent to obtain buy-in for your
designs.
An informed set of core values regarding user experience,
technology, and business communication ? and the ability to present them with
eloquence and concision.
Highly organized, strong attention to detail,
excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Relocation
assistance is available.
Zappos Development, Inc. is an
equal opportunity employer and drug free workplace.
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