Senior Manager UX Design
- Source: Amazon
- Amazon
- $198,300 to $268,400 /yr
- On-site
- New York City
- Senior
Job Description
Who you are
- 10+ years of design experience
- 5+ years of leading multi-discipline Design teams (ie. visual design, interaction design, user research, etc.) experience
- Experience managing teams
- Experience leading a diverse team in the delivery of experiences from end to end (user flows, wireframes, high-fidelity visuals)
- Experience presenting to and effectively advising senior leaders outside of design
- Experience embedding design within product teams for agile design and development collaboration
What the job involves
- We are looking for a strategic and inspiring Sr. Manager, UX Design to lead a multi-disciplinary design team delivering exceptional user experiences across complex, cross-functional product areas
- In this role, you will set the design vision, build and develop a high-performing team, and partner closely with Product Management, Engineering, and Business stakeholders to create customer-centric solutions that are simple, elegant, and impactful at scale
- You operate at the intersection of customer needs, business goals, and technical boundaries — bringing clarity and cohesion to ambiguous, high-stakes design challenges
- You are a leader of leaders who fosters a culture of innovation, inclusion, and design excellence
- Lead, mentor, and grow a team of UX designers (and potentially design managers), spanning multiple products or programs within the organization
- Define and drive the UX strategy and design vision, ensuring alignment with business goals and long-term customer needs
- Partner with Product Management, Engineering, and Research to influence product definition, roadmaps, and strategic initiatives
- Champion human-centered design practices and raise the design bar across the organization
- Guide your team to work backwards from the customer, delivering solutions that are simple, functional, and beautiful
- Foster innovation and a culture of strategic risk-taking, diversity, equity, and inclusion
- Drive narrative and strategic initiatives (e.g., vision documents, design tenets, long-range plans)
- Build alignment across partner teams and senior stakeholders; manage escalations and navigate competing priorities with sound judgment
- Establish design standards, patterns, and processes that scale across teams and organizations
- Recruit, develop, and retain top design talent; build a pipeline of future design leaders
- Present design strategy and work to executive leadership, influencing outcomes at the organizational level
