We are building a small team of passionate people focused on changing the world for the better. We are looking for smart, customer obsessed people who have a strong sense of ownership. We are a robotic process automation (RPA) startup with a vision of building one robot per user. Come be part of our global team focused on providing the best customer experiences!

 We are looking for the head of design who can help us shape the future of robotic process automation. We want someone with a passion to innovate, who likes working backwards from the customer and can tackle complex ambiguous problems.

As the Director of UX, you will lead, define, drive the IA, UI/UX, visual, research as well as prototyping and aspects of technical implementation of our UX across multi-modal interfaces. You and your team will be responsible for developing best in class consumer experiences (UI designs, interaction models, prototypes, information architecture, task flows, visual language, etc.) in a fast paced startup. You will also work closely with engineering, product management, marketing and company leaders to successfully go from early stage concepts to launch. As a design leader, you will also manage, lead and mentor design teams that include UX and research. The ideal candidate for this role is a pragmatic visionary who can translate business needs into a fantastic customer-focused solution. You must be responsive, flexible and able to succeed within a global environment. You are a self-starter with experience shipping compelling user experiences.

Responsibilities

• Lead a creative team of IA, UX, visual, and motion designers as well as UX researchers and brand designers
• Create the vision for developing, communicating and implementing the user experience design for multiple products across platforms; follow through with the processes and tactics to implement the vision
• Lead, Inspire, Mentor and Develop others on the Design team
• Conduct and build in-house capabilities for user research, to test and validate design concepts with end users
• Deliver business vision using design artefacts such as Information Architecture, Task flow and High-Fidelity mocks and prototypes.
• Develop and maintain detailed user-interface specifications, guidelines and pattern libraries
• Quickly yet thoroughly create process flows, wireframes, and visual design mockups as needed to effectively conceptualize and communicate detailed interaction behaviors
• Analyze user interface problems and lead your team in creating on-brand design solutions that meet measurable business goals and requirements
• Consider market analysis, customer feedback, technical constraints/opportunities and user research findings and drive data-driven decision
• Work closely with the Product Management teams
• Help the design team with planning, prioritizing, and overseeing initiatives; manage projects; ensure that all designs are executed on time and at the highest quality levels; manage and scope team initiatives, set priorities, and direct the team to ensure timely delivery.
• Regularly present the team’s work to senior managers and executives for review and feedback
• Create UX that balances consistency across all our platforms with mobile and device specific needs
• Develop, deliver, and maintain detailed design specifications for Engineering

Basic qualifications

• An online or digital portfolio demonstrating breadth and depth in UX and visual design, conceptual thinking, and creative problem solving across platforms.
• 5+ years of experience as user experience designer, interaction designer, information architect, or similar UX-related role (enterprise applications preferred).
• 3+ years as manager of small to medium size design teams; experience managing and growing teams is required; demonstrated ability to mentor and develop senior designers.
• Experience as a leader of multi-disciplinary creative teams
• Fluency in best practices for interaction design, user-centered design process, as well as strong knowledge of user experience principles and techniques.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, and analytical skills including the ability to present design concepts clearly and persuasively to persuasively across different audiences and varying levels of the organization.
• Ability to work efficiently and demonstrate a bias for action in a fast-paced, sometimes ambiguous environment
• Solid experience guiding or managing user research and usability testing

Some travel required

If you want to be on the cutting edge of technology, building robots of the future and are up for a challenge, let’s talk.