Job Description
Role Summary: Common tasks, qualifications and special skills
Execution
Define, develop, and implement corporate strategy for UI architecture to meet defined usability goals for client projects- Assure correctness, scalability and interoperability of architectural aspects of UI standards
- Audit quality of team deliverables, through peer and management review processes
- Recognize and remove redundancies and migrate designs toward common design patterns whenever possible
- Participate in external standards groups and projects that have stakeholder value for the company
- Manage a team of individuals or managers to accomplish strategic goals
Team Building ( Design Culture)
- Communicate clearly division UX goals internally and externally
- Establish UX policies for applications in conjunction with executives
- Manage key executive and administrative relationships within F1
- Represent F1 outside the company on technical and professional working groups
- Leverage usability labs and research innovations into client service.
Qualifications
- Possess 15+ years experience in development of user experiences for software products which is preferred
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Possess M.S. or Ph.D. degree in HCI, Psychology, CS, or Design which is preferred • Possess 3-5 years as a manager, plus 3-5 years as a senior manager, in UI Design or Usability
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Demonstrate success and leadership in implementing strategies that improve quality of products across a broad range of product lines and divisions
Core Skills
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You are expected to help F1 grow its reputation, business and people through Project Leadership, Design Leadership & Management, and Business/Account Development.
Core Business Competencies
Coaching
- Supports others' ongoing professional development.
- Acts as a role model, encouraging continuous improvement.
Results Orientation
- Displays strong tenacity and drive to see things through to successful conclusion
- Demonstrates a sense of urgency, a propensity for action, and confidence in the likely success of plans and initiatives
- Delivers results that meet or exceed expectations
Communication
- Expresses complex ideas both written and verbal to all audiences
- Demonstrates a finely tuned ability to anticipate, and respond to, reactions, attitudes, views, and feelings of individuals and groups
Customer Retention and Growth
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Help in customer retention, upsell and growth. Drive the creation, proposal, and winning of new projects by matching customers' needs with f1s offerings.
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While you primarily focus on new program initiation, you also lead the status of ongoing engagements and building of long-term relationships with decision makers and influencers.
Organizational Awareness
- Considers the impact of decisions/actions beyond the boundaries of own organization/team
- Influences key people to support the achievement of team and line of business goals
- Builds networks of contacts that can help in attaining goals
Leadership
- Adapts a leadership style to fit different situations, and focuses individual and group energies on appropriate key objectives
- Inspires others to achieve a shared vision. Is perceived as a role model throughout the organizatio
Leading Change
- Secures commitment for change initiatives, and addresses any concerns
- Makes sure that commitments to change initiatives are fulfilled, and adjusts to changing circumstances
- Publicizes change plans throughout the organization
Culture Alignment
- Act as an ambassador for the f1 brand. Help in culture embodiment and brand advocacy.
Managing Performance
- Advocates the use of competency-based interviewing processes to recruit talent
- Personally demonstrates these processes
- Creates development opportunities for team members
- Establishes systematic performance standards, and ensures that performance issues are identified and acted upon promptly
- Encourages development and retention planning for top talent across own team
People Hiring and Retention
- Lead the design discipline leadership in your studio and will be responsible for the culture and quality of the design discipline.
- Take ownership of Knowledge & Skill Management.
- Responsible for the development and career growth of the design team in collaboration HR.
- Responsible for talent acquisition strategy & planning in collaboration with HR.
Innovation and Corporate Initiatives
- Lead the design discipline leadership in your studio and will be responsible for the culture and quality of the design discipline.
- Take ownership of Knowledge & Skill Management.
- Responsible for the development and career growth of the design team in collaboration HR.
- Responsible for talent acquisition strategy & planning in collaboration with HR.
Revenue Generation
- Manage account development efforts, and foster relationships with customer decision makers to achieve account revenue goals.
Technical/Professional Depth & Credibility
- Demonstrates a sound knowledge across a range of (generally, related) discipline areas
- Solves complex problems, and presents different professional/technical scenarios and approaches by applying specialist knowledge
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Keeps abreast of tools, methods, and techniques, thereby acting as an internal resource in a particular area of expertise/specialist knowledge
Business Management
- Ensures that the required systems, tools, and processes are in place to support implementation of operational business plans and goals
- Monitors and measures achievement of goals
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Keeps abreast of tools, methods, and techniques, thereby acting as an internal resource in a particular area of expertise/specialist knowledge
- Identifies changing business conditions and takes corrective action to achieve plans
- Identifies, negotiates for, and mobilizes resources required to achieve business goals