Keeley Companies is hiring: User Experience Director in St Louis

At Keeley Companies, we believe in empowering our people and fulfilling career aspirations. Keeley is a career destination with countless opportunities for advancement, and a world-class family culture that is centered around creating the best possible environment for our people to thrive.

Keeley Companies is looking to hire a User Experience Director for our corporate headquarters in St. Louis, MO.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive UX strategy aligned with IT and organizational goals.
• Champion user-centered design processes to enhance digital solutions across the organization.
• Stay abreast of emerging UX trends, technologies, and best practices to ensure competitive advantages.
• Build, lead, and mentor a high-performing UX team, including UX designers, researchers, and analysts.
• Oversee user research initiatives, including usability testing, surveys, and interviews, to gather actionable insights.
• Analyze user behavior and feedback to identify pain points, opportunities, and areas for improvement.
• Direct the creation of wireframes, prototypes, and user interfaces that meet functional and aesthetic standards.
• Collaborate with IT teams to ensure UX designs are effectively implemented into systems and applications.
• Partner with IT leadership, product managers, developers, and business stakeholders to align UX initiatives with technical and business requirements.
• Serve as the UX subject matter expert in strategic planning and technology roadmaps.
• Establish UX metrics and KPIs to measure success and drive improvements.
• Continuously evaluate the ROI of UX efforts to demonstrate business impact.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's or Accredited Technical Degree in IT, plus an additional minimum of 15 years of experience supporting similar responsibilities listed above.
• Proven track record of delivering user-centric IT solutions.
• Expertise in UX tools such as Figma, Sketch, Adobe XD, Axure, or equivalent.
• Strong understanding of UX/UI design principles, usability testing, and user research methodologies.
• Proficiency in agile development environments and collaboration tools.
• Excellent communication, leadership, and project management skills.
• Ability to translate complex technical concepts into user-friendly solutions.
• Ability to execute strategic planning.
• Advanced skills in leadership & team development.

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