Cox Automotive Inc. is hiring: Manager, UX in Atlanta

Manager, UX Design

Are you a passionate UX expert, a creative leader and a born collaborator? If so, you might be perfect for the role of Manager, UX Design at Cox Automotive!

We’re recruiting an experienced, hands-on leader to manage a team of UX designers tasked with creating outstanding experiences for multiple projects and brands. Leveraging your expertise with promoting user-centered design techniques, you’ll use data to drive design outcomes and prioritize work to support multiple teams.

Sound interesting? Keep reading for more information and apply today!

What’s In It for You?

Here’s a sneak peek at the benefits you could experience as a Cox employee:

• A competitive salary and top-notch bonus/incentive plans.
• Professional development and continuing education opportunities.
• The chance to work with fascinating, cutting-edge platforms.
• Exceptional work-life balance, flexible time-off policies and accommodating work schedules.
• Comprehensive healthcare, with multiple options for individuals and families.
• Generous 401(k) retirement plans with company match.
• Inclusive parental leave policies, plus comprehensive fertility coverage and adoption assistance.

Check out all our benefits.

What You’ll Do

Working with the Director of User Experience to prioritize work, you’ll lead UX designers to create smart design solutions that delight customers while delivering measurable business value. Specifically, you will:

• Facilitate design workshops, using design thinking techniques to explore user needs and design concepts from multiple perspectives.
• Partner with research and analytics teams to identify improvements and evaluate the effectiveness of the solutions.
• Collaborate to develop, roll out and reinforce new UX processes.
• Promote close collaboration between UX team members and Product, Engineering and other teams.
• Leverage and extend our design system to promote brand consistency and re-use of functional components across products.
• Represent your team’s needs within the Cox Automotive’s UX governance group.
• Elevate new design scenarios for feedback and potential standardization.
• Present design work to peers and business leaders.
• Help designers develop project plans, monitoring progress and status.
• Conduct employee performance reviews and set goals with your team to foster career growth.

Who You Are

An independent self-starter with excellent leadership skills, you’re committed to the details and consistent follow-through on tasks. You have a portfolio of work that demonstrates the effectiveness of your design solutions, and how you manage user needs and achieve business results. Here’s what else you bring to the table:

Minimum:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related discipline and 6 years’ experience in a related field. The right candidate could also have a different combination, such as a master's degree and 4 years’ experience; a Ph.D. and 1 year experience in a related field; or 10 years’ experience in a related field
• 1+ year of experience in management or lead role
• 6+ years of hands-on design experience creating wireframes, prototypes and related design documentation for web and mobile experiences.
• 1+ years of experience directly managing UX resources under aggressive deadlines.
• Experience in iterative software delivery methodologies.
• Experience working with engineering and product teams.
• Knowledge of UX design strategies and trends across web and mobile platforms.
• Proficiency with leading design tools, including Figma.
• Excellent oral, written and verbal communication skills and interpersonal skills.
• Excellent time-management skills.

Create beautiful digital experiences – and a meaningful career for yourself. Apply now!