Architect - UI/UX

Responsibilities • Lead a team of Designers that work with product owners to produce designs for mobile and Web experiences • Contribute, maintain and lead the mobile (iOS) and web design system for PFNA applications • Participate in the user research and usability testing and collect feedback to refine designs • Collaborate with Business owners, Product Managers and Product owners to drive the UI/UX delivery • Challenge the current business as usual (BAU) design standards and constantly look for improvement • Pro-actively identify and manage risk areas. Troubleshoot and drive issues through to completion • Work within an agile team following Scaled Agile methodology to deliver the design artifacts • Leverage cloud tools like Azure dev ops and Adobe XD to gather requirements, create and share designs with product manager and owner Qualifications Years of Experience • 8-10 years experience with a thorough understanding and appreciation of Design and UX processes and disciplines • 5-6 years of design experience developing mockups/wireframes and high-fidelity visual designs • 3-5 years experience with building and managing UI/UX teams, leading them through complex projects • 3-5 years people-management experience, including mentoring and leading others to work together to deliver a challenging agenda in a high-paced work environment • Experience working on large scale transformation efforts in commerce space Mandatory Technical Skills • A portfolio demonstrating relevant experience in user-centric design • A strong understanding of user research and human-centered design • Experience creating design systems to support both mobile (iOS) and Web applications • Comfortable working with design tools like Adobe Creative Suite, InVision and Sketch • Experience producing design artifacts, such as sketches, high fidelity mockups, screen flows and protoypes • Experience with HTML,CSS and web application development tools preferred • Experience with Jira or Azure Dev Ops development tools for managing and delivering requirements is preferred • Knowledge of Salesforce and other CRM based applications is an added advantage. Mandatory Non-Technical Skills • Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in Design • Ability to be flexible within a fast-moving work environment and juggle multiple priorities • Ability to work under pressure and deliver against tight deadlines • Excellent oral and written skills to effectively communicate ideas, processes, status and provide clear documentation to management and executive leadership • Experience working in Agile environment • Excellent project management skills with the ability to work swiftly, efficiently, prioritize tasks and workload on behalf of the team, and keep track of multiple streams of work • Collaborate with business teams and vendors for day-to-day delivery needs