Chief Ux Designer

MUST be authorized to work in the United States for any employer.

MUST be available to start working within 3 weeks of offer acceptance date.

SEGULA TECHNOLOGIES is assisting a major automotive OEM in hiring a Chief UX Designer to join our growing team in Greensboro, NC.

 This is a DIRECT hire opportunity, NOT a Contractual role.

Our client offers a competitive salary and benefits plan including comprehensive relocation package, and great opportunities for career growth!

• Leading and inspiring the UX team, focusing on company goals, & understanding and delivering on the needs of key business stakeholders.
• Empowering others to do their best work through coaching and mentoring.
• Researching and analyzing input from related trends and effectively communicating research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually.
• Acting as an expert on user experience/human machine Interaction, product message and visual brand distinction.
• Visualizing and exploring ideas for product message and create user experience concepts.
• Securing the correct visual quality of the output from the product design process in due time.
• Working closely with development teams to ensure that design specifications are implemented.
• Effectively communicate research findings, conceptual ideas, detailed design, and design rationale both verbally and visually.
• Guiding the design process, drive decisions, track issues, and assist in estimating resource needs and schedules.
• Participating as a contributor to an interdisciplinary team that includes other designers, project management, business and brand strategists, and hardware and software developers.
• Coordinating simulations together with physical model presentations for Design Reviews. 

• Bachelor's Degree in Interaction Design, or a related design or behavioral science discipline; Master's Degree is preferred.
• 8+ years in-depth knowledge and experience of user interface design with consumer applications, mobile devices, telecommunications, and/or automotive.
• Must have at least 3 years of team leadership experience.
• Very knowledgeable of interaction design patterns and how to apply them within a variety of contexts (vehicle, mobile, web, etc.)
• Extensive knowledge and experience with driving and applying user-centered design processes.
• Working knowledge of design and prototyping tools, such as Adobe Suite, Sketch (Preferred), OmniGraffle, jQuery, Figma.
• Knowledge of web-based technologies and their impact on the feasibility of design solutions, including the capabilities and limitations of Web technologies Flex, Ajax, Flash, DHTML, CSS, scripting, and various other technologies a plus.
• **Must include a portfolio or portfolio link in your application**

All your information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.