As a UX Designer of the PEX team, you will be responsible for the design of the end-to-end employee experience. You’ll craft elegant design solutions across a range of personas and platforms at global scale and collaborate closely with product and engineering partners, as well as multiple partner teams within the broader People Experience Technology (PXT) and Amazon Worldwide Operation orgs. As a senior designer, you’ll own experiences in the Amazon employee mobile app, AtoZ, and the communication, engagement, career, scheduling experience within the app. You will also identify large scope product and long-term design vision to raise the UX bar for this domain.
To succeed in this role, the candidate must be an innovative self-starter in driving operational excellence and a strategic big-picture thinker. The candidate must have proven the ability to succeed in a highly ambiguous, fast-paced environment. Our environment requires the skills to work collaboratively and the commitment to take ownership when needed.
Key job responsibilities
* Assume ownership for the end to end product experiences and features across desktop, mobile and more.
* Manage the user experience design of multiple mid-to-large-sized programs.
* Contribute to the vision for the organization and influence product strategic roadmap. Lead the discovery, strategize concept design and launch phases of a project.
* Champion user-centered design culture. Drive creative process and collaboration with cross-functional partners to propose new ideas and strategies.
* Model behavior that exemplifies Amazon Leadership Principles in their team. Raises the design bar for the organization.
* Provide coaching and feedback, with an emphasis on growing junior Independent Contributors and leadership capability.
* Create and drive adoption of design guidelines, mechanisms, best practices, process and tools.
A day in the life
The Senior UX Designer will be working with product and engineering stakeholders closely on day-to-day basis. While this designer independently owns multiple products/features at the same time, he/she will also collaborate with other UX designers in the same team on connecting individual features to a holistic experience. UX Researcher and UX Content will support you in your work. This designer will share design work regularly with design team peer review, stakeholder review and leadership.
About the team
We are a multidisciplinary team creating truly meaningful products and experiences that empower and connect millions of Amazon employees. Our team consist of designers, researchers and writers, and is very diverse in terms of educational background, gender, race, skills, and location.
BASIC QUALIFICATIONS
- 6+ years of UX designer or interaction designer experience
- Have an available online portfolio
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience defining and maintaining design patterns and UX standards
- Experience with UX design of complex workflows
- Experience working with stakeholders to plan and execute programs that are strategic in nature
- Experience in delivering design solutions for projects of large scope and complexity
- Experience acquiring user data (e.g., conducting usability studies, performing user research) and creating personas and journey maps
- Excellent communication, presentation, and storytelling skills with an ability to present to and influence other designers, PMs, and senior executive management.
Amazon is committed to a diverse and inclusive workplace. Amazon is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, national origin, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, protected veteran status, disability, age, or other legally protected status. For individuals with disabilities who would like to request an accommodation, please visit https://www.amazon.jobs/en/disability/us.
Our compensation reflects the cost of labor across several US geographic markets. The base pay for this position ranges from $127,100/year in our lowest geographic market up to $211,600/year in our highest geographic market. Pay is based on a number of factors including market location and may vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Amazon is a total compensation company. Dependent on the position offered, equity, sign-on payments, and other forms of compensation may be provided as part of a total compensation package, in addition to a full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits. For more information, please visit https://www.aboutamazon.com/workplace/employee-benefits. This position will remain posted until filled. Applicants should apply via our internal or external career site.