Head of UX & Design System
Monroe Consulting Group
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Job summary
Monroe Consulting Group, a premier executive recruitment firm, partners with a leading IT organisation to hire a UX Manager in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The role focuses on leading the UX function across digital products, ensuring exceptional user experiences and governance of the Design System.
You will mentor UX designers, drive research and testing, and collaborate with product, development, QA, and stakeholders to deliver customer-centered solutions while improving scalability and
Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science or related discipline preferred.
- Minimum 5 years leading UX/UI teams.
- Minimum 8 years in UX/UI, Product Design, or Digital Experience Design.
- Proven experience governing a Design System, tokens, component libraries, accessibility and documentation.
- Strong portfolio showing end-to-end product design and leadership.
Responsibilities
- Lead and mentor UX designers, fostering a high-performance and collaborative design culture.
- Oversee UX resources, priorities, and project delivery across multiple initiatives.
- Oversee UX projects from discovery, research, wireframing, prototyping, testing, and validation through delivery.
- Ensure design quality, accessibility, implementation consistency, and adherence to UX and Design System standards across products.
- Drive user research, usability testing, and data-informed design improvements.
- Partner with Product Managers, Developers, QA teams, and business stakeholders to prioritise and deliver customer-focused solutions.
- Own and govern the Design System, including standards, components, design tokens, accessibility, documentation, and adoption.
- Define and manage the Design System roadmap to improve scalability, efficiency, and cross-platform consistency.
- Establish governance, review, and quality assurance processes for UX and Design System adoption across products.
- Define UX standards and acceptance criteria for accessibility, responsive behaviour, content handling, and Design System implementation quality.
- Lead design reviews and facilitate alignment across UX, business, product, technology, and stakeholder groups.
- Ensure Design System decisions, standards, and implementation guidance are documented, communicated, and traceable across teams.
- Drive Design System adoption through documentation, training, stakeholder engagement, and knowledge sharing.
- Continuously improve UX practices, Design System adoption, and delivery effectiveness.
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Job description
Monroe Consulting Group, a premier executive recruitment firm, partners with a leading IT organisation to hire a UX Manager in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The role focuses on leading the UX function across digital products, ensuring exceptional user experiences and governance of the Design System.
You will mentor UX designers, drive research and testing, and collaborate with product, development, QA, and stakeholders to deliver customer-centered solutions while improving scalability and
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